Young Leaders to be honored Feb. 13 Naretha Hopson and Steven Harris are among 20 outstanding professionals under age 40 who will be recognized at the 2014 Salute to Young Leaders.
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‘Urbanist’ educator appointed vice provost William F. Tate is the new dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and vice provost for graduate education at Washington University.
William F. Tate now leads graduate education at WUSTL By Chris King Of The St. Louis American William F. Tate sees his new appointment as dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and vice provost for graduate education at Washington University as indicative of the university’s commitment to diversity – and not only because he himself is African-American. “My selection suggests a serious commitment to these issues, since this is what my research has been about for the last 20 years – trying to open up the pipeline, to continue to push and be better than we are right now,” he said. Tate, who holds a doctorate in mathematics education from the University of Maryland,
n “Partnerships between the university and the business community strengthen the safety net that keeps talented people in St. Louis.” – William F. Tate, vice provost for graduate education at Washington University
Education, said he considers himself “an urbanist.” “In the most simple terms, I try to figure out what is wrong with urban education and try to fix it,” he said. His research and teaching have addressed disparities in fields other than education. He holds academic appointments in American Culture Studies, Urban Studies, and African and African-American Studies, as well as in the Institute for Public Health. “I look at social determinants of science and math attainment and what happens with people, and the social determinants of health outcomes,
College Park and most recently chaired Washington University’s Department of
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City police downsize districts Chief defends upbeat spin on crime stats By Rebecca Rivas Of The St. Louis American St. Louis saw one of its first tangible benefits of local control of the police department last week when Police Chief Sam Dotson announced n “No one is a redistricting of the going to come police force – without here if all we having to go through say is, ‘St. approvals from a board of commissioners appointed Louis has a crime problem.” by the governor. As of 4 a.m. on Monday, the St. Louis – Police Chief Metropolitan Police Sam Dotson Department was downsized from nine police districts to six – changing district boundaries that have been in place for more than 50 years. When the old boundaries were originally See POLICE, A6
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Foul play at Ballpark Village Activists from the Congress of Racial Equality staged a protest at the Ballpark Village jobsite on Wednesday morning. According to a statement, the group is protesting the Slay administration for excluding some $60 million in Ballpark Village contracts from the city’s inclusion goals for minority- and women-owned businesses.
OBS stresses economic justice Maureen Taylor, state chair of the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, gave the keynote speech at the Organization for Black Struggle’s 34th anniversary celebration held on Saturday at the St. Louis Gateway Classic Foundation.
Rasheen Aldridge receives 2013 Jamala Rogers Young Visionary Award By Bridjes O’Neil Of The St. Louis American The Organization for Black Struggle presented its 34th anniversary celebration on Saturday at the St. Louis Gateway Classic Foundation, 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Montague Simmons, OBS chair, said the celebration is a time to
reflect on the past and plan for the future. “If your 2013 was anything like my 2013, you were busy,” Simmons said. “And a lot of us were out there standing shoulder to shoulder.” OBS was active in the Show Me 15 campaign to increase the See OBS, A7
Young Leader awardees chosen Class of 2014 to be celebrated Feb. 14 at Four Seasons By K. Michael Jones Of The St. Louis American A diverse group of 20 outstanding AfricanAmerican professionals under age 40 has been selected as the 2014 class of Young Leader award recipients. Chosen by their peers, the awardees will be profiled in the February 13 edition of The St. Louis American and will be honored at the St. Louis American Foundation’s fourth annual Salute to Young Leaders Networking Awards Reception on Thursday, February 13 at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis. Emerson is again See LEADERS, A6
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