Tag: International Colloquium on Black Males

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Black Women Academics Share Secrets to Success of Navigating the Academy

For the second year in a row, the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education kicked off by giving space to Black women in the academy to convene to discuss the challenges unique to Black women in a space that is overwhelmingly White and male.

November 5, 2019

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Colloquium Puts Focus on Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass, a former enslaved person who went on to become a staunch abolitionist, author and orator was a focus of the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education which concluded on Friday in Dublin, Ireland.

October 28, 2018

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Professor Broadens Research Beyond the Academy

Seven years after Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson began teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an assistant professor, he earned tenure in 2007, was promoted to full professor in 2011, and then was named a Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education in 2012. Created by the Vilas Estate Trustees, the professorships are university-wide distinctions with approximately 30 recipients. Jackson was the first African-American to be selected for this high honor.

September 21, 2018

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Fraternity Implements Strategies to Help Black Males Succeed

Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity—also known as the Boulé—is stepping up its efforts to help young African-American males succeed.

April 5, 2015