For more than two decades, Nas’ prolific career has been a hallmark for hip-hop, and now Harvard University has established a fellowship in the lyricist's honor. The W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University and the Hip-Hop Archive announced the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship on Tuesday.... Read more...
When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offered its first free online course this spring, Ashwith Rego jumped at the chance to learn from some of the world's leading researchers — without leaving his home in India. "I never imagined that I would be taught by professors from MIT, let al... Read more...
Harvard University Announcement No tuition and no student loans Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only ten perce... Read more...
The decision seven years ago by a Korean-American muralist and graffiti artist to turn down thousands of dollars in cash for his work painting murals on the walls of Facebook’s first office in Palo Alto, Calif., has made him a very, very, rich man. The artist, 35-year-old David Choe, gamble... Read more...
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07/02/2012,
by Mr. Blair in African-American Awareness,
Black People,
Blair History Month,
General
Cornel West Cornel West is a philosopher, author, critic, actor, civil rights activist and prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. West is a 1973 graduate of Harvard University and today he is a Professor at Union Theological Seminary, where he will teach Religious Philoso... Read more...
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27/06/2011,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Edu-tainment,
News,
Politics As Usual,
World News
The College Board report says they also are more likely to face unemployment or incarceration, and it says fixing the problem should be a national priority. Young black and Latino men lag behind their contemporaries in nearly every measure of educational attainment, with many failing to attend c... Read more...