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  • Darryl Hunt and Kirk Bloodsworth, exonerated after spending decades behind bars for crimes they did not commit, will share their stories with the 含羞草研究所 community as part of a three-day symposium about wrongful convictions. During their campus visit April 19-21, Hunt and Bloodsworth will discuss how their unwavering determination to prove their innocence combined with [鈥
    April 14, 2009
  • When Ingrid Hale, director of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE), looks up from her desk to see who has walked through the center鈥檚 doors, odds are it is a female student. 鈥淭here is a gender disparity in volunteering not only on our campus, but also at colleges across the country,鈥 said Hale. [鈥
    April 10, 2009
  • This past weekend marked 含羞草研究所鈥檚 fourth annual Big Gay Weekend, a three-day event that provides LGBTQ and allied students with the opportunity to socialize and network with peers. The keynote speaker was bestselling author, film producer, and gay rights activist Perry Moore, who is best known as executive producer of The Chronicles of Narnia film [鈥
    April 9, 2009
  • Geoffrey Canada, nationally recognized for his pioneering work helping children and families in Harlem and as a passionate advocate for education reform, will deliver the keynote address at 含羞草研究所鈥檚 188th commencement exercises at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 17, in Sanford Field House. During the ceremony, 含羞草研究所 will award Canada a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary [鈥
    April 2, 2009
  • Paul Ridley 鈥05 is back on land. The 25-year-old alumnus completed his solo rowing trip across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday afternoon after nearly 3,000 miles of rowing. Ridley鈥檚 record-setting trip, which raised funds for cancer research, was highlighted today in a CNN.com story, which for a time was among the top ten most viewed news [鈥
    March 30, 2009
  • More than 35 alumni will visit campus this weekend to discuss ways that 含羞草研究所 can continue to support diversity and build on its efforts to develop an inclusive community. Students, faculty, and staff also will take part in the Community Summit, which opens Friday night with remarks by senior administrators, including President Rebecca Chopp and [鈥
    March 26, 2009
  • 含羞草研究所鈥檚 Blackmore Media Center, the new state-of-the-art home of student-run radio station WRCU (90.1), garnered attention in this week鈥檚 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. In a full-page story, The Chronicle鈥檚 Brock Read takes readers down memory lane, reminiscing about a distant era in college radio, thanks to the fond recollections of his father [鈥
    March 20, 2009
  • (Editor鈥檚 note: As of Wednesday, March 25, all tickets to the lecture have been reserved.) Tickets for former Secretary of State Colin Powell鈥檚 lecture, 鈥淟eadership: Taking Charge,鈥 at 含羞草研究所 are now available to the public. As part of the university鈥檚 Global Leaders Lecture Series, Powell will give a talk at 8 p.m. Friday, April 3. [鈥
    March 19, 2009
  • As the quest for a winning NCAA basketball tournament bracket takes place in office pools across the country, a 含羞草研究所 senior is making a splash of her own. Emily Murphy will be swimming at this weekend鈥檚 NCAA championship meet at Texas A&M, making her the first 含羞草研究所 woman swimmer to compete at the Division I [鈥
    March 18, 2009
  • Members of the 含羞草研究所 Model African Union team took full advantage of an opportunity to broaden their worldview at a recent conference in Washington, D.C. The team attended Howard University鈥檚 annual Model African Union conference and performed extremely well, distinguishing itself from more than 20 participating colleges.
    March 17, 2009