Tag: Dr. Gregory J. Vincent

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University of Kentucky Partners With NAACP to Establish New Research Initiative

The University of Kentucky is partnering with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to establish a research initiative focused on education equity, civil rights and social justice.

August 6, 2020

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The Boulé Focuses its Attention on HBCUs

The leadership of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity — also known as the Boulé — has made good on its promise to focus its attention on the current state of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities.

April 28, 2019

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Colloquium Puts Focus on Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass, a former enslaved person who went on to become a staunch abolitionist, author and orator was a focus of the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education which concluded on Friday in Dublin, Ireland.

October 28, 2018

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Dearth of Black Male Teachers Discussed at Colloquium

Colleges and universities should be much more aggressive in recruiting and preparing Black males to become school teachers. That was one of the many sentiments expressed on Thursday among scholars and practitioners who gathered at the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education in Dublin.

October 25, 2018

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After College Presidency, Vincent Pushes for Access to Education as Head of Fraternity

Nearly six months after Dr. Gregory J. Vincent stepped down as president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the legal and diversity scholar has continued to champion education causes through his new role as CEO and Chairman of Sigma Pi Phi — also known as the Boulé.

September 27, 2018

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University of Pennsylvania Will Allow Former President to Revise Dissertation

The University of Pennsylvania will allow Dr. Gregory J. Vincent—the former president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges who resigned amid allegations that he plagiarized portions of his dissertation—the opportunity to make revisions.

April 22, 2018

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Colleges, Universities Plan for Possible Assault on Affirmative Action

The flurry of public denouncements came quick. Some were bold and defiant. Just as the announcement that the Trump administration was implementing an immigration ban drew the ire of administrators at colleges and universities across the nation, so too, did a media report that the Department of Justice was looking to go after universities that employ affirmative action in their admission processes.

August 6, 2017

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Hobart and William Smith Colleges Name Vincent President

Hobart and William Smith Colleges has tapped Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, a prominent diversity officer and one of their alumni, to lead their institution as the next college president.

April 23, 2017