Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has proposed combining the state's three public black colleges into a single institution, Jackson State University. While Barbour said that campuses would continue to exist at what are now Alcorn State University and Mississippi Valley State University, the proposal marks the most dramatic state challenge in recent years to the continuation of some public black colleges...
Merger Proposal In Mississippi: Threat To HBCUs? Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour yesterday proposed combining the state's three public black colleges into one of the institutions, Jackson State University (hat tip: BlackElectorate.com ). While Barbour said that campuses would continue to exist at what are now Alcorn State University and Mississippi Valley State University, the proposal marks the most...
Presented at the Annual American Studies Association Meeting in Washington, DC and the The Fifth African-American Literature Symposium at North Carolina Central University. *** A (Nearly) Flawless Masculinity': Barack Obama by Mark Anthony Neal In the aftermath of his victory last November, even Barack Obama’s most strident detractors had to admit that he ran a nearly flawless campaign. Election...
Reading my Turkey Blog, Dr. A.M. Secrest, retired professor of journalism at the University of North Carolina and North Carolina Central University, writes that his perceptions of Muslims of changing. He confesses that he has never known a Muslim before, and like many Americans, has reacted negatively to media images of Islamic fundamentalists and extremists. He has wondered why moderate Muslims haven't...
Exposure to lead in early childhood significantly contributes to lower performances on end-of-grade (EOG) reading tests among minority and low-income children, according to researchers at Duke University and North Carolina Central University.
Exposure to lead in early childhood significantly contributes to lower performances on end-of-grade (EOG) reading tests among minority and low-income children, according to researchers at Duke University and North Carolina Central University."We found a clear dose-response pattern between lead exposure and test performance, with the effects becoming more pronounced as you move from children at...
As one would expect: Exposure to lead in early childhood significantly contributes to lower performances on end-of-grade (EOG) reading tests among minority and low-income children, according to researchers at Duke University and North Carolina Central University. “We found a clear dose-response pattern between lead exposure and test performance, with the effects becoming more pronounced as you...
Exposure to lead in early childhood significantly contributes to lower performances on end-of-grade (EOG) reading tests among minority and low-income children, according to researchers at Duke University and North Carolina Central University.
Exposure to lead in early childhood significantly contributes to lower performances on end-of-grade reading tests among minority and low-income children, according to researchers at Duke University and North Carolina Central University.
Dear friends, Shahriar Kabir's new documentary on rise of militancy will be screened across cities in the United States . The detailed schedule follows. You are welcome to attend if screening happens to fall in your city. For scheduling at show, please send your query to shompritiforum@gmail.com . The screening is coordinated and partially sponsored by SHOMPRIT FORUM. Please go to www.shompritiforum.org...
No Dylan content, but this might interest some: a column by Neil McCormick in Britain’s Telegraph that asks, “Is Bono a Conservative?” McCormick was attending the first “U2 Academic Conference” at North Carolina Central University when he caught a talk by Stephen Catanzarite, author of “U2’s Achtung Baby: Meditations on Love in the Shadow of [...]
A program has been developed that rigorously simulates and predicts optoelectronic properties of nanostructures of virtually any geometrical complexity and material composition. The code can be used to calculate stress distributions and thermal transport properties for various nanostructures and interfaces, transport and scattering at nanoscale interfaces and surfaces under various stress states,...
Yes, you cannot escape public radio fund drives by reading blogs. Yours truly is on the air tonight about halfway through the Evening Jazz program with Ken Grady at WNCU-FM in Durham, NC. The jazz radio station on the campus of North Carolina Central University is a rich cultural resource in an area rich in culture. We're only on every 15 or 20 min but you can catch the livestream here . We'll be...
(The Associated Press) A former pastor has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a 21-year-old North Carolina college student. Multiple media outlets report that Robert Lee Adams Reaves was convicted Friday of first-degree murder in the January 2008 death of North Carolina Central University student Latrese Curtis. Her body was found under an Interstate 540 exit sign.
(Dr. Timothy W. Holley) Dr. Timothy W. Holley sends us this information on his Faculty Lecture-Recital in response to our request. He says “Please add it to the blogsite. I've visited the site a few times and am amazed to read of the folks out there around the world keeping this tradition alive and well. Thanks very much for your interest and support.” NCCU.edu NCCU Centennial Lecture-Recital...
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