NEH Awards for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities We invite you to apply for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship program specifically for faculty at historically black colleges and universities pursuing scholarly research projects in the humanities with value to scholars, general audiences or students in the humanities. The fellowship supports...Read More

Byron D'Andra Orey, professor of political science, will present his talk, "Hair Texture, Complexion and Candidate Evaluation" on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T. Sampson Library.  The Center for University Scholars hosts this brown bag research talk and provides light refreshments, typically sandwiches,...Read More

The Center for University Scholars congratulates all of the recipients of the 2014 Presidential Creative Awards for Faculty and Staff!  In particular, it acknowledges three former University Scholars who received awards: Dr. Duanjun Lu (2013), Dr. Natarajan Meghanathan (2008) and Dr. HuiRu Shih (2010 and 2009).  Many other faculty recipients of the 2014 Presidential Creative...Read More

Judy A. Meredith, an assistant professor of mass communications, has been elected as a member of the Fulbright Association's Diversity Task Force.  Comprising alumni of the Fulbright Program, the Fulbright Association promotes international exchanges for scholars and students and facilitates lifelong learning experiences for its members.  (Dr. Meredith was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany seventeen...Read More

The Center for University Scholars will host a brown bag research talk with Dr. Rashell Smith-Spears on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T. Sampson Library. Dr. Smith-Spears will present her talk, "The Black Vampire in African-American Literature and Popular Culture." We will...Read More

Below are the scheduled brown bag research talks for the Spring 2014 Semester. January 23, 2014  Dr. Rashell Smith-Spears, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages "The Black Vampire in African-American Literature and Popular Culture" February 11, 2014   Dr. Byron D. Orey, Department of Political Science "Hair Texture, Complexion and Candidate Evaluation" February 18,...Read More

James L. Hudson, Esq., the 2013 Holden Lecturer "The Global Financial Crisis: Its Impact on the US and Europe" Thursday, November 7, 2013 10:00 AM Theatre, JSU Student Center About James L. Hudson, Esq. The former U.S. Executive Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Mr. Hudson chairs the Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. Endowed...Read More