Archive for 'Research'
[Black Organizations] National Black Child Development Institute
Posted on 06. Jan, 2011 by Leshell Hatley.
For the past 40 years, the National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) has been steadfast in its mission to improve and advance the lives of Black children and their families, through advocacy and education.
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BSI Turns 1 Today!
Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Happy First Anniversary to The Black Scholars Index!
Please help us celebrate and share your thoughts, suggestions, and maybe even testimonies of how BSI has impacted your life and the lives of those around you!
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Mark Anthony Neal: Professor, Author, and Social Commentator
Posted on 02. Apr, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Mark Anthony Neal is Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University. He is also a renowned author and speaker and a frequent commentator on various online media outlets, including his own blog.
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Samuel A. Floyd: Black Music Scholar and Founder/Editor of The Black Music Research Journal
Posted on 01. Apr, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. is a man with a mission –to uncover, document and share with everyone a vast body of Black music that has been hidden far too long and grown out of the unique experiences of Black Americans. His Center For Black Music Research is turning up long-neglected works by Black composers.
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[Update] Marvin Lynn: Examining How Teachers Feel about African-American Male Students
Posted on 13. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
We featured Dr. Marvin Lynn on August 21, 2008. But we wanted to provide you with an update as he is now featured on the website of the Teachers College Record talking about an 18 month study he did examining how teachers feel about African-American male students in a low-performing high school. Check out the results.
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Keith L. Black, MD – Chairman and Professor, Department of Neurosurgery Director, Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Keith L. Black, MD serves as Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He also holds the title of Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. An internationally renowned neurosurgeon and scientist, Dr. Black joined Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in July 1997 and was awarded the Ruth and Lawrence Harvey Chair in Neuroscience in November of that year. Thanks for Leslye Allen, one of our Facebook Fan Page Members, for the feature suggestion.
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Sara Dunlap Jackson: One of the 1st Black Archivists at the National Archives
Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
While we recognize and remember Carter G. Woodson as the “Father of Afro-American History,” we often do not recognize giants who facilitated the researching of this history: Sara Dunlap Jackson was a giant among us.
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Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.: Founding Dean and 1st President of Morehouse School of Medicine
Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., is the founding Dean and first President of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). With the exception of his tenure as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 1989 to 1993, Dr. Sullivan was President of MSM for more than two decades. On July 1, 2002, he left the presidency, but continues to serve on the MSM Board of Trustees, to teach, and to assist in national fund-raising activities on behalf of the school.
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Geneva Gay: Education Professor, Researcher, Author
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Geneva Gay is a professor of education at the University of Washington-Seattle, where she teaches multicultural education and general curriculum theory. She is nationally and internationally known for her scholarship in multicultural education, particularly as it relates to curriculum design, staff development, classroom instruction and intersections of culture, race, ethnicity, teaching and learning.
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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Ivory V. Nelson: Lincoln University
Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Ivory V. Nelson, who has achieved a national reputation for his distinguished leadership in higher education, became the twelfth president of Lincoln University on August 15, 1999. . A trained chemist, Dr. Nelson is listed among the world’s top scientists.
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T. Joan Robinson: Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs @ Morgan State
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. T. Joan Robinson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Morgan State University received her Ph.D. in Endocrinology/Cell Biology from Howard University after which she completed postdoctoral studies at the prestigious Mayo Clinic and at the Laboratory of Chemistry at NIDDK, NIH. She is a skilled grants-writer, securing approximately $40 million in research grants throughout her career.
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The Black Scholar: Journal of Black Studies and Research
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
THE BLACK SCHOLAR: The Journal of Black Studies and Research was founded in 1969 and hailed by The New York Times as “a journal in which the writings of many of today’s finest black thinkers may be viewed.” It has firmly established itself as the leading journal of black cultural and political thought in the United States.
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Nadya Mason: Physics Professor & Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award Winner
Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Professor Nadya Mason received her bachelor’s degree in physics from Harvard University in 1995 and received her doctorate in physics in 2001 from Stanford University, working in the group of Aharon Kapitulnik. Her thesis research was on phase transitions in two-dimensional superconductors.
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Dr. Robert Bell, Team Win Netflix $1Million Challenge
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Robert Bell is an African-American statistician – a demographic that has low statistical numbers in and of itself. How many African-American statisticians do you know? Probably not many. And how many do you know have won $1 million challenges? Well, we know of at least one!
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Dr. Louis Gomez: Named Inaugural Holder of Faison Chair @ Pitt
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Pitt’s School of Education has announced that Louis M. Gomez, Aon Professor of Learning Sciences and Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University, will be the inaugural holder of the Dr. Helen S. Faison Chair in Urban Education at Pitt and the first director of Pitt’s Center for Urban Education. He will also serve as senior scientist in Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC). Dr. Gomez is the husband of Dr. Kimberley Gomez, yesterday’s BSI feature!
