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May 2013

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Fisk Men’s Basketball Coach Resigns

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Fisk University today announced the resignation of head men’s basketball coach Derek Watkins, a Fisk alumnus who finished his three-year tenure with an 18-72 overall record. From the release:

“Coach Watkins will be missed. He did a great job of getting making this program competitive in his three years and we were very excited about the outlook for the 2013-14 season. Last year we swept conference power and nationally ranked Xavier. He had to make a decision that he deemed was best for him and his family at this time and we wish him much success in his future endeavors,” said Athletic Director Anthony Owens.

Assistant Coach Jay Smith was named interim head coach. A search for a replacement will start immediately.

Tuesday

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May 2013

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HBCUs to Welcome More Than 150 Brazilian Students in Exchange Program This Fall

Written by , Posted in Alcorn State University, Delaware, Delaware State University, Dillard University, Fisk University, Florida, Florida A&M University, Georgia, Hampton University, Howard University, Jackson State University, Lincoln University (Pa.), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Morehouse College, North Carolina, North Carolina A&T State University, Pennsylvania, Savannah State University, South Carolina, South Carolina State University, Spelman College, Tennessee, Tennessee State University, University of the District of Columbia, Virginia, Virginia State University, Xavier University of Louisiana

A partnership between the United States and Brazil will bring more than 150 Brazilian college students to the United States this fall to study at historically black colleges and universities.

The partnership is a part of the HBCU-Brazil Alliance, a program created to increase the number of minority graduates and professionals in the industries of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, while exposing  Afro-Brazilian students and faculty to successful research, economic development and social advancement within a context of historical and systemic racism and discrimination.

The Alliance is an arm of the US-Brazil Joint Action Plan on Racial Equality, developed by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and managed in partnership with the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES’).

‘This partnership is just one example of the Alliance’s commitment to diversity, cultural sensitivity and to providing a world-class education to an eager pool of student talent from throughout Brazil,” said Dr. T. Joan Robinson, Chair of the HBCU-Brazil Alliance and Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs at Morgan State University. “We are honored to represent and build upon the collaborative interests of the United States through international engagement and academic support.”

More than 20 HBCUs will welcome Brazilian exchange students for a one-year exchange program. Students will live on campus and study in a variety of undergraduate degree programs with a S.T.E.M. focus, with all tuition, fees and room and board covered by the Brazilian government. The program’s goal is to eventually welcome 1,000 Brazilian students to HBCU campuses. Participating HBCUs include:

  • Alcorn State University
  • Delaware State University
  • Dillard University
  • Fisk University
  • Florida A&M University
  • Hampton University
  • Howard University
  • Jackson State University
  • Johnson C. Smith University
  • Lincoln University
  • Morehouse College
  • Morgan State University
  • North Carolina A&T State University
  • Savannah State University
  • South Carolina State University
  • Southern University
  • Spelman College
  • Tennessee State University
  • University of the District of Columbia
  • Virginia State University
  • Xavier University of Louisiana

Tuesday

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May 2013

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Thursday

4

April 2013

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Monday

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February 2013

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Tennessee HBCUs Launch Anti-Obesity Campus Campaigns

Written by , Posted in Fisk University, Knoxville College, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Tennessee, Tennessee State University

“The goals of these obesity-awareness campaigns are to educate college students and others about the problems associated with being overweight or obese, and to engage them in activities fostering changes to improve lifelong health,” said Lesia Walker, director of the state Department of Health’s Office of Minority Health and Disparities Elimination, in the release. “Statistics show a disproportionate number of African-Americans are either overweight or obese, and we have to start reaching people with important messages earlier in life to make a difference.”

Tuesday

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February 2013

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Thursday

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December 2012

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Fisk Presidential Pick Solid, Not Sexy in H. James Williams

Written by , Posted in Fisk University, Leadership, Tennessee

The only thing more pressing than Fisk University’s needs for stability is its need to reemerge as the elite institution of choice for black American scholars. So while Dr. H. James Williams appears on paper to be a solid choice as the 15th president of the institution, there are questions about if his name and pedigree can bring the kind of attention and pop cultural prestige the university once enjoyed in Nashville and throughout the nation.

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Wednesday

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November 2012

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Friday

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August 2012

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Fisk Earns $31 Million From Sale of O’Keefe Art Collection

Written by , Posted in Fisk University, Tennessee

The battle over the Georgia O’Keefe art collection at Fisk University has reached an end, with the school poised to collect $30 million from the Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas. The agreement calls for Fisk to sell a 50 percent stake in the collection, and allows the Bridges Museum to display the collection two out of every four years, according to the New York Times.

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