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“We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.” -Mary McCleod Bethune
ACTION RESEARCH CENTER IN THE NEWS
How SMU Professor Candice Bledsoe is Equipping Minority Students
Dr. Candice Bledsoe: Sharing the Stories of the Collective
All in: How Candice Bledsoe ’07 shows students ‘no dream is out of reach’
Meet Dr. Candice Bledsoe of The Collective
The Race & Reconciliation Symposium Inspires Positive Change
Action Research Center participates in Our Voices Women's History Project
Dr. Candice Bledsoe speaks at Where Race Fits into #TimesUp
In America, Being Young, Gifted, And Black Is Both Blessing And Burden
2017 Cohort Dallas Public Voices-Boone Foundation Announcement
Black Women in Higher Education
SMU hosts Black Excellence in Higher Education and CEY Summit
SMU Alumni Among Speakers At Black Excellence In Higher Education Conference
Continuing the Conversation on Black Excellence in Education
Cutting Edge Youth Summit Comes to UNT Dallas Campus
Youth Summit to Help Students Succeed
Youth Leaders on the Cutting Edge
Cutting Edge Youth Summit Provides Innovative Strategies
Dr. Candice L. Bledsoe named fellow for Texas Project for Human Rights
USC Student Wins Award and Publishes Article
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Dr. Richard Reddick, Assistant Vice President of Diversity and Community Engagement and Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Texas at Austin, is an expert on higher education and African-American students and faculty. His research analyzes mentoring relationships between faculty and black students, including factors influencing faculty mentorship and the advising and counseling approaches utilized by faculty in mentoring black students
Black Excellence in Higher Education
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Keynote Address by Dr. Richard Reddick
Speech by Kelvin Beachum, Jr.
The Hon. Tonya Parker ’98, judge of the 116th Civil District Court in Dallas County since 2004, was elected by her judicial colleagues to serve as presiding judge of the Dallas County Civil District Courts and is the immediate past president of the Texas Association of District Judges. A 1998 graduate of SMU’s Dedman School of Law and the recipient of numerous awards, she was recently elected to the American Law Institute, an organization made up of the country’s most distinguished jurists. Devoted to community service, she is a regular volunteer with IGNITE, a nonpartisan organization aimed at encouraging more high school and college girls and women to become involved in politics.
Upcoming Events
Cutting Edge Youth Summit
SPRING 2019
April 13, 2019
Southern Methodist University
SMU Cox School of Business
Crum Auditorium
Collins Executive Center
Dallas, Texas
Women of Color Symposium
Spring 2019
April 6, 2019
Southern Methodist University
Meadows School of the Arts
Dallas, Texas
College Prep Workshops &
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math)
Academy
University of North Texas at
Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Second Sat. of each month