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process and both he and Andy Warhol explored this new technique together. The process for Almanac would consist of him enlarging his chosen images onto the photosensitive silk screens, which he would then lay on top of the canvas and force the black viscous

Thoreau once said, “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!” This is the basis of Creeley's poetry and parts of his life. He is well known for teaching with the Black Mountain Poets in North Carolina and leading a poetic style that focuses on the minimization of words that provides a larger effect for the reader. The simplicity also leads to a very open window to his own feelings without the poetic labyrinth of rhyme and meter. Creeley’s poems fully encompass human strife and the pondering question of

Denise Levertov was a unique poet by intertwining mysterious images in her poetry, often directing the reader towards themes, such as myth and nature (William Doreski 272). Levertov bases her poetry on immediate or past events in her life. Her father was a descendant of the founder of the sect Habad Hasidism. She found “asceticism” and “joy in the physical world," though understanding it in her own way and making her poems have a religious feeling to them. Her mother introduced her to many Victorian

Do you know any important women involved in the civil rights movement? Here are two women that were very involved in the civil rights movement. On August 10th, 1858, Annie Julia Cooper was born, she was actually born into slavery in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her Mother was Hannah Stanley Haywood, she was an enslaved woman owned by George Washington. Anna had two older brothers, Andrew and Rufus. Andrew was a slave in early years, but in later years fought in the Spanish-American War. Rufus was a

Minority serving institutions have been an integral part of the education system in the United States since before the Civil War (LeMelle, 2002). Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have, for much of their existence, been criticized for the level of academic rigor, political context, and their social agenda have created controversy for generations. With that being said, HBCUs hold a valuable place in the landscape of US higher education institutions. The culture, history, and perspective

first encountered the Jim Crow law. In order for him to get through school money wise, he had to help teach others in the more poor areas of Tennessee during his summer breaks. The experience of the Jim Crow law which legalized segregation between blacks and whites, is what caused him to want to become an activist. In 1885 Dubois was in Berlin studying for two years and came back to the United States eager to study African American history. Dubois attended Harvard to work hard on his paper for

a lot to be thankful for. • Spring commencement is coming up in a few days, and we will be awarding around 2,600 undergraduate and graduate degrees. Our total for the academic year will surpass 4,000 for the fifth year in a row. Providing more college-educated workers and leaders for our state is a top priority. • We just produced our 18th Truman Scholar. It is the second year in a row that one of our students has earned that high honor, recognizing the nation’s top students planning careers in

staff, and students benefit from diversity. This must be intentional and in line with the mission and vision of the organization. In kind, required resources include training, courses, extracurricular organizations, and campus activities. Spellman College may seem like an unlikely candidate to have a diversity statement

further ado all the more racially integrated, as for their enrollments and staff, than generally white institutions. In addition, “Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Sub staining a culture of excellence in the twenty-first century” by Nia Cantey, Robert Bland, and Danielle Joy-Davis shows the data on how historically black universities and colleges are rising to the top. It addresses the issues on funding and the challenges of accreditation at numerous schools. In the rest of this issue it

institution (PWI) is a term used to describe institutions of higher learning, particularly four year colleges and universities, in which Whites make up 50% or more of the student demographics (Sage Pub).  Predominantly White colleges and universities are different from other colleges and universities that serve students with different ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds, such as historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). Being an African American at an PWI can be intimidating. I myself endure