Feb 20, 2023 | Education, History
When I was growing up, W.E.B. Du Bois was a household name. My dad never missed an opportunity to remind us he wrote his undergraduate dissertation on him, which meant many of Du Bois’s ideas trickled down into our conversations. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a...
Jan 30, 2023 | Education, Leadership, Men
Michael Irby, a retired Akron Public Schools educator and administrator with four decades’ experience coaching high school and college football, has learned the telltale signs of distress in a student’s voice and body language. Sometimes, the issue has...
Jan 30, 2023 | Detroit, Education, History
As our region looks to diversify and have a thriving workforce, Wayne State University hopes to do its part by creating more well-rounded, educated young professionals. How? The university, located in the heart of the Motor City with a population that is over...
Nov 28, 2022 | Education, History
The Ohio County Public Library is modernizing a historic speech from one of Wheeling’s most notable African American leaders as part of a larger project to boost civic empathy in the region. It’s an updated version of a speech heard on Wheeling airwaves in 1936,...
Nov 28, 2022 | Education, Higher Education, History
This spring, Ovell Hamilton, a professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta, will guide students through a first-of-its-kind course in which Black history is taught entirely through the metaverse, a virtual 3D space where people can interact with one another using...
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