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...more practical position in American legend than simply that of the man Pocahontas saved; according Wikipedia’s encompassing entry on “American literature,” he was also the first American author. During the early 1600s, Smith, a prominent member of newly colonized Jamestown, penned several works on the then-nascent history of the land he had christened New England...
...Columbus Day holiday is a start, this country can do much more to challenge the unfortunately widespread Eurocentric approach to American history. For the most part, today’s American children and high-school students are taught that American history begins in 1607, the year the Jamestown settlement was established. Such an approach to American history is as inappropriate as it is inaccurate. And although replacing Columbus Day would certainly be a step in the right direction, we hope that the change would inspire a stronger commitment to teaching the true trajectory of American history—a story...
Gates has also been appointed a Senior Fellow for Global Higher Education at the Jamestown Project, a non-profit think tank based in Washington...
When do you think the salaries of female basketball players will begin to approach the salaries of male players? Anne Kenefic JAMESTOWN...
...first year. Currently, he directs the Harvard Criminal Justice Institute. Robinson, a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Maryland, was named one of Ebony Magazine’s 30 young African American leaders of the future in 1997. She presently serves as CEO of The Jamestown Project, a national think-tank compromised primarily of minorities and women that focuses on democracy. The couple—both HLS graduates who also run the Robinson Sullivan consulting group—has one son, Ronald III. Though House Committee members are formally incorporated in the Master selection process, Winthrop HoCo Chair...