The Harvard University scholar chosen to coauthor the latest revision of John Hope Franklin's seminal text, "From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans," told an audience of educators gathered to honor the former chair of the Brooklyn College history department—the first black scholar to head a history department at a predominantly white U.S. college—that there will be much new material in the ninth edition of his work when it is published in January.... »John Jay Alumna Beatrice Wilkinson Welters, MA ’78, is the fourth member of the John Jay College community poised to join the Obama Administration. President Barack Obama announced that he intends to nominate Ms. Welters as Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The nomination of Ms. Welters requires confirmation by the United States Senate.
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Doreen Vinas 212.237.8645... »Bronx Community College (BCC), The City University of New York Graduate Center, and Columbia University professors are hosting an international conference on Lysenkoism on Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5, at the CUNY Graduate Center and the Harriman Institute at Columbia University. “This conference is the first ever to be devoted to describing and probing the impact of, and response to, the ban on genetic research launched by Trofim Denisovich Lysenko in Soviet-allied states during the Cold War,” according to BCC History Professor William deJong-Lambert.... »Congressman José E. Serrano visits Bronx Community College to view four newly constructed apartments by young men 20 to 40 years old. They utilized recently learned skills in plumbing, carpentry, and electric wiring in BCC's Project H.I.R.E. program (Help In Reentering Employment).... »Bronx Community College recycles no-longer-used cell phones in a locked collection box in front of Meister Hall to be reconditioned by Verizon and reissued to community groups as part of the Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence. It is called the UHopeLine.... »"The entire community of The City University of New York deeply mourns the passing of our beloved Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance Ernesto Malave.... »Medgar Evers College’s Center for Women’s Development, the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence, and Verizon Wireless recently teamed up to increase awareness of dating violence through the launch of UHopeLine, an extension of Verizon’s HopeLine program.... »With an eye to the future and the College’s 50th Anniversary in 2014, President Jeremy Travis recognized the “stunning achievements” of a revitalized John Jay College of Criminal Justice during his State of the College address. “We should be very proud of the distances we have travelled over the past five years,” said Travis. He recognized faculty, staff and students for taking on the challenges of improving student success, reinvigorating the faculty and reforming core academic programs.... »The ancient city of Marrakesh, Morocco, will be the site for John Jay’s Ninth Biennial International Conference, “Societies in Transition: Balancing Security, Social Justice and Tradition,” from June 2-5, 2010.... »The Lehman College and Community Chorus will present its annual free Winter Concert on Sunday, December 6, at 2:30 p.m. in the Lehman Concert Hall. Complimentary tickets will be available at the Box Office beginning at 1 p.m. on the day of the performance.... » |
