Yerby's house is link to history Apr 20, 2008
- Mr. Yerby graduated from Paine College in 1937 with a bachelor's degree in English and went on to receive his master's degree from Fisk University. He later became an English professor. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Record producer's gift to fund DBCC arts programs Apr 19, 2008
But Curb has also made significant gifts to his alma mater, California State University, Northridge, and other schools, including Vanderbilt University, Belmont University and Fisk University in Nashville, his home base. Sharples said it's too soon to speculate, but he is hoping the performing arts and entertainment college might be an area where the college develops more four-year bachelor's programs. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
NASA University Student Launch Initiative Apr 18, 2008
Missouri University of Science ology in Rolla; the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks; Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt University in Nashville; Utah State University in Logan; and the College of Menominee Nation in Green Bay, Wis. (NASA Watch)
Fisk to appeal order about Georgia O'Keeffe donation Apr 4, 2008
(AP) - Fisk University says it will appeal a judge's order to display an art collection donated to it by painter Georgia O'Keeffe. The school said in a news release Thursday that the order threatens the safekeeping of the collection. (KSLA.com, LA)
In a Nashville state of of mind Mar 20, 2008
You have Tennessee State University, Fisk University and MeHarry Medical College and School of Dentistry within walking distance of each other. The black community lives for TSU football. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Some See Connecticut Reflected In Obama Speech Mar 19, 2008
" Deckenback said that after the New England and largely Connecticut founders of the Amistad Defense Committee finished paying for the return of the Amistad slaves to Africa, money left over was used to establish the American Missionary Association, which founded schools for freed blacks throughout the South, including Howard University in Washington and Fisk University in Nashville. "These were New England Congregationalists who believed that education is the foundation of opportunity and that... (FOX61, CT)
John Work III gets his due Mar 16, 2008
Now, with the opening of a new exhibit on Work's life at Fisk University and a companion CD, some say Work is finally getting his due ... A classically trained musician and composer, Work taught at Fisk University, a black college founded in 1865 to educate newly freed slaves ... The Coahoma County findings were to be published jointly by Fisk University and the Library of Congress, but Work's manuscripts along with those of Jones and Adams were inexplicably lost or misplaced in Washington. (Boston Globe)
Judge Says College Can Keep Its O'Keeffes Mar 7, 2008
Court Upholds Ban On Selling Any Of The Collection, Leaving Fisk University In Financial Peril ... A judge has ruled that Fisk University broke the terms of a donation from painter Georgia O'Keeffe, but shouldn't lose its art collection to a New Mexico museum ... (AP Photo/Fisk University, File). (CBS News)
Judge: Fisk U. To Keep O'Keeffe Donation Mar 7, 2008
Text Size: (AP) Fisk University broke the terms of a donation from painter Georgia O'Keeffe but shouldn't lose the art collection to a New Mexico museum, a judge ruled Thursday. Nashville Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle permanently banned any sale of the 101-piece collection and set an October deadline for Fisk to retrieve the artwork from storage and put it on display. (CBS News -- US)
Exhibit shows man's work of recording black folk music Mar 1, 2008
" Work was already an established composer when he and two other Fisk researchers - sociologist Lewis Wade Jones and graduate student Samuel C. Adams Jr. - joined the renowned folklorist Alan Lomax of the Library of Congress for a field study of the Mississippi Delta in 1941 and '42. The men focused on Mississippi's Coahoma County, where they gathered data on everything from automobile ownership to jukebox selections. But their greatest contribution would be to popular music. They collected over... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Heels move to 2nd Feb 22, 2008
(Fro College News Releases)MISCELLANYFISK TO DROP NCAA ATHLETICS: Financially strapped Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn. is dropping its NCAA Division III athletic programs for an intramural and club system. (News & Observer -- Sports)
African-American colleges: Are they still relevant? Feb 20, 2008
Fisk University was founded in the same year. Howard University was opened in 1867. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
O'Keeffe Museum argues Fisk should forfeit prized art collection Feb 20, 2008
- Attorneys for the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in New Mexico argued on Tuesday that Fisk University has violated the terms of an agreement with the late painter and should forfeit a prized art collection she donated. In the opening day of the trial over the 101-piece Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Modern American and European Art, lawyers for the museum set out to show that Fisk repeatedly violated the conditions of the gift O'Keeffe gave to the school in 1949. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Fisk Jubilee Singers to perform Saturday Feb 15, 2008
The Fisk University Jubilee Singers. The internationally know will perform Saturday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. at the. (Calhoun Times, GA)
Historical images available on-line from TSLA Feb 15, 2008
Other collections include Arts, Crafts and Folklife Photographs, a Fisk University scrapbook, the Rose Music Collection, Tennessee Postcards and Tennessee in World War I.. All of these new resources are freely available on the Tennessee State Library and Archives Web site at www. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
In Tennessee, Thompson Still Counts Feb 4, 2008
Meanwhile, former President Bill Clinton spoke at Fisk University, a historically black private institution. In Tennessee, the black vote typically accounts for about 25% of the vote in a Democratic primary and the latest Rasmussen poll gives Clinton 49% of the Democratic vote to Obama's 35. (Time.com)
Native author, poet comes home Feb 1, 2008
She graduated from Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn. and received her master's degree from the University of Michigan. (Eufaula Tribune, AL)
Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist Jan 21, 2008
Featuring nearly 90 paintings, murals, book and magazine illustrations by Aaron Douglas (18991979), this exhibition is especially significant for Nashville, where Douglas spent the last 30 years of his life as the founding chairman of the art department at historically black Fisk University ... With works by current and former members of Fisk Universitys art department, the exhibition focuses on Douglas impact on the local art community ... The highly regarded illustrator and painter was... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Hanford to pay tribute to King Jan 17, 2008
Educated at Tennessee State University, Blackwood began her teaching career at Fisk University in Nashville as the director of the writing center and in English lecture. Her career in education has brought her to the Central Valley. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Native of Moberly featured in movie Jan 12, 2008
After high school, Tolson attended Fisk University for one year then went on to Lincoln University in Oxford, Penn. There he refined his skills in speech and debate. (Moberly Monitor-Index, MO)
Helen Davis, 96, owner of Roxbury funeral home Jan 6, 2008
She went to Talladega College in Alabama, then graduated from Fisk University in Nashville ... Mrs. Davis also was a trustee of Fisk University and served on the boards of a host of organizations, from the Boston YWCA, to the Boston and Vicinity Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs. (Boston Globe)
* Looters or saviors? Jan 3, 2008
Two years of legal battles have prevented hard-up Fisk University from turning some of its valuable donated art collection into money ... Georgia O'Keeffe's Radiator Building - Night, New York could be sold to pull Fisk University back from the brink of financial ruin ... Fisk University, an historically black school in financial trouble, is sitting on a lottery ticket it cannot cash: a remarkable collection of 19th- and 20th-century art donated by the painter Georgia O'Keeffe. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Search for cash turns into battle over art for Fisk University Dec 29, 2007
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) -- Fisk University, a historically black school on the brink financially, is sitting on a lottery ticket it can't cash: A remarkable collection of 19th- and 20th-century art donated by the painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Fisk University's art collection includes Georgia O'Keeffe's masterpiece "Radiator Building -- Night, New York.". (CNN)
The Last Word Dec 13, 2007
She attended the all-black Fisk University, where she became involved in the Writers' Workshop and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Connections between literature and politics continues to inform her work. (Ithaca Times, NY)
West High grad returns home to showcase theatrical magic Dec 7, 2007
WATERLOO --- In 2000, Stephanie Ward left Waterloo for Fisk University in Nashville with hopes of becoming a neonataloglist. But after a few months at college, the West High School grad attended a production of "Before it Hits Home" and decided to pursue a career in theater. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
John Work: A folklorist's window into 1940s black music Dec 6, 2007
Classically trained at the Institute of Musical Art in New York City (now a part of Juilliard), Work became a professor of music at Fisk University in Nashville; from 1947 to 1966 he was the director of the school's spirituals chorus, the Jubilee Singers. His son John Work IV recalled that his father, who died in 1967, was also conversant with jazz. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Reynaldo P. Glover, chairman of Fisk board, dead at 64 Dec 1, 2007
- Reynaldo P. Glover, chairman of the Fisk University board of trustees, has died of pancreatic cancer, the school announced Thursday. He was 64. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
THE DEAN'S LIST: This weekend's best Nov 20, 2007
On the positive side, they did make the Dean's List, and Marion Berry graduated from Fisk University. Now that's a notable alum. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Falcons Travel to Music City, USA For a Pair of Contests Nov 15, 2007
The Opponent - Lipscomb Coach Frank Bennett's Lady Bisons are 1-2 entering into Thursday's match-up with the Falcons after beating local rival Fisk University at home in Allen Arena on Tuesday (Nov. 13) 123-22. (Bgsufalcons.com)
Julia Bond - Mother Of Julian Bond - Passes At 99 Nov 14, 2007
Like her parents and siblings she attended Fisk University, graduating with a B.A. degree in English in 1929 ... In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Fisk University Office of Institutional Advancement, 1000 17th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37208 and the NAACP National Office at 4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Participating colleges Nov 5, 2007
Schools taking part in NSSE - USATODAY.com. Take the first step towards finding a better job. (USA Today)
A long journey home Oct 30, 2007
Frierson said he returned to Tennessee to complete a year of studies at Fisk University in Nashville and then joined the U.S. Army. The singer decided to move to New York City and auditioned at Julliard, winning a full scholarship at the distinguished school. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Concert kicks off county and city's bicentennial celebration Oct 25, 2007
He attended Fisk University before completing a tour of duty in World War II. An Army officer encouraged him to hone his musical talent, leading Frierson to audition for the prestigious Juilliard School of Music in New York City, where he received a full scholarship. During his career, Frierson has taught music at Oberlin College in Ohio, performed backup vocals for Harry Belafonte and served as a member of the New York Civic Opera. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Judge Hears O'Keeffe Collection Offer Oct 24, 2007
-- Fisk University could run out of money if it's unable to sell its stake in an art collection donated by Georgia O'Keeffe, a lawyer for the historically black school said Tuesday. Even with new revenue from next semester's student tuition, the school wouldn't be able to operate beyond February, attorney Stacey Garrett told a judge. (Newsmax)
William W. Layton, 92; worked behind scenes for equal rights Oct 23, 2007
For the next eight years, while he was attending Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and completing his master's degree in sociology at Fisk University in Nashville, he wrote letters to Phoebe. They were married in 1941, at the beginning of Mr. Layton's distinguished career as a quiet advocate of racial equality, and were together until Sept. 12, when he died at 92 from complications of Parkinson's disease. (Boston Globe)
Museum questioned in O'Keeffe sale Oct 23, 2007
By Erik Schelzig, Associated Press NASHVILLE The financially faltering Fisk University is seeking a quick ruling on whether it can sell a 50% stake in a 101-piece collection of artworks donated by Georgia O'Keeffe in 1949 ... Fisk University was founded in 1866 to educate former slaves, but the school has struggled throughout its history to raise money and nearly closed 20 years ago because of lack of funding. (USA Today -- Life)
From a world away, an appeal for help Oct 19, 2007
Tutu, program coordinator of the Race Relations Institute at Fisk University in Nashville, described the culture shock she experienced at finding large numbers of the frail elderly waiting for death to come in "old folks' homes" across the U.S.. "Now I use it as a threat to my mother," she deadpanned. (Albany Times Union)
O'Keeffe museum challenges Fisk's deal with Wal-Mart heiress Oct 16, 2007
(AP) - Lawyers for a New Mexico museum that represents the late painter Georgia O'Keeffe's estate want to stop Fisk University from selling a 50% stake in a 101-piece collection donated by the artist. The cash-strapped historically black university would be paid $30 million by an Arkansas museum founded by Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton. (KSLA.com, LA)
New MARTA GM Has Bold Plans Oct 6, 2007
A Cleveland, OH native and Fisk University graduate, Scott got her start with Houston's transit system. With 30 years in the transportation industry, she has served as general manager of both the Sacramento Regional Transit District and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, one of only four statewide public transit systems in the United States. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Music and art get school administrator through the tough times Sep 30, 2007
She graduated from Fisk University, he from Tennessee State University. Then they were both recruited as music teachers in New Haven. (New Haven Register, CT)
A 'Jill' of all trades Sep 25, 2007
After working at a Jesuit institution, Spring Hill College, and then at the historically black Fisk University, she returned to the University of Virginia in 2000 ... Moran explained the advantages of women's studies by recalling her experience at Fisk University. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Zane's World: Fisky Business Sep 13, 2007
How would current machinations surrounding Fisk Universitys Stieglitz Collection sit with Georgia OKeeffes intentions in originally gifting the works ... Ostensibly, at issue is whether or not Fisk University, suffering a financial crisis in its coffers and a maintenance crisis on its grounds, can sell any of the 97 works from the collection of OKeeffes husband, Alfred Stieglitz, or four additional paintings OKeeffe eventually gifted to the university ... In 1949, she divided the work... (Santa Fe Reporter)
N.M. museum drops claim for O'Keeffe pic Sep 12, 2007
NASHVILLE (AP) The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in New Mexico on Tuesday dropped its lawsuit to claim a 101-piece art collection from Fisk University in Nashville ... Fisk University was founded in 1866 to educate former slaves, but the school has struggled throughout its history to raise money and nearly closed 20 years ago because of lack of funding. (USA Today -- Life)
James E. Jackson Jr., 92, civil rights activist Sep 11, 2007
Jackson's work took him to Fisk University in Nashville, where he met another researcher, Esther Cooper. They married in 1941. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Judge rejects deal to send O'Keeffe painting to New Mexico Sep 11, 2007
(AP) -- A judge on Monday rejected an agreement to send a 1927 oil painting by Georgia O'Keeffe from Fisk University to a New Mexico museum, saying the deal wasn't in the best interests of the state of Tennessee ... Fisk University was founded in 1866 to educate former slaves, but the school has struggled throughout its history to raise money and nearly closed 20 years ago because of lack of funding. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
A college's art treasure dilemma: to sell or to hold? Aug 28, 2007
Fisk University hopes to sell 'Radiator Building Night, New York,' a painting by Georgia O'Keeffe ... An O'Keeffe painting is at the center of a storm over Fisk University's plan to raise funds by selling it ... Atlanta - "Radiator Building," a Georgia O'Keeffe painting of a nighttime slab of New York skyline, is not merely a cornerstone of the art collection at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn. (Christian Science Monitor)
Vick dogfighting case opens up racial divide Aug 4, 2007
Vicks case is a crack in the dam of American racial tension, explained Jeff Menzise, assistant director of the Race Relations Institute at Fisk University in Tennessee. Whites, he said, may have underlying anger at blacks they feel constantly play the race card. (MSNBC -- Race)
Vick investigation case opens racial divide Aug 4, 2007
If this were Peyton Manning or Brett Favre, we'd be out there," spokesman Dan Shannon said. Both NFL quarterbacks are white. Vick's case is a "crack in the dam" of American racial tension, explained Jeff Menzise, assistant director of the Race Relations Institute at Fisk University in Tennessee. Whites, he said, may have underlying anger at blacks they feel constantly play the race card. Blacks, meanwhile, may feel whites rush to judge black suspects, but are more lenient to white ones, Menzise... (Athens Banner-Herald)
O'Leary named to ITC board Jul 18, 2007
Hazel O'Leary, former U.S. Secretary of Energy and president and CEO of Fisk University, has been named to serve on the board of directors of. O'Leary served as the nation's top energy advisor under President Bill Clinton between 1993 and 1997. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Musicologist urges Ghanaians to use music to enhance peace and unity Jul 11, 2007
Cape Coast, July 10, GNA - Dr Paul Kwami, Music Director of 'Fisk University Jubilee Singers" in Nashville-Tennessee, on Monday stressed the need to use music to enhance peace and unity in the country. He noted that music played a vital role in peace building and should therefore be promoted at all levels in the country. Dr Kwami a US-based Ghanaian made the call when the choir participated in "Negro Spiritual Music" organised as part of activities marking Ghana's Golden Jubilee celebration at... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Choral music competition held in Kumasi Jul 9, 2007
The competition attracted participants, including the Fisk University Jubilee Singers from the USA, Saint Cyprian's Anglican Church Choir, the Centre for National Culture Choir, the Wesley Cathedral Church Choir and the Saint Peter's Basilica Church Choir, all in Kumasi ... She said the Fisk University had a long enduring and rich history and that it will be celebrating its 135th anniversary of its establishment this year ... Mr Paul Kami, Musical Director of the Fisk University Jubilee Singers... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
MVSU professor busy with civil rights group Jul 3, 2007
He went on to earn an advanced bachelor's degree from Fisk University and master's and doctoral degrees from Atlanta University. Hill said he decided early that he wanted to pursue a doctorate. (Greenwood Commonwealth, MS)
BOSWELL, Eleanor Bernice Gragg Jul 2, 2007
Her family sent her south to Nashville, TN, to attend Fisk University ... While at Fisk University Eleanor pledged Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Beta Chapter, becoming the first Delta from the State of Oregon. (San Francisco Chronicle)
President Bush Celebrates Black Music Month at the White House Jun 23, 2007
President Chester Arthur -- you might remember Chester -- (laughter) -- he welcomed the first black choir to perform at the White House, the Jubilee Singers from Fisk University. President Benjamin Harrison hosted one of the first black soloists to play at the White House, Sissieretta Jones, who was the daughter of a slave. (White House News Releases)
With tears, cheers, Johnson leaves Memphis Jun 19, 2007
Johnson would attend the historically black Fisk University to become a teacher, and while there, she met her future husband, Matthew Johnson, now a history teacher at a Memphis charter school. They have three grown children. (Boston Globe)
Boston schools tap Memphis official Jun 17, 2007
She began her career as a third-grade teacher in 1969 in Washington, D.C., after receiving her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Fisk University, a historically black university in Nashville. She received a master's degree and doctorate from the University of Minnesota. (Boston Globe)
School can't sell art donated by O'Keeffe Jun 15, 2007
Tennessee NASHVILLE -- Fisk University cannot sell any of the 101 works of art -- some worth millions of dollars -- donated by Georgia O'Keeffe in 1949, a judge ruled. Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle ordered the historically black Nashville university not to sell any of the works in the Alfred Stieglitz Collection, noting they were donated for art education. (Boston Globe)
Second Cup Caf: Mandisa Jun 3, 2007
" Mandisa visits Second Cup Caf to sing songs from the new album. For as long as Mandisa can remember, music has been a part of her life. "I don't ever remember not singing," she says in her press biography. Growing up in Sacramento, Calif., Mandisa sang in church and in school choirs.She attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., where she earned a degree in vocal performance. After graduation, she stayed in Music City, where she did session work and background vocals for major acts such as... (CBS News)
Aaron doesn't owe Bonds Apr 29, 2007
Even his daughter, a student at Fisk University in Tennessee, was the target of threatening mail. On top of all that, he went through the agony of a divorce. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Orchestra's founder gives musical direction to diversity Apr 22, 2007
Roberts grew up in Nashville in the 1950s and '60s on the campus of Fisk University, where her father started the psychology department. She studied violin with Robert Lee Holmes Jr. , a teacher in the Nashville schools. (Boston Globe)
4/21/07 TrackBilliken Track and Field Results From Vanderbilt Invitational Apr 22, 2007
45 2 14 Fisk University 'A' 51 ... 50 16) Shorter College 7 17) East Tennessee State 6 18) Bellarmine University 5 18) Bradley University 5 18) Rhodes College 5 18) Berry College 5 22) Fisk University 3 22) University of the Cumberla 3 22) Vanderbilt University 3 25) Samford University 2 26) Saint Louis University 1. (Slubillikens.com)
Celebrity professors put universities on the ... Apr 15, 2007
Relatively unknown schools like Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn. experienced a boost in enrollment after Al Gore taught at the school. (Washington Times, DC)
The Impermanent Collection Apr 13, 2007
At the urging of a friend, the Harlem Renaissance writer Carl Van Vechten, she gave 97 works to Fisk University, the historically black school in Nashville. And she threw in a few of her own. (Time.com)
$7 million a 'bad deal' for O'Keeffe painting, Tennessee attorney general says Apr 12, 2007
-- Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper has halted a proposed deal that would have allowed the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum to buy the artist's "Radiator Building -- Night, New York" from Fisk University for $7 million. Since that agreement was announced, the university has been offered up to $25 million for the picture. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Student Leaders Selected to Study Global Environmental Issues through Prestigious Program Apr 11, 2007
Kali Albright, Stanford University; Erin Allen, University of Michigan; Erin Byers, University of Tennessee; Robyn Chaplin, University of Tennessee; Chris Detjen, University of Michigan; Desirae Early, University of California - Berkley; Monique Fahie, Alcorn State University; Gregory Johnson, Tougaloo College; Gregory Lee, Stanford University; Nicole Leung, University of Texas - Austin; Andrew Maggetti, Wayne State University; Ngo Ky, University of California - Berkeley; Tremaine Larel Philips,... (PR Newswire)
