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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA— Political analyst and professor at Columbia University, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill will be speaking at Lincoln University on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 in the International Cultural Center at 4:00 p.m.
Dr. Hill’s topic of discussion will be “Still Not Free: Fighting for Black Liberation in the Age of Obama.”
This event is sponsored by Lincoln University’s Student Government Association and is a component of their weeklong Homecoming celebration, which begins October 24, 2010.
The Philadelphia native is one of the leading hip-hop generation intellectuals in the country. His work, which covers topics such as hip-hop culture, politics, sexuality, education and religion, has appeared in numerous journals, magazines, books, and anthologies. Dr. Hill has lectured widely and provides regular commentary for media outlets such as National Public Radio (NPR), Washington Post, Essence and The New York Times.
The following day, on October 28, 2010, Lincoln University’s Department of History and Political Science is hosting a panel discussion entitled, “The Obama Factor: Reflections and Projections.”
Panelists are: Erin Melton ’06, Doctoral Candidate at Texas A&M University; Nosakhere Griffin-El ’05, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Pittsburgh; Westburn Majors ’06, government relations specialist at Gmerek Government Relations, Inc. and Curtis Reed ’11, a history major and president of the Thurgood Marshall Pre-Law Society at Lincoln University.
Arnold Ford ‘07, an educator in the Philadelphia public school system, will moderate the discussion.
The panel discussion will take place in the Ware Center Theater at 4:00 p.m.
Both events are free and open to the public.
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Lincoln University – founded in 1854 as the nation’s first Historically Black University – combines the best elements of a liberal arts and sciences-based undergraduate core curriculum and selected graduate programs to meet the needs of those living in a highly technological and global society. The University enrolls approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students.
Internationally recognized for preparing learners and producing world-class leaders in their fields, Lincoln has created five academic Centers of Excellence-programs of distinctions. They are: Lincoln-Barnes Visual Arts, Grand Research Educational Awareness and Training (GREAT) for Minority Health, Mass Communications, Teacher Education and Urban Pedagogy and Business and Information Technology.