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The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: "University of Virginia to Launch a Crowdsourced Transcription Effort of Julian Bond’s Papers"

#TRANSCRIBEBOND Crowdsourcing Event Information

Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 10 AM to 4:00 PM

On Wednesday, August 15, your help is needed to record the writings of civil rights leader Julian Bond in an online archive. By participating, you will ensure that future generations can engage with the writings of one of the foremost leaders of the civil rights movement.

#TranscribeBond Event

#TranscribeBond Event Information

The Carter G. Woodson Institute, in partnership with the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, Center for Digital Editing, Scholars’ Lab, and Virginia Humanities, announces the launch of The Papers of Julian Bond with a special two-day event.

CGWI PROJECT "ILLUSION OF PROGRESS" FEATURES AT WORKSHOP WITH SPLC

FROM UVA TODAY

"When he sent the word out in the fall about the daylong Saturday workshop, “Resources for Teaching the History of Race in the United States,” the response was bigger than for any other program, he said. Usually 30 to 40 teachers from Virginia will show up for a particular topic, but this time nearly 200 expressed interest. Ultimately, 100 teachers from more than 40 school divisions attended the March 17 program in UVA’s Zehmer Hall, where the center is located. Several teachers even made the trip from Washington, D.C., Maryland and North Carolina.

Ashon Crawley awarded Fellowship from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music

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Julius Fleming named the 2018 Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholar, by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

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Talitha LeFlouria wins prestigious Carnegie Fellowship

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