2003 Institutional Grants for Historically Black, Hispanic-Serving, and Tribal Colleges and Universities
Division of Education Programs
Announced: November 2003

Florida

Valencia Community College, Osceola Campus, Kissimmee (Outright: $24,986)
Contact: Kevin Mulholland, (407) 582-4109
Project: Developing A New African-American Studies Course
Description: The creation of a new African-American Studies course in the humanities curriculum of Valencia Community College, Osceola Campus.

Georgia

Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta (Outright: $25,000)
Contact: Alma Vinyard, (404) 880-6067
Project: The Call of the Trombones
Description: A series of activities, including public lectures, performances, and workshops, that would incorporate current research on James Weldon Johnson and lay the groundwork for a new course on his life and works.

Montana

Fort Belknap College, Harlem (Outright: $25,000)
Contact: Sean Chandler, (406) 353-2607
Project: Strengthening Native American Studies Instruction through Improved Access to Tribal Archives
Description: The evaluation, cataloging, and care of archival collections at Fort Belknap College, while improving their accessibility for classroom instruction, student and faculty research, and community enrichment.

North Carolina

Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte (Outright: $25,000)
Contact: Gail Summerskill, (704) 378-1114
Project: Life of the Mind: African-American Oratory
Description: A seminar in the history of African-American oratory for faculty from West Charlotte High School, Central Piedmont Community College, and Johnson C. Smith University.

Virginia

Norfolk State University, Norfolk (Outright: $24,970)
Contact: Jeffrey Littlejohn, (757) 823-8984
Project: The Brown Decision in Norfolk, Virginia: Local Leaders, National Politics, and Global Significance
Description: A year long local history program related to the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 and the response of the Norfolk community.

Washington

Columbia Basin College, Pasco (Outright: $24,926)
Contact: David Arnold, (509) 547-0511
Project: Race and Ethnicity in the Mid-Columbia Basin
Description: A project to develop a course on four of the ethnic traditions represented in the Columbia Basin--African American, Asian American, Hispanic American and Native American--through reading, research, and consultation with four scholars.

Wisconsin

College of Menominee Nation, Keshena (Outright: $24,996)
Contact: Melissa Cook, (715) 799-5600
Project: Partnership in Fostering a Menominee Centered Historical Inquiry and Interpretation
Description: An inventory of Menominee materials in the Newberry Library in Chicago, the creation of print-based and digital catalogs of the collection, and participation in activities sponsored by the library's D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History.