A new initiative intended to increase, encourage, and support the inclusion and educational success of under-represented groups in higher education, in particular black males. All programs and activities of the Black Male Initiative are open to all academically eligible students, faculty and staff, without regard to race, gender, national origin, or other characteristic.
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In the fall of 2004, Chancellor Goldstein established a University Task Force on the Black Male Initiative. He asked Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Selma Botman to identify faculty members and administrators with relevant knowledge and expertise to serve on the Task Force charged with developing recommendations
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Final Report to the Chancellor, which includes the Executive Summary, Task Force Report, Working Group Reports, and Proposal to the City Council.
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Campuses have developed student-oriented programs dedicated to similar goals as CUNY's Black Male Initiative.
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March 31, 2008 -
Setting a Standard of Excellence for African American and Latino Students - The Story of the Eagle Academy for Young Men
Keynote Speaker: David C. Banks, Esq.
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February 28, 2008 -
The School to Prison Pipeline: the Role of Race and Gender in Denying Educational Opportunity
Keynote Speaker: Damon T. Hewitt, Esq.
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March 7, 2007
Black Masculinity and Educational Success
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Pedro A. Noguera
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October 2006
State Universities, Social Justice and Black Male Collegians:
Eradicating Educational Inequities and Increasing Access to the Public
Good.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Shaun R. Harper.
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New York City Council Briefing Papers
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October 2007
Second Annual CUNY Black Male Initiative Conference
Focus on the State of Black Education: Investing in the Next Generation of African American Students
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Gail Thompson, Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, III, and Professor Charles Ogletree.
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April 2006
Black Male Youth: Creating a Culture for Educational Success. Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Hope Franklin.
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