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We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond. --Gwendolyn Brooks A Message from the President, Dr. Roger H. Sublett Dear Union colleagues: Over the last two years, Union Institute & University has engaged in an “up close and personal” version of Black History Month, featuring a few of our own Union learners, alumni, faculty, and staff as exemplary citizens, engaged in the causes of equality and advancement for all. We are proud to present members of our collective community who are out in the community, posing questions, providing actions and solutions, and generally raising awareness. As the nation, gripped as it is in the primary season, pauses for a moment to reflect on this pivotal moment in history, where a black man and a woman are engaged in the pursuit of the presidency, it is fitting that we are reminded that our own Union people are out in their own communities, working hard to make a difference in the lives of others. This year, we’ve featured a new group of Union people: a faculty member in our new cohort doctoral program, a current learner in the pre-cohort Ph.D. program, a group of our staff and faculty from our undergraduate center in North Miami Beach, and an alumna of our Vermont-based master’s program. All of these committed individuals share a facet of themselves that provides a beacon and an example of how we might all make a difference. We also, for your edification and reading pleasure, provide links to the 2006 and 2007 Black History Month celebrations, where we presented many more vignettes on a wide variety of alumni from across the years. Enjoy the month and the featured stories. Please bring to our attention others who epitomize Union’s vision to “engage, enlighten, and empower.” Warm regards, Roger H. Sublett, Ph.D. Harvesting A Legacy: A Reflective Essay by Dr. Imelda Hunt
"Growing up, our household included my grandmother who was a sharecropper in Arkansas before she migrated to Ohio in the 1940’s. As a consequence of my grandmother’s Indian and African American ancestry, some values such as waiting patiently and vigilantly for the fruition of a goal that are associated with ownership of land and property were a rich part of my childhood experiences. A family tradition that remains a vivid part of my memory stems from my grandmother’s southern heritage..." Read More UI&U Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Day Social justice is at the forefront of learning everyday at Union Institute & University. UI&U
Several faculty, learners, and alumni of Union Institute & University in North Miami Beach participated in the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Scholarship Breakfast that provides thousands of Role Model boys with funds to further their education. Initiated by the Miami-Dade County School Board, the 5000 African American Male Role Models of Excellence continues to serve as a major force in the transition of raising young boys into manhood. “We have a responsibility at Union Institute & University to help learners in underserved communities get access to quality educational programs,” said Francis Francois, assistant director of admissions for the Florida center....Read more Joyce Kinley, UI&U Undergraduate Learner Each year, University Hospital in Cincinnati awards the MLK scholarship to a few select employees who best exemplify the work of Dr. King – those who have demonstrated meaningful involvement in human rights and social justice, and who are dedicated to making a difference in their communities... Leon Williams, UI&U Doctoral Learner Williams has written and directed several plays, coordinated racism panels and lectured in the history and political science departments at Ohio Northern University.
His doctoral studies center around the psychological effects of oppression... Alumni and Learner Features
Cohort Ph.D. Program Debates “Is God Colorblind?” in Toledo, Ohio
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Before joining the UI&U Cohort Ph.D. program, Dr. Imelda Hunt studied African American Culture at Bowling Green State and African American Theatre at University of Toledo. Even before that, though, Dr. Hunt was a child who grew up with a deep understanding of cultivation, succcess, and the sometimes necessary struggle that leads to both. Read Dr. Hunt's reflective essay and join in the discussion on the 
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Union Institute & University current learner, Joyce Kinley, was awarded the MLK Scholarship from Cincinnati’s University Hospital at the 36th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Celebration. Kinley is manager of external affairs for the hospital and also serves as one of the celebration’s organizers.
UI&U doctoral student Leon Williams, director of intercultural programs at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, was featured as the guest speaker at Lenoir-Rhyne College’s annual MLK Day Celebration in Hickory, NC.
Sundee T. Frazier’s latest book, “Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It,” published by Delacorte/Random House Press, was recently awarded the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award. Sundee is a graduate of Vermont’s MFA program and served as director of admissions for UI&U’s LA center...
During the weekend of September 28-29, 2007, members of the Cohort Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies program’s first cohort (matriculated June 2006) gathered in Toledo, Ohio, to collaborate on a project for the cohort’s leadership group: Is God Colorblind? ...
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