"Weekly Dozens" Magazine -- Saturday 3/29/14

Last updated: Sunday 3/30/14 @ 2:02 pm

Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite academic news items posted by HBCU and other media on Twitter about HBCUs' teaching, research, and community service for the week ending Saturday 3/29/14 ... in chronological order from latest to earliest ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found here ==> Back issues ... Note that back issues can be searched for old tweets.

A. News, Events, & Features ... Dozen

1. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Mar 29

   #HBCU #HU Is the Black Press Still Powerful?: Wilson suggests that the black press pick... http://binged.it/1leO5Zh  http://bit.ly/17nRYEV 
   
    
2. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Mar 27

   #hbcu #meac #csu Fueled By Rejection, Black Scholars Built College Language Association... http://binged.it/1rIkriW  http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9 
   
    
3. USDLA ‏@USDLA Mar 27

   Competency based learning isn't a panacea, but may be one answer (essay) | Inside Higher Ed http://lnkd.in/bWbm7JG 
   
    
4. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline Mar 27

   Q&A with author of new book on how political polarization enables for-profits to have their way | Inside Higher Ed http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/03/27/qa-author-new-book-how-polarization-has-created-stale-higher-ed-policy-profits-can#.UzQCoNCTZUA.twitter …
   
   
   
   
    
5. White House Af-Am Ed ‏@AfAmEducation Mar 26

   Follow our 1st Summit on Educational Excellence in Atlanta, GA Mar 28th & 29th using the #AfAmEdSummit hashtag pic.twitter.com/ZEPVMAvYGW

   
   

   

   
   
   
    
6. Hampton University ‏@_HamptonU Mar 26

   HU School of Science awarded grant to build super computer. http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-School-of-Science-awarded-grant-to-build-super-computer …
   
    
7. Ronald Roach ‏@RonaldRoach Mar 26

   Nonprofits could help academic sector re-purpose MOOCs. https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/re-imagining-the-mooc-for-public-health-training … @DLLOnline @SpencerOverton @BrianDSmedley @SullivanAllianc
   
    
8. HBCU Lifestyle ‏@HBCU_Lifestyle Mar 26

   Maryland Running Out of Bets to Place on Unlawful HBCU Neglect: http://owl.li/uY6Wt  (via @JLCarter_Sr)
9. HBCUstory, INC. ‏@HBCUstory Mar 25

   LEST WE FORGET | Social Reformer + Rust College's Ida B. Wells died on this day in 1931 | #HBCUstory | Who was... http://fb.me/6L7SOK32b 

   
   
    
10. OMG Center ‏@omg_impact Mar 25

    Nice @DiverseIssues piece, Intrusive Attention Key for Black Males in Higher Ed @SAABHQ http://diverseeducation.com/article/61351/ 
    
    
    
    
    
     
11. HBCU Digest ‏@HBCUDigest Mar 24

    RT @HBCUstory: 100,000+ Views | We just want to say "THANK YOU" @HBCUDigest, for making #HBCU memories matter! pic.twitter.com/GsnVn0Sg5z

    
    
    
     
12. USDLA ‏@USDLA Mar 24

    Competency-Based Education: What the Board Needs to Know http://lnkd.in/dqAD7xQ 

    
    

B. Technology & Entrepreneurs ... Half Dozen

1. Black Enterprise ‏@blackenterprise Mar 29

   Join us today for our 1st Hackathon in partnership with @ToyotaShowcase! Watch at http://blackenterprise.com/drivinginnovation … #drivinginnovation
2. Black Founders ‏@blackfounders Mar 28

   No excuses. Start learning how to code > 7 Best Ways to Learn How to Code http://venturebeat.com/2013/10/31/the-7-best-ways-to-learn-how-to-code/ …
   
    
3. Google4Entrepreneurs ‏@GoogleForEntrep Mar 27

   A great piece from #40forward partner, @CODE2040, on women of color in tech http://goo.gl/HPSLtc  #youcantbewhatyoucantsee #startups
   
    
4. EDUCAUSE ‏@educause Mar 26

   Fasten your seatbelt. #Highered IT is in for an exciting year—read the Top-Ten IT Issues of 2014 now http://bit.ly/1j53ATg  #EDUCAUSEReview
    
5. Black Founders ‏@blackfounders Mar 25

   Captivating Startup Innovation: Ideas are Worthless Conference April 24 in Chicago http://tinyurl.com/kqzegyt  via @BuiltInChicago @tnhines
   
    
6. Ronald Roach ‏@RonaldRoach Mar 24

   How an Under-Appreciated iOS 7 Feature Will Change the World http://www.cultofmac.com/271225/appreciated-ios-7-feature-will-change-world/ …

   
   

C. Comments & Opinions ... Half Dozen

1. Greg Carr ‏@AfricanaCarr Mar 23

   Yesterday's Amiri Baraka Conference/Memorial at Howard reminds us that the Black Power Era didn't begin in the 1960s and never ended.
   
    
2. Ronald Roach ‏@RonaldRoach Mar 24

   Let's build web-based tools that lead to new public wireless networks. https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/custom-mapping-the-u-s-for-wireless-internet-connectivity … @DLLOnline @SpencerOverton @BrianDSmedley
   
    
3. HBCU Lifestyle ‏@HBCU_Lifestyle Mar 26

   RT @CharlieNelms: Every HBCU should offer a required course on community organizing and self-advocacy. Collaborative self advocacy is...
   
    
4. HBCU Endowment ‏@HBCUEndowment Mar 26

   TOMORROW is not promised to any of our institutions. Remind alumni to give TODAY. #HBCUForever
   
    
5. Greg Carr ‏@AfricanaCarr Mar 27

   This society has never shown a commitment to educating masses of Black children. Rhetorical pledges of change don't move those who know.
    
6. Black Belles ‏@BlkBelles Mar 28

   RT @JointCenter: Black women are a political powerhouse! In the past 2 Pres elections they led all demographic groups in voter turnout...
    

D. Opportunities for Jobs, Internships, Scholarships, Fellowships, & Research ... Half Dozen  

1. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@HBCUCareerCntr Mar 28

   BREAKING NEWS - Deadline 3/31/14. University of California Summer Institute for Emerging Leaders. Career building ... http://fb.me/3rQ8oi8FN 
   
    
2. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@HBCUCareerCntr Mar 27

   #HBCU “@LisaRangel: Learn how to double, even triple, #jobleads using #LinkedIn. My free Webinar starting TODAY... http://fb.me/2EPcETOFJ 
   
    
3. White House HBCUs ‏@WHI_HBCUs Mar 25

   Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunities with SSA, Disability Research Consortium. Learn more here: http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/whhbcu/?p=2020&preview=true …
   
    
4. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Mar 25

   #HBCU #CAU Studying abroad could give you an edge in the job market: When you step out of that, you challenge ... http://binged.it/1rtkuz0
   
    
5. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@HBCUCareerCntr Mar 24

   Graduating this May? Your #MarchMadness should be all about your job search. Tons of resources at http://www.thehbcucareercenter.com  #HBCU
   
    
6. White House HBCUs ‏@WHI_HBCUs Mar 24

   NASA is offering PAID internships! Please follow the link below to learn more about this opportunity: http://Intern.nasa.gov