|
Year |
Speaker/Affiliation |
Lecture Title |
|
2003 |
Dr. Leonard Moore
Louisiana State University |
Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black
Political Power in America |
|
2003 |
Dr. Wayne Brumfield
University of Louisiana – Monroe |
School Desegregation in Tangipahoa
Parish: A Legacy of Change |
|
2003 |
Dr. Randy
Sanders
Southeastern Louisiana University |
Mighty Peculiar Elections: The New
South Gubernatorial Elections of 1970 and the Changing
Politics of Race |
|
2003 |
Mr. Reginald Span
Southeastern Louisiana University |
Prosperity and Peril in the Piney
Words: An Examination of the Negro Communities of
Louisiana's Eastern Florida Parishes, 1920-1940 |
|
2004 |
Dr. Charles Vincent
Southern University |
Black Legislators in Louisiana During Reconstruction
|
|
2005 |
Dr. Celina Echols
Southeastern Louisiana University |
Does Color Matter? Issues of Racial
Conflict within Black American Culture |
|
2005 |
Mr. Reginald Span
Tulane University |
In Black and White: The Role of
Newspapers in Race Relations in the Florida Parishes
1920-1940 |
|
2006 |
Dr. Yanni Djarnba |
A Bio-Sociological Perspective on the
Geography of HIV/AIDS |
|
2006 |
African American officials at
the state and local level |
Forum: Louisiana’s Black Leaders and
the Challenges of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita |
|
2007 |
Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Kenyan author |
Reading from his 7th
novel, Wizard of the Crow |
|
2007 |
Dr. Celina Echols,
Southeastern Louisiana University and a Panel of Black
Principals |
Forum: Challenges Facing Black
Principals |
|
2007 |
Angela Davis |
Writing Our Stories |
|
Semester |
Speaker/Affiliation |
Summary |
|
Spring 2006 |
*Professor Aquino from Paraguay |
“Paraguay” Professor Aquino spoke about his work
regarding the preservation of the language and culture of
the Guarnai Indians. This gave students a global
perspective on education. |
|
Spring 2006 |
Dr. Millie Naquin and Ms. Diane Cole of the Department of
Kinesiology and Health Studies, SLU |
“Sexual Diversity – Respect for All”
Dr. Naquin and Ms. Cole spoke on issues related to sexual
orientation and identity. |
|
Spring 2006 |
*Dr. Celina Echols of the Department of Educational
Leadership and Technology, SLU |
“Don’t Play in the Sun” Dr. Echols focused her
convocation on the theme of “colorism.” |
|
Spring 2006 |
Dr. Fred Dembowski of the Department of Educational
Leadership and Technology, SLU |
“The Global Village” |
|
Spring 2006 |
*Dr. Bonnie Ahn
SLU |
“Human Diversity and Populations at Risk” |
|
Fall 2006 |
*Angela Davis, the “Yarnspinner” |
Davis uses storytelling to introduce audiences to
imaginative literature, history and cultures from around
the world. She also uses stories as a teaching tool,
demonstrating to teachers how storytelling skills can
breathe life into a curriculum to improve teaching skills
and classroom learning. |
|
Fall 2006 |
*Dr. Ronald S. Rachon, Dean of the School of
Education and Vice President for Teacher Education at
Buffalo State College |
Dr. Rachon discussed how students can and should examine
and deepen their understanding of the ways in which
socio-cultural factors influence American educational
thought, theory and practice. |
|
Fall 2006 |
Dr. Paige Schulte of the Department of Teaching and
Learning, SLU |
Dr. Schulte examined the issue of “bullying.” |
|
Fall 2007 |
Dr. Tanya Wood |
“BUGS: Bringing Up Girls in Science”
Dr. Wood discussed a study being conducted in Denton,
Texas where young girls are given advantages in the study
of science through a mentoring and tutoring program. |
|
Fall 2007 |
*Mike Smith |
This African-American folk artist shared his art and his
story of how art helped him live through difficult times
in his life. |
|
Fall 2007 |
*Panel of Korean students from LSU and SLU |
Panel of five discussed Korean culture with an emphasis on
education in Korea. They also discussed their place in
the American educational system. |
