"Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at the Crossroads: Issues, Concerns, and Recommendations"
Online, July 1, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Thursday July 10, 2014 @ 7pm ET on NCEBCTalkRadio (a BlogTalkRadio station) NCEBCTalkRadio is hosting a special show on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, entitled: HBCU's at the Crossroads: Issues, Concerns, and Recommendations. Discussion will include increasing and supporting the pipeline of African American students moving successful toward higher education goals and attainment of advanced degrees in Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs).
The show will be Co-hosted by NCEBC Board Member, Dr. Al-Tony Gilmore (Archivist and Historian Emeritus of the National Education Association) and our series Co-Host Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr. Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Our Guests
• Dr. Marybeth Gasman is a Professor of Higher Education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Gasman's areas of expertise include the history of American higher education, historically black colleges and universities, minority serving institutions, African American leadership, and fundraising and philanthropy. For information on the institute and its work, visit her website.
• Dr. Brian Bridges is the Executive Director of the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute (FDPRI). FDPRI is dedicated to conducting and disseminating research that informs policymakers, educators, philanthropists and the general public on how to best improve educational opportunities and outcomes for African Americans and other underrepresented minorities from preschool to and through college. For information on the institute and its work, visit UNCF.org/fdpri.
NCEBC encourages you to join us LIVE at 7pm ET on Thursday July 10, for this conversation. You may dial (714) 242-5228 to listen to the show and/or speak with the host, if desired. You may also join us from your mobile device or computer by visiting: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ncebctalkradio
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