Academic computing at Atlanta University Center-a consortium of six predominantly black institutions

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-97
Author(s):  
Louise S. Morrison ◽  
Grover C. Simmons
Keyword(s):  
Predominantly Black ◽  
Academic Computing ◽  
University Center ◽  
Atlanta University Center ◽  
Black Institutions ◽  
Atlanta University

“Shakespeare for All Times and Peoples”: Shakespeare at Spelman College and the Atlanta University Center

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-73
Author(s):  
LYNN MAXWELL
Keyword(s):  
Historically Black ◽  
Black College ◽  
Black Folk ◽  
Historically Black College ◽  
Spelman College ◽  
University Center ◽  
Du Bois ◽  
Atlanta University Center ◽  
Black Institutions ◽  
Atlanta University

In this paper I explore what it means to require Shakespeare at a historically black college by looking at Adrienne Herndon's 1906 essay “Shakespeare at Atlanta University” and W. E. B. Du Bois's Souls of Black Folk. Despite the frequent association of Shakespeare requirements with a conservative agenda, both Herndon and Du Bois imagine possibilities for powerful politics in the performance and study of Shakespeare. Reading these two texts together suggests that teaching, studying, and performing Shakespeare might still be powerful politics at black institutions.

Recruiting Under-represented Groups to Librarianship

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Black
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Predominantly Black ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Black Institutions ◽  
Community Access

Abstract Librarianship is a profession that facilitates individual and community access to information. The profession is committed to the belief that librarians should reflect the communities that they serve. However, librarianship struggles with the lack of racial and ethnic diversity among its practitioners. Much of the responsibility to diversify the profession has been given to Library and Information Science education programs that produce practitioners. The need to diversify the profession, strategies that have been used to diversify profession and the unique role that Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) can play in diversifying the profession is described.

Predominantly Black Institutions and Public Montessori Schools: Reclaiming the “Genius” in African American Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamilah R. Jor’dan
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
The United States ◽  
African American Children ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Predominantly Black ◽  
Montessori Education ◽  
Montessori Schools ◽  
Black Institutions ◽  
American Children

AbstractThere are more than 22,000 Montessori schools in over 100 countries worldwide. Beginning in the 1950s the American Montessori movement was primarily a private pre-school movement. There are more than 5,000 schools in the United States; over 500 of these are public. Montessori schools are an increasingly popular choice in the U.S. for public school districts looking to improve their educational outcomes. Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) can play a pivotal role by integrating Montessori education within their teacher preparation programs. As the demand for Montessori education increases there will be a need for more highly-qualified, culturally and linguistically diverse teachers who have the appropriate credentials and can implement the Montessori approach. Scientific research confirms that children who attend Montessori schools are advantaged academically, socially and emotionally. Communities such as Milwaukee and Chicago are now implementing Montessori education through public schools as part of school reform efforts making the educational approach more accessible to African American children.

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