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News

Dr. George A. Lopez, professor of peace studies from Univ. of Notre Dame met with people at the Center’s King Room on Oct. 29.

– The Martin Luther King Tour Blog

– John Brown Exhibit on Display at West Virginia University

– New Black Student and Faculty Reception

– WVU journalism professor receives diversity award

Joel Beeson, Associate Professor of WVU’s P.I. Reed School of Journalism, has received a national award for “Best Practices in Teaching of Diversity” by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

He will receive the award and present his winning entry, “Civic Engagement, New Media and Journalism: A Template for the Organic Incorporation of Diversity into a New Journalism Curriculum” at the organization’s annual meeting in Boston in August.

–McFadden elected Vice President of National Organization

Todd McFadden, Associate Director of the WVU Center for Black Culture & Research was recently elected to the office of Vice President for the national Association for Black Culture Centers. The election took place at the organizations’ recent annual conference, held this year on the campus of Rutgers University.