I KUDOS
INSIDE MOREHOUSE, FEBRUARY 2015
Julius Coles was a panelist for
the discussion “In the Nation’s
Service” at Princeton University
on Oct. 18. Coles also was a
Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow at
Stonehill College for one week in
November.
Mitch Moffett, a senior music
major, appeared on CNN’s
“The Brooke Baldwin Show" to
talk about leading AUC student
protestors in song during their
Nov. 25 march to CNN to protest
the Michael Brown/Darren Wilson
grand jury finding.
Vickie Cox Edmondson,
professor of management, and
Melvinia King, director of the
Leadership Studies Program,
wrote an article, "Accountability
and Voice: Addressing Pledging
and Disengagement in Black
Greek-Letter Organizations,”
that appeared in the December
2014 edition of the International
Journal of Ethnic College Health,
Vol. 1, No. 2.
HtjZ Michael Gatewood, Morehouse
shooting in Ferguson, Mo.
Marc Lamont Hill, distinguished
professor of African American
Studies, hosted “After Words:
Jeff Chang, ’Who We Be: The
Colorization of America’” on
C-SPAN2’s “Book TV” on Nov. 8.
Mill and President John Silvanus
Wilson Jr. 79 were named to
the Ebony Power 100 list, which
celebrates African Americans who
lead, inspire and demonstrate
through their individual talents the
very best in black America.
Darryl Isom, director of Admissions
and Recruitment, was mentioned
in a Nov. 19 The New York Times
article on college admissions
officials looking at potential
students’ social media spaces.
Kenneth Newby ’05, professor
and director of the Morehouse
Forensics Program, gave election
night political analysis for CBS 46
Atlanta/WGCL-TV on Nov. 5.
Ruihua Shen, director of the
Chinese Studies Program, was
featured in a Diverse: Issues in
Higher Education story about the
rising interest in Chinese studies
at historically black colleges and
universities.
Keisha Tassie, associate
professor of communication, and
Sonja Brown Givens, associate
vice president at Medaille College,
have published their co-edited
book, Underserved Women of
Color, Voice, and Resistance:
Claiming a Seat at the Table
Their book examines the ways
in which women of color voice
resistance within the restrictive,
intersecting contexts of race,
gender, class and sexuality.
Daniel Hummer, associate
professor of psychology, and his
research lab assistants James
Brown, junior psychology major,
Emmanuel Russom, a junior
biology major, Philip Walker,
senior biology major, and
Aparecio Peggins ’14, presented
a poster on the long-term non
contiguous blockade of GABAA
receptors in the SCN on light-
induced phase shifts during the
Annual Meeting of the Society for
Neuroscience in Washington, D.C.
Mark Levine, instructor of Chinese
Studies, presented a paper “Lu Xun
as Rememberer: Childhood Memory
and Identity in ‘My Old Homes’"
at the Rocky Mountain Language
Association Convention, Oct. 9-14
in Boise, Idaho.
Bryant Marks ’94, director of
the Morehouse Research Institute,
was interviewed by CNN on Dec. 4
about the Eric Garner decision and
Charles Barkley’s comments.
Gary Wright, director of the
Morehouse College Counseling
Resource Center, wrote the
op-ed piece, “Counseling Black
Men: The Thousand-Piece
Puzzle," that appeared in The
Chronicle of Higher Education's
special supplement issue “Black
Men on Campus," on Oct. 27.
Lena Osula Retires After
13 Years at Morehouse
LENA OSULA, admissions data specialist, retired Jan.
30 after working for the College for 13 years. The Office
of Admissions presented her with several gifts, including
a money tree, during a retirement reception for her in
the African American Hall of Fame on Jan. 28. She is
pictured with Terrance Dixon ’84, associate vice presi
dent for Enrollment Management. ■
Sophomore Wins New Car in
Houston Alumni Essay Contest
RYAN GEORGE, a sophomore from Houston, Texas,
won a new car from the Morehouse Houston Alumni
Association this semester after placing 1st in an essay
contest for Houston-area students. “This is a true exam
ple of the Morehouse brotherhood,” George said. ■
CHANGING GEARS
NEW HIRES
Eureka Bryant, Licensed Practical Nurse, Student Health Services
J’Mia Byrd, Recruitment Specialist, TRIO Programs
Jimikea Chatman, Student Accounts Associate, Business and Finance
Perry Culverson, Facility Manager, Recreation Intramurals and Fitness
Valerie Dalton, Associate Vice President and Chief of Police, Campus Police
Cheryl Ellison, Data Entry and Records Specialist Financial Aid
Richard Lester, Athletic Trainer, Athletics
Myisha Moore, Program Manager, Science and Mathematics
Howard Turner, Senior Financial Aid Adviser, Financial Aid
