Browse Items (1258 total)
Sort by:
African American and Africana Studies Professor, 1999
This image is of one of the professors who taught African heritage and Africana areas of study at Ursinus in 1999 — Dr. Nzadi Keita. She was teaching courses in this subject area before the program existed. Additionally, Dr. Keita was one of the few…
"Focus: Nate Dupree"
“Focus: Nate Dupree Can a Black Man Find Happiness at Ursinus? Well…” is an interview written by Richard Whaley and published November 7, 1974 Ursinus Weekly. In the interview Dupree mentions that he would like to add a Black studies program and…
PHIL255: African American Religious Experiences
The text focuses on a new course offered during the 2003-2004 course catalog as part of the new African American and Africana Studies progam. The course focuses on historic and theological context to Black bodies in America. The course is taught by…
ANTH242: Peoples of Africa
The text focuses on a new course offered during the 2003-2004 course catalog as part of the new African American and Africana Studies progam. The course focuses on the diverse cultures and experiences within that of the African continent. It also…
"Focus: Carol Clark"
Marc Hauser completed an article on a female student of named, Carol Clark. He questioned her opinions on different topics, one of which being what is felt like to be black on campus. Clark responded by saying that she was proud to be a black student…
"Civil Rights Movement Class Opens Minds"
Racial equality has failed to have been completely accomplished despite the powerful Civil Rights Movement. Student's of the previous Dr. Walter Greason worked to bridge the racial gap with the Civil Rights class offered. Students participated in a…
"Admission of Negro Girls Provides Difficult Situation"
On May 23, 1968, Linda Richtmyre writes in The Ursinus Weekly
illustrating the necessity to actively acknowledge and the act of seeking after "the prospect of inclusion of any Negro girls in the next freshman class." There were difficulties seeking…
illustrating the necessity to actively acknowledge and the act of seeking after "the prospect of inclusion of any Negro girls in the next freshman class." There were difficulties seeking…
"Ursinus Seeks Diversity" brochure, 1989
This "Ursinus Seeks Diversity" brochure, distributed in 1989, contains a collection of lists and information which are specifically marketed towards students from diverse backgrounds (as stated on the second page: "For Students From Diverse…
Minority Student Concerns and Suggestions, 1988-1990
Three typed pages listing "concerns of current minority students" followed by suggestions for the following year. While exact date of creation and author are unclear, the sources were found in Richard P. Richter's 1988-1990 Minorities files, giving…
Minutes of Minority Affairs Committee Meeting, March 23, 1989
A one-page typed document recounting the events of the Minority Affairs Committee's March 23, 1989 meeting. The meeting begins with a statement about the goals of the committee (to discuss matters relating to students of color at Ursinus and promote…