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The role of black studies programs in predominantly white academic institutions will be discussed by some 50 Texas educators Thursday and Friday at UH. ‘Black Studies in Higher Education” is the topic of the intercollegiate conference, which will focus on the basis for a black studies program, its role in the university structure, its curriculum and its goals. Speakers include Sen. Mervyn M. Dymally of the Urban Affairs Institute, Los Angeles, member of the California Legislature and Dr. Nathan Wright, Afro-American studies department chairman, State University of New York at Albany. Also, Dr. Thomas F. Pettigrew of the social relations department, Harvard University and Dr. William J. Wilson, associate professor of sociology, University of Massachusetts. Speakers will present their viewpoints Thursday at a 2 p.m. session in AH Aud. I. General discussion will follow. Administrators and faculty members will meet in conference with speakers at 9 a.m. Friday in Room 3A OB. In Room 3B at the same time students will hold a rap session to prepare for an 11 a.m. student and speaker meeting in the same room. Plenary session and conference summation will follow hunch at 12:30 p.m. in OB Ballroom.
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Houston Daily Cougar
Houston, Texas, US
Tue, Apr 14, 1970
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