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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Hazo W. Carter Jr: West Virginia State University

Posted on09. Mar, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Dr. Hazo W. Carter, Jr. is the 9th President of West Virginia State College and became it’s first President when it became West Virginia State University. He has years of service to this HBCU and has a great academic track record like is father Dr. Hazo W. Carter, Sr.

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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. George C. Bradley: Paine College

Posted on23. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

In October 2007, Dr. George C. Bradley was named the 14th President of Paine College in Augusta, Ga. Prior to being named president by the Paine College Board of Trustees, Dr. Bradley served as executive vice president of Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC.

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[Update] Marvin Lynn: Examining How Teachers Feel about African-American Male Students

Posted on13. 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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[HBCU Presidents] Dr. Billy C. Hawkins: Talladega College

Posted on09. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Dr. Billy C. Hawkins became the 20th President of Talladega College beginning January 1, 2008. Previously, he served as the 20th President of Texas College from December 1, 2000 to December 31, 2007.

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Alain Locke: 1st Black Rhodes Scholar, Author, Full Philosophy Professor @ Howard

Posted on27. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

The preeminent African American intellectual of his generation, Alain Locke was the leading promoter and interpreter of the artistic and cultural contributions of African Americans to American life. More than anyone else, he familiarized white Americans with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, while encouraging African American authors to set high artistic standards in their depiction of life. As a professor of philosophy, he expounded his theory of “cultural pluralism” that valued the uniqueness of different styles and values available within a democratic society.

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Carol Parham: 1st African-American and 1st Woman to Serve as Super of Anne Arundel County, MD Public Schools

Posted on25. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.

Carol S. Parham serves as Associate Chair and Professor of Practice at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Before taking the position at the University of Maryland, Dr. Parham served for over eight years as Superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland. The first woman to serve in this position and the first African American, she was the chief county school officer for a 75,000 student school system, providing leadership to more than 8,000 employees.

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Geneva Gay: Education Professor, Researcher, Author

Posted on18. 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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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey: M.D., M.B.A., & CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Posted on24. Jul, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., is the fourth president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a position she assumed in January 2003. She originally joined the staff in April 2001 as the senior vice president and director, Health Care Group. In 2004, she was voted #22 of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes Magazine.