Activist, Author and Educator Kevin Powell Speaks on Ethical Leadership and Community Engagement During Lecture at Fisk University

Fisk University hosted a lecture by author, activist and educator Kevin Powell on Thursday, October 29 at 3 p.m. in the Appleton Room of Jubilee Hall as part of the University’s Global and Community Lecture Series. Powell’s lecture, “How to Become an Effective Leader,” emphasized ways for college students to pursue ethical leadership.
As an author, Powell has published [...]

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Fisk Trustee Eddie George and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean Plan Redesign of Jefferson Street

Fisk University Trustee Eddie George and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean have unveiled a new master plan to enhance Nashville’s historic Jefferson Street. The plan includes a gathering place under the I-40 overpass to be named “Heritage Park” in addition to new directional signage and landscaping.
Read more about the plan here.

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NAACP and Chairman Julian Bond Celebrate 100 Years of Service with Fisk University

As the NAACP celebrates 100 years of service in the global community, national organizers and the organization’s chairman Julian Bond visited Fisk University as part of a national tour to raise funds, membership and support. In 1909, acclaimed scholar, activist, educator and Fiskite W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the co-founders of the
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Fisk’s Spence Maners Selected as Finalist in Nashville Business Journal’s “CFO Awards 2009″

Congratulations to Fisk University Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Spence Maners as he has received the nomination as a finalist in the Nashville Business Journal’s ‘Best CFO’ of Nashville award category.
Since joining the University family in 2006, Maners has assisted Fisk in strengthening fiscal integrity and accountability.  As a result, Fisk has attracted more grants [...]

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Recovery Act Grant Boosts Research Funding at Fisk and Vanderbilt Universities

Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Kelly Holley-Bockelmann has received nearly $1.1 million from the National Science Foundation in her research at Vanderbilt University to determine more about the growth of black holes in the Milky Way Galaxy. Holley-Bockelmann will hire two graduates to assist her from the Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters to Ph.D. Bridge Program. Click here [...]

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Fiskite Dr. Carol Adams to Serve as Illinois Representative to Africa

Congratulations to Fiskite Dr. Carol Adams as Governor  Pat Quinn has named her as Illinois Representative to Africa.
Dr. Adams will serve as Illinois Representative to Africa within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Trade and Investment beginning on January 1, 2010. Until then, she will serve as Senior Advisor to the Governor.
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Fisk Freshmen Class President Kenneth Smith Achieves Dream While Giving Back

Fisk freshmen class president Kenneth Smith has achieved his dream of going to college and is now assisting GED candidates with math tutoring at the Metro Action Commission. Read more about Kenneth here.

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Fisk’s Muthukumaran Gunasekaran Awarded Fulbright Senior Specialist Fellowship

Fisk professor and biologist Muthukumaran Gunasekaran was recently announced as a recipient of the Fulbright Senior Specialist Fellowship. Dr. Gunasekaran will visit India’s Bharathidasan University and University of Madras in December.  
The Fulbright Specialists Program (fsp) promotes linkages between faculty in the United States and their counterparts at universities abroad. 
Grants are awarded in select disciplines to [...]

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Fisk’s Boyd House to Host New Academic Success Center

Fisk announced that a new initiative, The Academic Success Center, will allow the academic divisions and departments to further structure the advising experience for Fisk students. 
Located in the University’s Boyd House, The Academic Success Center will partner with fellow campus offices including Student Life, L.E.A.D., the Living Learning Center, the Writing Center, the Math Lab and the [...]

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Nashville’s Centennial Club Visits Carl Van Vechten Gallery

Fisk welcomed Nashville’s Centennial Club and Nashville artist, curator and art historian Donia Dickerson during their recent trip to the Carl Van Vechten Gallery. Fisk Galleries Curator Victor Simmons led the group through a tour of the renowned Stieglitz Collection as well as the African American Masters collection also located in the Van Vechten Gallery.
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