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The 28th Annual Charles H. Thompson Lecture-Colloquium
Series will be held on November 7th featuring Dr. Pedro Noguera
For nearly 30 years, the Journal of Negro Education and the School of Education have co-sponsored the Charles H. Thompson Lecture Series. On November 7, 2007 one of the nation’s leading sociologists, Dr. Pedro Noguera, will present the colloquium’s keynote address, “The Significance of Race in the Racial Achievement Gap.”
Dr. Noguera is a professor at the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University, co-director of the Institute for the Study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings, and director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education. Dr. Noguera’s research focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the urban environment. A prolific writer and editor, Noguera has just released, Unfinished Business: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in our Schools as well as, hundreds of other research articles on issues of racial inequality, diversity in the nation’s schools, and educational reform.
Dr. Charles H. Thompson, founder of the Journal of Negro Education, chairman of the Department of Education, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and dean of the Graduate School, inspired this lecture series initiated in 1980 by the Editorial/Advisory Board of the Journal of Negro Education, under the sponsorship of the Howard University School of Education. The Lecture-Colloquium is held annually and seeks to continue the systematic exploration of the wide-ranging issues and problems relating to the education of African Americans and ethnic minorities, to which Dr. Thompson dedicated his laudable career.
Dr. Noguera’s address will be delivered on November 7th, 2007 at 5:00 PM in the School of Business Auditorium. A reception will follow in the Blackburn Center Gallery Lounge.
A. Barry Rand Endows $1 Million Scholarship in the School of Education
A. Barry Rand, a former Fortune 500 executive and the current chairman of Howard University’s Board of Trustees, endowed a scholarship fund in his mother’s name for the Howard University School of Education (HUSOE). According to Rand, the Helen Matthews Rand Endowed Scholarship was established in recognition of his late mother’s distinguished career and dedication to urban education and community service. Mrs. Rand, a graduate of the esteemed Miner Teachers College, was a teacher and a principal in DC Public Schools for more than two decades.
The scholarship provides full tuition, a partial room and board stipend, and a laptop for a maximum of two years to exceptional students pursuing a degree in teacher education. Recipients must make a 2-year commitment to teaching in an innercity or urban environment directly upon completing their HUSOE degree. Applicants must pursue a course of study leading to a career in teaching grades PK-12. Rand Teacher Scholars are announced each April. The deadline for applications is February 15th, 2008, for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Helen Matthews Rand Endowed Scholarship Application (2007-08)
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Helen Matthews Rand Endowed Scholarship Recommendation Form (2007-08)
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Howard University School of Education Receives $2.1 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Education to Train Teachers
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $22.1 million for 41 grants through the Transition to Teaching program. The program was designed to increase the pool of qualified teachers in high-need schools in high-need districts by recruiting nontraditional teacher candidates, preparing them through alternative routes to certification, and retaining them through strong mentoring programs. "Nothing helps a child learn as much as a great teacher," said U .S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings who recently announced the grant.
According to HUSOE dean Leslie Fenwick, “The $2.1 million award funds HUSOE’s Ready to Teach (R2T) Program, an alternative certification program designed to diversify the nation’s teaching force which is only about 8% African American, 4% Hispanic, and less than 1% Asian. R2T will focus on recruiting and preparing a diverse population of nontraditional teacher candidates and will have a special focus on cultivating African-American male teachers.”
HUSOE was one of three award recipients in the DC area. American University and the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence were also awarded.
School of Education Students Selected as Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellows
Howard University juniors Nicole Golden, Ayesha Jeter, and Norma Rosa, have been awarded the 2007 Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s (RBF) Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color. Each Fellow receives up to $22,100 over a five-year period that begins this summer and ends after completion of three years of public school teaching. This year's selection process was unusually competitive said Dr. Leslie T. Fenwick, Dean of the School of Education. "Howard University and Brown University were the only institutions to have each of their applicants accepted as Fellows," Fenwick added. "I am proud that these young women -- who represent our best and brightest -- have chosen to pursue the high calling of teaching."
Fellows are required to complete a summer project between their junior and senior years. Planned jointly by Fellows and their mentors, the projects provide students with direct teaching experience with children or youth. Projects are presented at a summer workshop, which will be held this year from August 2-5 in the Washington, D.C. area.
Established in 1991, the Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color initiative is a key component of the Charles E. Culpeper Human Advancement program. The Fellowship recognizes the vitally important role of education in human advancement and seeks to increase the number of highly qualified teachers of color in K-12 public education in the United States. For more about the 2007 Fellows and the Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color, visit www.rbf.org.
Dr. Bill Cosby Visits the School of Education
The School of Education hosted the 26th Annual Conference of the Research Association for Minority Professors (RAMP). Dr. Bill Cosby was the keynote speaker for the conference’s opening session. Dr. Marilyn Irving, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education, served as the past president of RAMP and explained that the conference theme, “The Plight of the African American Male in the 21st Century: Overcoming Odds and Adversities,” was designed to present research and commentary about improving life chances for African American males. Conference presenters included Dr. A. Wade Boykin of the CAPSTONE Institute (formerly the Center for Research on Students Placed at Risk, CRESPAR) and Dr. George McKenna, noted educator and subject of the award-winning CBS movie, The George McKenna Story, starring Denzel Washington.
One month after the conference, Dr. Cosby returned to visit with School of Education student teacher candidates for “Teacher Talk,” a roundtable discussion about intervention strategies for underperforming and troubled PK-12 students.
RAMP will hold its 27th Annual Conference February 7-9 in Houston, Texas. The theme will be “Education & Healthcare: Approaches To Bridge The Gap In Disparities For Minority Populations.”
Doctoral Student Honored with a Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leadership Award
Mr. Wayne Ryan, Principal of Crosby S. Noyes Elementary School, is currently enrolled in the EAGLE Program in the Department of Educational Leadership in the School of Education. EAGLE is the acronym for Educational Administration Guided Leadership Experience, an inter-professional executive doctoral program leading to the EdD degree. An alumnus of Howard University’s School of Law, Mr. Ryan is credited with leading Noyes Elementary School into a new era of academic achievement.
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