"Weekly Dozens" -- Sunday Magazine -- Covers Week Ending 5/31/14

Last updated: Sunday 6/1/14 @ 3:19 pm

Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite academic news items posted by HBCU media and other media on Twitter about HBCUs' teaching, research, and community service for the week ending Saturday 5/31/14 @ 5:00 pm ... 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 | B. Teaching | C. Technology | D. Hackers | E. Comments | F. Events | G. History | H. Opportunities

This week's cover = Photo of Dr. Maya Angelou whose passing is commemorated by many tweets and other photos in the History section ... photo via Good Morning America (ABC)

Other big stories included ECSU's reprieve from closure in the News section ... Apple's purchase of Beats & Google's un-diversity in the Technology section ... and the Hackathons in Atlanta & Los Angeles that were part of National Civic Hacking Day on Saturday 5/31/14 in the Hackers section

 

A. News & Features ... Dozen

1. Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr  ·  19h

   Celebrating 60 Years: African Studies at Howard University: http://youtu.be/tQl04Cn0nJQ  via @YouTube

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2. HBCU Digest @HBCUDigest  ·  May 30

   NC Senate Removes Elizabeth City State Closure From Budget Proposal http://hbcudigest.com/?p=96544 

   
   
3. TheHBCUNation @THEHBCUNATION  ·  May 30

   Thanks to everyone that signed the petition - Just received word that the Senate provision regarding ECSU has been REMOVED ! #SaveECSU

   
   
4. Diverse Issues @DiverseIssues  ·  May 30

   Save @ECSU #saveecsu http://petitions.moveon.org/s/YPYuKW  @moveon

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5. Diverse Issues @DiverseIssues  ·  May 30

   #HBCU Degree Production Vital, @NCOREconference Panelists Say - #HigherEd http://diverseeducation.com/article/64590/  by @jamalericwatson

   
   
6. White House HBCUs @WHI_HBCUs  ·  May 30

   FACT SHEET & REPORT: Opportunity for All: #MyBrothersKeeper Blueprint for Action http://goo.gl/xcsRhh 

   
   
7. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  May 30

   Racial Gaps in Attainment Widen, as State Support for Higher Ed Falls http://shar.es/VI5su  via @Chronicle

   
   
8. Join us for #BelovedBMA chat, today 2-3 ET: Strengthening the field of black male achievement http://ow.ly/xln9M  pic.twitter.com/MLhK7aWZjt

   

   
   
9. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  May 28

   Tennessee Gov. Haslam’s Bold Promise Taking Root - Higher Education http://diverseeducation.com/article/64534/  via @twitterapi

   
   
10. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  May 28

    D.C. STEM Symposium Examines Equity Issue - Higher Education http://diverseeducation.com/article/64538/  via @twitterapi

    
    
11. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  May 28

    A. Barry Rand vacates the chair of Howard University's Board of Trustees #hbcus #hbcu #highered ==> http://www.howard.edu/newsroom/releases/2014/20140522StaceyMobleyElectedChairmanoftheHowardUniversityBoardofTrustees.html …

    
    
12. White House Af-Am Ed @AfAmEducation  ·  May 27

    Meet the Exhibitors in the 2014 White House Science Fair | The White House- http://wh.gov/lo0DU  @whitehouse pic.twitter.com/91oHHEnigt

    

    
    

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B. Teaching Processes & Outcomes ... Half Dozen

1. The Sloan Consortium @SloanConsortium  ·  2h

   Sloan's Frank Mayadas on the early history of #onlineed http://ow.ly/xshJD

   
   
2. MERLOT @MERLOTorg  ·  4h

   New issue of the MERLOT Grapevine Newsletter released: http://grapevine.merlot.org/ 

   
   
3. Campus Technology @Campus_Tech  ·  May 29

   1.9 million people around the world have registered for one or more of Stanford's MOOCs. http://ow.ly/xoIVT 

   
   
4. Aaron Saunders @aaronksaunders  ·  May 29

   Founder of http://Code.org  and Harvey Mudd President: Don't Call It "STEM" #codecon http://on.recode.net/1k32lVL  via @LaurenGoode

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5. eCampus News @ecampusnews  ·  May 27

   Learn how to Flip with #TEDTalks http://ow.ly/xiUyI 

   
   
6. Campus Technology @Campus_Tech  ·  May 29

   Exploring New Educational Frontiers with Google Glass http://ow.ly/xoIsM 

   
   

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C. Technology  ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Half Dozen

1. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  May 29

   HBCU CONNECT recruits black techies for Microsoft ... @hbcu #hbcus #hbcu #highered ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/05/hbcu-connect-recruits-black-techies.html …

   
   
2. Black Founders @blackfounders  ·  May 29

   Eye opening diversity numbers @Google. Only 2% of their US employees are black http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/getting-to-work-on-diversity-at-google.html …

   
   
3. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  May 29
   Jimmy Iovine, a Master of Beats, Lends Apple a Skilled Ear http://nyti.ms/1gC0Azj 

   
   
4. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  May 29

   Apple to Pay $3 Billion to Buy Beats http://nyti.ms/1ms160M 

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5. Kapor Center @KaporCenter  ·  May 28
   The Kapor Center is partnering with #Google to help the search giant improve its workplace diversity. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/white-male-google-releases-diversity-data-23905934 … #diversifytech

   
   
6. TechCrunch @TechCrunch  ·  May 28

   Apple Buys Beats Electronics For $3B http://bit.ly/1it2Fcf  by @drizzled

   
   

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D. Black Hackers & Entrepreneurs ... Half Dozen  

Directory of hackers, entrepreneurs, and supporters ==> HERE
Calendar of Hackathons and related events ==> HERE

1. Hack for LA @HackForLA  ·  2h

   Tech LA Conference kickoff, audience awaits Mayor Garcetti #techla #hackforla #civichacking #LAMayorsOffice #tech... pic.twitter.com/SEyeEvUSzM

    

   
   
2. Code for Atlanta @codeforatlanta  ·  19h

   We have 13 teams formed and going strong at 10:30pm! #hackforchange #cfATL pic.twitter.com/iHcsvkvZfx

   

   
   
3. Joey Digital @joeydigital  ·  22h

   I'm amazed at some of the social good stuff I'm learning at the Atlanta National Day of Civic Hacking, especially Concrete Jungle #CfATL

   
   
4. Code for Atlanta @codeforatlanta  ·  May 30

   The calm before the civic hacking storm. See everyone at 6:00 at the @ACFB! #hackforchange #CfATL pic.twitter.com/h8YbDdtC6l

   

   
   
5. Intel® Labs @IntelLabs  ·  22h

   Love data? Yeah, us too! Tomorrow is the big Day! #HackforChange are you involved? http://intel.ly/1hw09BH  pic.twitter.com/ceL2phGFy4

   

   
   
6. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  May 28

   DLL can help publicize your hackathons & related events on its "Hackathons +" page ... #hbcus #hbcu ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/p/hackathons.html …

   
   

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E. Comments & Opinions ... Half Dozen

1. Kapor Center @KaporCenter  ·  7h

   Kapor Center and leading foundations respond to White House report on young men of color #MyBrothersKeeper. http://bit.ly/1nButmK

   
   
2. Charlie Nelms @CharlieNelms  ·  May 27

   HBCU presidents must be lead investors in the institutions they serve. They cannot expect others to invest if they are unwilling to do so.

   
   
3. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  May 27

   For Black Kids in America, a Degree Is No Guarantee - Atlantic Mobile http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/05/when-a-degree-is-no-guarantee/371613/ …

   
   
4. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  May 27

   The Erosion of Faculty Rights http://shar.es/Vl277  via @chronicle

   
   
5. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  May 25

   HBCUs: Over-Governed and Under-Led http://huff.to/1j0ZLwm  via @HuffPostEdu

   
   
6. Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr  ·  6h

   The political economy of anti-Black racism in America: Pimp Black people, minimize & discourage group Black political & economic resistance.

   
   
   Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr  ·  6h

   Discourage honest race talk, cultivate individual Black "successes" to distract from structural oppression. Breed mediocre Black "elites."

   
   
   Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr  ·  6h

   None of this is news, a revelation or particularly useful as observation unless we're willing to do something about it. And we can.

   
   

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F. Some Important Upcoming Events... Half Dozen
Calendar of HBCU and related events for  2014 listed ==> HERE

1. Urban TechWeekend @UrbanTechWknd  ·  May 29

   @NBITLO Announces Urban Tech Weekend 2014 | Houston, Texas #urbantechweekend #innovation #stem #tech #start-ups http://www.prlog.org/12329597-national-black-information-technology-leadership-organization-announces-urban-tech-weekend-2014.html …
2. YesWeCodeHack @YesWeCodeHack  ·  23h

   Calling all designers, programmers + problem-solvers: Hack w us during #EssenceFest. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/YWCHackEventbrite … #YWCHack #HackNOLA

   
   
3. White House Af-Am Ed @AfAmEducation  ·  May 30
   Join #AfAmEdSummit Oakland, CA June 13th-14th @LaneyCollege!! #BelovedBMA Register here >> http://afamedsummitoakland.eventbrite.com  pic.twitter.com/1zzy7iEdWY
4. HBCUstory, INC. @HBCUstory  ·  May 30

   It's not too late. Answer the call! HBCUstory Symposium Oct. 24+25, 2014 in D.C. | Call for Papers http://wp.me/P2eFvQ-11i  #HBCU

   
   
5. Goodie Hack @goodiehack  ·  May 29

   Save the Date: June 21, 2014 for the next Goodie Hack in Atlanta. Register now, create later: http://bit.ly/RGtzpK .

   
   
6. BlackGirlsCODE NYC @VolunteerBGCNY  ·  May 27

   Volunteers needed for @BlackGirlsCODE's Love.Is.Respect hackathon in Brooklyn, June 7 & 8 - http://bit.ly/LoveIsRespectBKVolunteer …

   
   

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G. HBCU History ... Black History ... Dozen

1. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  17h
   #HBCU #HU 'Still I Rise': The Death of Poet Maya Angelou: Howard Dodson Jr. is the Dire... http://binged.it/1wDBSn3  http://bit.ly/17nRYEV 

   
   
2. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  May 30

   Maya Angelou Exhibition Opens at Schomburg Center http://nyti.ms/SkjZJY 

   
   
3. Howard University @HowardU  ·  May 30

   Take a few moments to watch WHUT-TV's lovely video tribute to the incomparable Maya Angelou.... http://fb.me/2hzCaz9SM 

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4. WHUR-WORLD 96.3 HD2 @WHURWORLD  ·  May 29

   Photo: Maya Angelou receiving an honorary degree from @HowardU in 1985. pic.twitter.com/qoCuqjed5B
   
   
   

   

   
   
5. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  May 29

   Scholars Reflect on Passing of Maya Angelou - Higher Education http://diverseeducation.com/article/64554/  via @twitterapi

   
   
6. Dr. Benjamin Chavis @DrBenChavis  ·  May 29

   We pause to pay a solemn salute and tribute to one of the most transformational global leaders and visionaries of our time, Dr. Maya Angelou

   
   
7. Poetic_lyric @Poetic_lyrics_  ·  May 28

   17 Maya Angelou Quotes That Will Inspire You To Be A Better Person http://www.buzzfeed.com/krystieyandoli/maya-angelou-quotes-that-will-inspire-you-to-be-a-better … via @KrystieLYandoli

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8. HBCUstory, INC. @HBCUstory  ·  May 28

   Maya Angelou, more than a poet, more than a phenomenal woman, more than a mirror to America, a beautiful soul... http://fb.me/6C1ssMKIT 

   
   
9. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  May 28

   #HBCU #HU Reports: Poet, author Maya Angelou dead at 86: however her passion for music,... http://binged.it/1nUlo47  http://bit.ly/17nRYEV

   
   
10. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  May 28

    Maya Angelou Dies At Age 86 http://huff.to/1kKDuWK  via @blackvoices

    
    
11. HBCU Buzz @HBCUBuzz  ·  May 28

    You may encounter many defeats but you must not be defeated - RIP Maya Angelou pic.twitter
    
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12. Good Morning America @GMA  ·  May 28
    "Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God." - Dr. Maya Angelou: http://abcn.ws/1tP83xF  pic.twitter.com/ZNGOvPF2cA

    

    
    

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

1. Black Enterprise @blackenterprise  ·  17h

   #JobSeekers get in here! Research: Jobs in Residential Building Sector Projected to Grow http://trib.al/ufzeexW 

   
   
2. Marcia Robinson SPHR @HBCUCareerCntr  ·  23h

   Only 11% of class of 2014 have jobs at graduation. #HBCU alumni UPLOAD resumes to our job board http://ow.ly/xpZhM 

   
   
3. Marcia Robinson SPHR @HBCUCareerCntr  ·  May 30

   What you shouldn't be asking at the job interview. http://ow.ly/xq13H  #HBCU

   
   
4. Marcia Robinson SPHR @HBCUCareerCntr  ·  May 30

   Marketing Internships on our niche job board at The #HBCU Career Center - Upload your resume. http://ow.ly/xpVUq  #internship

   
   
5. Marcia Robinson SPHR @HBCUCareerCntr  ·  May 28

   Connecting future alumni with the campus career center is one way for students to start good career habits early.... http://fb.me/6QVLs8Vrz 

   
   
6. Marcia Robinson SPHR @HBCUCareerCntr  ·  May 30

   How to Interview Like a P.R.O. is a job interview technique you should check out if you're not getting any job offers. #HBCU #jobinterview

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