Spelman Names Arts Center After Samuel L. Jackson and His Wife LaTanya Richardson
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Spelman College will honor alumna LaTanya Richardson Jackson and her husband, Samuel L. Jackson, by naming its performing arts center after the acting pair
Bank of America also said that the updated arts center, located in the John D. Rockefeller Fine Arts Building, is being made possible by a lead gift from the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, along with donations from Richardson Jackson and Jackson, Bank of America, and David Rockefeller, Jr.
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A the height of the 1970s Black Arts Movement, actress-producer-director Richardson Jackson (C’71) honed her stage talents in the previously named Baldwin Burroughs Theatre alongside future movie mainstay Jackson.
By Ryan Shepard
May 12, 2021
Over the years, dozens of leaders, influencers and trailblazers have graced the campuses of the Atlanta University Center. From
Rosalind Brewer, few have academic centers have changed the world quite like Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College have. In a move to celebrate two of its greatest graduates, Spelman College has named its newly renovated performing arts center after
Latanya Richardson Jackson and
Samuel L. Jackson.
The Spelhouse couple is one of the most accomplished duos in Hollywood. After graduating from Spelman College, Latanya Richardson Jackson has gone on to appear in films and shows like Malcolm X, Show Me A Hero and Luke Cage. She s also appeared in Broadway productions of
Johns Hopkins University And Bloomberg Philanthropies Announce The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative, A $150 Million Effort To Fuel Diversity In STEM Fields
Includes creation of new slots for diverse PhD students in JHU STEM programs coupled with academic and financial support, funding for cohort of HBCUs and MSIs to strengthen STEM pathways, and summer and post-baccalaureate programs
Initiative is named for one of Johns Hopkins most celebrated figures, Vivien Thomas, whose contributions went unrecognized for decades because of racial discrimination
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BALTIMORE and NEW YORK, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the launch of the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative devoted to addressing historic underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and preparing a new, more diverse generation of researchers and scholars to assume leadershi
Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg Philanthropies announce $150M effort to fuel diversity in STEM fields
The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative will create new opportunities and supports for diverse PhD students in STEM programs at Johns Hopkins By Hub staff report / Published May 11, 2021
Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the launch of a $150 million effort to directly address historic underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and math fields, and to prepare a new, more diverse generation of researchers and scholars to assume leading roles in tackling some of the world s greatest challenges.
The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative at Johns Hopkins named for one of the institution s most celebrated figures, a Black surgical laboratory supervisor best known for his work to develop a lifesaving cardiac surgical technique will create new pathways for students from Historically Black Colleges and Univ