Archive for 'Philosophy'
[HBCU Presidents] Victor Ukpolo: Chancellor of Southern University of New Orleans
Posted on 07. Feb, 2011 by Leshell Hatley.
Victor Ukpolo, Ph.D., a native of Nigeria, was officially appointed chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans on January 7, 2006 by the Southern University System’s Board of Supervisors. We especially feature him and SUNO due to the recent proposal to merge them with the Predominantly White Institution (PWI) University of New Orleans. Please read the article for an update on what’s REALLY happening!
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[HBCU Presidents] John Brown Watson (1869–1942): University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
John Brown Watson was president of Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College (AM&N), now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), from 1928 until his death in 1942. Watson was a member of the first generation of black Americans born after the Civil War and representative of that demographic among his cohorts, identified as what Professor Willard B. Gatewood Jr. called “aristocrats of color.”
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Alain Locke: 1st Black Rhodes Scholar, Author, Full Philosophy Professor @ Howard
Posted on 27. 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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Janice E. Hale: Teacher Educator, Author, Education Consultant
Posted on 19. Nov, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Janice E. Hale is professor of early childhood education at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She is a three time author of books relating to the education of African-American children and also consulted with The Children’s Television Workshop on Sesame Street and Mister Roger’s Neighborhood.
