In this issue you will read valuable information on current programs, events, informative articles and upcoming opportunities. 
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Monthly BAIC Broadcast
February Edition 
Black History Month 
Calendar
One Race, Many Traditions. This year BHM opened with a culinary exploration of African/Caribbean cuisine, incorporated gender identity art pieces, delivered an educational digital panel, and next weekend will end with a celebratory closing ceremony. 

Coming up in April 
Save the date, April 6th
#LegacyDay 
Legacy Day is a special day dedicated to the beloved Sr. Thea Bowman and her dedication to Catholic education, while breaking down race and cultural barriers.  Stay tuned for more details!                              
Part I - Sister Thea Bowman
Coming up in April
Asian Pacific American
Heritage Month 
Paying tribute to the many generations by embracing past history, incorporating new traditions, and looking onto new and bright horizons. #APAHM     
 
Summer Tuition Remission On-Campus is a
program offered by the  BAIC for students experiencing academic difficulty by providing financial assistance during the summer. 

Deadline is March 28th, 2016
Applications are available on MyBC/Orgsync 

Applicants have the opportunity to take a course during the summer - course and housing are awarded on a case by case.
Mattel FINALLY gets with the times #TheDollEvolves
57 Years after the initial Barbie doll was launched, Mattel makes tremendous strides by creating more realistic figure friendly dolls with textured hair, offering additional height proportions and updating ethnicity selection. 
Link to Article

Black Identity, Historiography
W.E.B. DuBois traveled widely as a lecturer  over the course of his career, especially during his later decades. It also pays tribute to the vital work of Black librarians, curators, and archivists, whose efforts have made, and make, Black intellectual history possible. 

Link to Article
http://www.aaihs.org/w-e-b-du-bois-and-black-history-month/
New BAIC Member:
Tiffany Enos, Assistant Director
BAIC
We are pleased to announce the newest member of the BAIC team, Tiffany Enos, Assistant Director.

Tiffany will be overseeing Dialogues on Race, our Campus of Difference workshops, and Counseling for last names Q-Z.  Also, APAHM and NAHM, so that would be Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Native American Heritage Month.  Click HERE to Read Full Article
Karen Campbell Severin Book Award Winners
Luis Torres '16 & Sasha Nieves '19
Please join us in congratulating our Karen Campbell Severin Book Award winners. Each semester, we award $500 to two undergraduate students who best exemplify Karen's legacy of giving unselfishly to the community.  
Former OTE Student joins the BC workforce
Susanne Cho, Development Assistant 
It is with great excitement that we congratulate Susanne Cho, class of 2015, as the new Development Assistant in the Office of University Advancement, a part of the Cadigan Alumni Center at Boston College.