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One Year After Taking the Helm of The New School, Dr. Dwight McBride is Looking to the Future

When Dr. Dwight McBride learned that he had been tapped to become the ninth president of The New School in New York City, he was ecstatic. But none of his previous experiences could have adequately prepared him for the monumental task of leading a private research institution located in the heart of New York City, through the biggest challenge that higher education has ever had to face: COVID-19.

April 15, 2021

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Prairie View A&M to Establish Toni Morrison Writing Program on Campus

Using a portion of author MacKenzie Scott’s $50 million donation in December, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) announced plans to establish the Toni Morrison Writing program on campus. Morrison, author of several novels including Beloved, Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye and Sula, was also Scott’s former professor at Princeton University. As part of the […]

March 19, 2021

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Shattering Invisible Darkness

We know something is dead when we no longer hear its rhythmic heartbeat, but the heartbeat of racism continues to grow strong, plaguing the hearts of millions.

February 15, 2021

Opinion

Learning Critical Empathy: A Lesson From Journalism

We can never know what it was like to be George Floyd, but the reward for trying is that we cultivate our humanity. There is evidence that we also build a stronger public good.

November 4, 2020

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Cornell Names Two Residence Halls After Alumnae Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Toni Morrison

Cornell University will be naming two residence halls after alumnae U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, according to a Cornell press release. The announcement came in Cornell President Dr. Martha E. Pollack’s State of the University address. The two under-construction residence halls are part of the school’s North […]

October 12, 2020

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In Memoriam: Leaders the Higher Education World Lost in 2019

In 2019, the higher education world lost some of its influencers, leaders and luminaries, from Pulitzer Prize winners to doctors and  lawmakers. Their work lives on, and the academic community continues to honor their memory.

December 30, 2019

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Thousands Gather to Celebrate Life of Late Toni Morrison

Thousands gathered at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine Nov. 21 to pay tribute to the life of the late American literary writer Toni Morrison. Television host Oprah Winfrey, political activist Dr. Angela Davis, author Fran Lebowitz, novelist Edwidge Danticat and author Ta-Nehisi Coates were among the speakers at the celebration who shared […]

November 22, 2019

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Lincoln University to be Honored With Historical Marker on Campus

Lincoln University is set to receive a historical marker on campus Nov. 14 presented by the Toni Morrison Society’s Bench by the Road Project. As part of the ceremony, the school will be awarded with the organization’s 26th bench placement, becoming the second historically Black university in the nation to earn this honor. The Bench […]

October 28, 2019

Opinion

Words That Wound

Unfortunately, today, as seen in the past, hate speech is materializing into emotional and physical violence. I plan to speak, write and do language with the students I teach to combat words that wound and empower us all to act as catalysts of change on our campus. How do you plan to heal from monsoons of words that wound?

August 19, 2019

Opinion

A Tribute to Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison

For those of us who have savored Toni Morrison’s writing, teaching and speaking about language, literature, life and living for the past five decades, her death is a profound loss. From her days as an editor at Random House to the 11 novels she wrote, to her most recent collection of nonfiction essays The Source of Self-Regard, Morrison deftly and unapologetically interrogated American identity through the complex lens of the African-American experience.

August 13, 2019

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Academics Laud Morrison’s Literary Legacy

The grief in Dr. Eddie Glaude’s voice was unmistakable as he spoke of author and educator Toni Morrison, one of America’s towering literary figures whose words leaped from pages into hearts, minds and souls of readers around the world. Morrison, who died Monday evening at the age of 88, now belongs to the ages. Left to mourn her are not just family and friends, but innumerable lovers of literature, scholars and teachers captivated and influenced by her soaring prose, her way with words and her brilliant cultural consciousness.

August 6, 2019

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Remembering Joan Carol Morgan Matthews

Hundreds of family and friends gathered on Saturday to honor the life of Joan Carol Morgan Matthews, a seasoned reporter and editor who interviewed some of the nation’s top newsmakers including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison.

March 24, 2019