"Weekly Dozens" Magazine -- Saturday 3/8/14

Last updated: Sunday 3/9/14 @ 4:00 pm

Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite academic news items posted by HBCU media on Twitter about HBCUs' teaching, research, and community service for the week ending Saturday 3/22/14 ... 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 & Features ... Dozen

1. HBCU Lifestyle ‏@HBCU_Lifestyle Mar 8

   Answer the question: “Why do I love my HBCU?” for a chance to win a Tablet (via @tmcf_hbcu) http://ow.ly/ulieM  pic.twitter.com/4vfO0Wh02s

   
   

   

   
   
2. Greg Carr ‏@AfricanaCarr Mar 8

   For those who missed it: The Funeral of Chokwe Lumumba. Thank you Jackson State University. http://www.livestream.com/jacksonstateu/video?clipId=pla_d706c441-c448-4966-9b34-d83ccd781a07&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb …
3. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Mar 8

   RT #famu #hbcu FAMU creates new Department of Veterans Affairs: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL... http://binged.it/1hW5Sn3  http://bit.ly/10CfyKc

   
   
   
4. HBCU Digest ‏@HBCUDigest Mar 6

   Paul Quinn Receives $500K Gift Towards Dorm Construction http://hbcudigest.com/?p=91401 

   
   
   
5. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Mar 6

   #hbcu #alcorn Rankin chosen as new president of Alcorn State: “I look forward to workin... http://binged.it/NX8rtY  http://bit.ly/Ufn2g6 

   
   
   
6. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Mar 6

   RT #famu #hbcu FAMU set to partner with national cable news operation: Seven months aft... http://binged.it/1f026IN  http://bit.ly/10CfyKc 
7. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Mar 6

   #hbcu #pqc Paul Quinn College, a Historically Black Institution in Texas, Loses Accredi... http://binged.it/1eZLRLQ  http://bit.ly/RkcVJx

   
   
8. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Mar 5

   RT #famu #hbcu FAMU awarded more than $1.3M: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – Florida A&M Uni... http://binged.it/1q9cAds  http://bit.ly/10CfyKc 

   
   
   
9. HBCU Digest ‏@HBCUDigest Mar 5

   Howard School of Law Ranked Among Nation’s Best http://hbcudigest.com/?p=91308 
   
   
   
10. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Mar 4

    #hbcu #ssu Liberia: Savannah State University Seeks to Form Partnership to Return Unive... http://binged.it/1na41fT  http://bit.ly/RkcVJx 

    
    
11. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Mar 4

    RT #hbcu #dsu DSU eyes optics research goals in budget request: DOVER — Delaware State... http://binged.it/1c70NYZ  http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9 

    
    
12. HBCU Buzz, Inc. ‏@HBCUBuzz Mar 4

    President Obama Honors 75 HBCU All-Stars from 62 Black Colleges http://wp.me/p1lRB1-8hJ 

B. Comments and Opinions ... Half Dozen

1. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@HBCUCareerCntr Mar 8

   Happy International Women's day to the #HBCU diaspora of sisters who serve, lead, triumph, hope, struggle, wish, fear, mother, work & love.

   
   
2. Greg Carr ‏@AfricanaCarr Mar 7

   Today is the 49th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Nearly half a century later, the right to vote is not secure or fully defended in America.

   
   
3. Dr. Jermane Bond ‏@JermaneBond Mar 7

   “@TIME: Calling all men: Gender equality isn't just a female cause http://ti.me/1ihhDmn ”
4. Diverse Issues ‏@DiverseIssues Mar 6

   Black #Fraternities, #Sororities Face Challenge of Being in Step With Today’s Issues http://diverseeducation.com/article/61072/  #HigherED #Diversity #BGLO
5. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@HBCUCareerCntr Mar 4

   63 Black students at Harvard University speak their minds about some of the dumb things people say and have said... http://fb.me/6JQ52TbYT
6. Greg Carr ‏@AfricanaCarr Mar 3

   A snow day is a gift from time and space to the possibilities of your mind. An intellectual grace period. Revel in the unexpected largesse.