The HistoryMakers @ #HEAB2019
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On February 3 – 4, 2019,
The HistoryMakers
Second Annual Higher Education Advisory Board Meeting was held at the
UVA Darden Sands Family Grounds
in Arlington, Virginia. Joining us this year, were over 70 advisory board members, staff and guests, from 19 different states and 38 colleges/universities. Hosted by
John Unsworth
, University Librarian & Dean of Libraries at the University of Virginia,
Julieanna Richardson
, Founder and President of The HistoryMakers, along with
Mike Christel
, Teaching Professor, Entertainment and Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University. Attendees represented over 10 different disciplines including: African/a & African American Studies, History, English, Journalism & Communications, Education, Sociology & Social Sciences, Digital Humanities, Creative Arts, Library and Administration.
On Sunday evening,
Julieanna Richardson
and
John Unsworth
welcomed participants, followed by insightful presentations from
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
, Chair, Department of History, Harvard University;
Patrice Rankine
Professor, Classics, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences;
Michael Mason
, Associate Dean, Office of African American Affairs, University of Virginia; and
Dan Johnson
, Consulting Archivist, The HistoryMakers.
On Monday morning,
Dionti Davis
, Director of Education, The HistoryMakers delivered his presentation, followed by a luncheon presentation from
Mike Christel
, Teaching Professor, ETC, Carnegie Mellon University. Throughout the morning and afternoon, participants met to workshop their ideas and share their usage of the digital archive.
We would like to thank all of our participants for their support and attendance at this year's Higher Education Advisory Board Meeting, we look forward to another successful year at The HistoryMakers!
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HEAB SUPPORT AND PRAISE!!
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"Thank YOU for coordinating such an inspiring, enlightening workshop. Even though we were there as advisors, the whole two days felt like a workshop in pedagogical and research innovation, with The HistoryMakers at the center of our discussions."
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Kinohi Nishikawa
, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Princeton University
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THE HISTORYMAKERS WELCOMES
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY!!
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Morgan State University
joined as our most recent subscribing institution. Special thanks to historian and university archivist
Ida Jones
, director of library services
Richard Bradberry
and to former First Lady of Morgan State,
Amy Billingsley
who helped connect us with the library, for making this possible.
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THE HISTORYMAKERS IN HOLLYWOOD!!
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This week, The HistoryMakers interview team traveled to Los Angeles, California. Interviewer
Harriette Cole
and videographer
Scott Stearns
added seven new interviews to
The HistoryMakers Digital Archive
and one continuation. Among those interviewed were; Actor
Laurence Fishburne
, Aeronautical engineer and academic administrator
Wanda Austin
(continuation), Marketing executive
Candace Bond McKeever
, Lawyer
Virgil Roberts
, Judge
Terry J. Hatter, Jr.
, Dancer
Billy "Skip" Cunningham
, Lawyer
Michael A. Lawson
, and Civic leader
Mattie McFadden-Lawson
.
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SUPPORT FROM OUR READERS!!
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"Hi all, and Happy New Year. Although I am not actively involved with The HistoryMakers, I just love your weekly emails and the great information, writing and ideas you share with so many. Has been on my do list to send a note of the strongest possible praise, so here it is...Thanks." -
Bill August
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2019-2020 Fellowship Opportunities!!
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The HistoryMakers is excited to offer three (3) fellowship opportunities open to faculty and students!
Application Deadline:
Friday, March 1, 2019
Eligibility:
Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students who have passed their general examinations, or current faculty at one of
The HistoryMakers
subscribing institutions. Applicants must be either U.S. citizens or unconditional permanent residents. Applicants need not have special expertise in African American history.
Fellowship Duration:
April 2019 – September 2019
Award Amount:
$7,500
Description:
The HistoryMakers
– the nation’s largest African American video oral history archive – invites applications for one of
four $7,500 Academic Research Fellowship awards
created from funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for the period of Summer 2019 (April–September 2019). Submission is open to: 1) faculty at all stages of their careers,
and
2) graduate students who have passed their general examinations. Applicant’s work must use or be inspired by content from
The HistoryMakers
Digital Archive.
The HistoryMakers
Academic Research Fellowship awards will be awarded to faculty or graduate students pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients will produce articles, websites, blogs, digital materials, lesson plans and syllabi, conference presentations/papers, and/or other scholarly resources in the humanities. Award funds are meant to enable recipients to set aside time for writing; and provide funding for research, travel, and project support. The fellowship awards are expected to culminate in the realization and presentation of the proposed work, as well as its presentation. Finished products generated by awardees will be featured on
The HistoryMakers
website, and will compete for inclusion in
The HistoryMakers
20
th
Anniversary Celebration at the Library of Congress (November 6-7, 2020).
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Application Deadline:
Friday, March 1, 2019
Eligibility:
Institutional access to
The HistoryMakers
Digital Archive is not required, it will be made available for awardees. Applicants must be either U.S. citizens or unconditional permanent residents. Applicants need not have special expertise in African American history.
Fellowship Duration:
April 2019 – September 2019
Award Amount:
$5,000
Description:
The HistoryMakers
– the nation’s largest African American video oral history archive – invites applications for one of
two $5,000 Digital Humanities Fellowship awards
created with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for the period of Summer 2019 (April–September 2019). Submission is open to individuals or groups of faculty at all stages of their careers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students. Applicant’s work must use or be inspired by content from
The HistoryMakers
Digital Archive.
The HistoryMakers
Digital Humanities Fellowship awards will be awarded to digital humanities scholars pursuing interpretive research projects that require digital expression, analysis, and/or digital publication. Projects must advance a scholarly argument through digital means and tools, and should incorporate visual, audio, and/or other multimedia materials or flexible reading pathways to address issues in African American history, the digital humanities, or general humanities, Project proposals should articulate an active distribution plan for sharing results. Stand-alone databases and other projects that lack an interpretive argument are not eligible. Award funds are meant to provide research, travel, and project support. The fellowship awards are expected to culminate in the realization and presentation of the proposed work, as well as its presentation. Finished products generated by awardees will be featured on
The HistoryMakers
website, and will compete for inclusion in
The HistoryMakers
20
th
Anniversary Celebration at the Library of Congress (November 6-7, 2020).
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Application Deadline:
Friday, March 1, 2019
Eligibility:
Applicants must be currently enrolled students or faculty members at one of
The HistoryMakers
subscribing institutions (see below). Applicants must be either U.S. citizens or unconditional permanent residents. Applicants need not have special expertise in African American history.
Fellowship Duration:
April 2019 – November 2019
Award Amount:
$5,000
Description:
The HistoryMakers
– the nation’s largest African American video oral history archive – invites proposals for one of
two $5,000 Creative Study Fellowship awards
created from funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for the period of
April–November 2019
. Submission is open to both established and emerging artists (faculty and students) at all stages of their careers. Applicants work must use or be inspired by content from
The HistoryMakers
Digital Archive.
The HistoryMakers
Creative Study Fellowship awards will be awarded to composers, choreographers, performance artists, visual artists, writers or other kinds of artists or humanists working in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction),
performance
(theatrical productions, documentaries, monologues),
visual/conceptual arts
(painting, printmaking, sculpture, graphic art, experience-based art), and poetry, to enable recipients to set aside time for writing; provide research, travel, and project support. The fellowship awards are expected to culminate in the realization and presentation of the proposed work, as well as its presentation. Finished products generated by awardees will be featured on
The HistoryMakers
website, and will compete for inclusion in
The HistoryMakers
20
th
Anniversary Celebration at the Library of Congress (November 6-7, 2020).
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"History Is A Clock That People Use To Tell Their Time Of Day. It Tells Them Who They Are And What They Are. It Helps Them Find Themselves On The Map Of Human Geography."
-
Ingrid Saunders Jones,
corporate foundation executive
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