"Weekly Dozens" Magazine -- Saturday 4/12/14

Last updated: Monday 4/14/14 @ 1:30 am

Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite academic news items posted by HBCU and other media on Twitter about HBCUs' teaching, research, and community service for the week ending Saturday 4/12/14 ... in chronological order from latest to earliest ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found here ==> Back issues ... Note that back issues can be searched for old tweets.

A. News, Events, & Features ... Dozen

1. emPower magazine ‏@emPowermagazine Apr 11

   RT@DiverseIssues: @TheRevAl, @NationalAction Tackle Education the ‘Civil Rights Issue of Our Day’ http://diverseeducation.com/article/62808/  by @jamalericwatson
   
   
2. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Apr 11

   #hbcu #ssu Fort Valley State inauguration rooted in optimism: Cheryl Davenport Dozier, ... http://binged.it/OQyp2l  http://bit.ly/RkcVJx 
   
   
3. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Apr 11

   #hbcu #fisk Chemist Percy Julian Honored With Google Doodle: Though his white classmate... http://binged.it/PYsjOE  http://bit.ly/RkcVJx 
   
   
4. HBCU Digest ‏@HBCUDigest Apr 11

   Johnson C. Smith Receives $825,000 Grant for Student Scholarships http://hbcudigest.com/?p=94951 
   
   
5. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline Apr 11

   How to defend against the OpenSSL Heartbleed flaw http://www.csoonline.com/article/2142102/data-protection/how-to-defend-against-the-openssl-heartbleed-flaw.html … via @computerworld
   
   
6. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Apr 10

   RT #hbcu #dsu DSU gets unprecedented private donation: Delaware State University has r... http://binged.it/PVZwtY  http://bit.ly/1bgZRk9 
   
   
7. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Apr 9

   #hbcu #fisk Fisk inaugurates president after year of growth: Fisk University is schedul... http://binged.it/1sCV2Yb  http://bit.ly/RkcVJx
   
   
8. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Apr 8

   RT #HBCU #JSU RCMI Center for Environmental Health at Jackson State awarded $10.7M: JAN... http://binged.it/OvWV8X  http://bit.ly/ZKhw7x
   
   
9. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews Apr 8

   #asu #hbcu Alabama State University garners federal grant for nanotechnology student re... http://binged.it/PJd3VU  http://bit.ly/189EcCK
10. HBCU Digest ‏@HBCUDigest Apr 7

    Elizabeth City State, Winston-Salem State Seek Dramatic Restructuring http://hbcudigest.com/?p=94574
    
    
11. Did you know, the man that replaced Bill Gates @ Microsoft was an HBCU Graduate!? Check it out http://bit.ly/1ihCuEN  pic.twitter.com/ozelzAfWN2

    
    
    

    
    

    

    
    
    
    
12. TJ Watters ‏@TJWatters Apr 7

    RT @HBCU_Lifestyle Three HBCU Presidents Announce Retirements: http://owl.li/vvo2u  (via @DiverseIssues) | THIS IS a serious leadership NO
    
    

    
    

B. Black Hackers & Entrepreneurs ... Half Dozen ... Some useful reference links

1. HBCU News ‏@hbcunews 6h

   #hbcu #alcorn Small businesses growing at Alcorn State technology incubator: When Laure... http://binged.it/1hwryXI  http://bit.ly/Ufn2g6 
   
   
2. Kapor Center ‏@KaporCenter Apr 10

   How @benjealous Is Bringing More Diversity To Tech @KaporCenter http://bit.ly/1iAD8yv  by @AyanaByrd via @FastCompany
   
   
3. Stanford Business ‏@StanfordBiz Apr 9

   How @TristanWalker & @LauraWP (both MBA ’10) of @CODE2040 are opening doors for minorities in technology http://stnfd.biz/vCJ4x  #StanfordETL
   
   
4. CODE2040 ‏@CODE2040 Apr 9

   Had an all-star cast at the #mentoraiser w/ the most reps from our friends at @twitter @Pinterest @sosh + @uber
5. Black Founders ‏@blackfounders Apr 7

   A lesson in turning a startup failure into a winner by @gwenmoran http://www.fastcompany.com/3028609/bottom-line/how-curalate-turned-a-dud-into-a-dynamo … via @FastCompany
   
   
6. Digital Learning Lab ‏@DLLOnline Apr 7

   University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) to offer technology entrepreneurship program -- online http://wapo.st/1sojn3R  via @washingtonpost

C. Comments & Opinions ... Half Dozen

1. HBCU Digest ‏@HBCUDigest 11h

   Five Signs That Your HBCU Has a Bad President http://hbcudigest.com/?p=95158 
2. HBCUstory, INC. ‏@HBCUstory Apr 11

   HAPPY FOUNDERS DAY | Spelman College was founded on April 11, 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary |... http://fb.me/1JieWnTTK 

   
   
   
3. EDUCAUSE ‏@educause Apr 9

   Consider increasing the number of staff to support online initiatives. #eLearning #ITIssues http://www.educause.edu/itissues
4. HBCUstory, INC. ‏@HBCUstory Apr 9

   A Tangled Web | HBCU Newspaper Censorship http://wp.me/p2eFvQ-Yx  via @skhaydel // @FiskForum
   
   
5. Alfred Edmond Jr ‏@AlfredEdmondJr Apr 7

   Don't Just Save Black Boys, Redeem Black Men--@BlackEnterprise Founder Earl Graves  http://www.blackenterprise.com/blogs/saving-black-boys-and-black-men-in-america/ … #saveoursons #MyBrothersKeeper
   
   
6. Greg Carr ‏@AfricanaCarr Apr 6

   A few Black millionaires w/basketballs in hand is a hell of a trade off for the message it sends millions of our children about education.
   
   
   
   

D. Some Important Upcoming Events ... Half Dozen 

1. HBCU Digest ‏@HBCUDigest 
   RT @SamHenry3G: Next @MorganStateU #Hackathon 5/2/14!! Sponsors needed! http://hbcuhacks-morgan.eventbrite.com  #HBCUHacks cc: @HBCUDigest
   
   
   
   
   
2. ILLINOIS Business ‏@uiucbusiness Apr 10

   Join us for "Ideas Are Worthless" on April 24 at the @IlliniCenter with @blackfounders http://chicago.ideasareworthless.com  pic.twitter.com/zIdQrgaJfm

   
   

   

   
   
   
   
3. USDLA ‏@USDLA

   VIRTUAL VERSION OF 2014 USDLA CONFERENCE AVAILABLE - REGISTER TODAY! #constantcontact http://conta.cc/1it677j 

   
   
4. APLU OAS ‏@APLUOAS

   REMINDER: 2014 National Acccess, Diversity and Excellence Summit #constantcontact http://conta.cc/1pXQE3R 
5. HBCUstory, INC. ‏@HBCUstory Apr 7

   The #HBCUstory Symposium is moving! Have you heard? SAVE THE DATE | Oct 24 + 25 in Washington, D.C. #HBCU pic.twitter.com/hp5xHtwaAC

   
   

   

   
   

   
   
6. Black Founders ‏@blackfounders

   Countdown to #IAWChicago. You've only got 17 days to get your tickets and join us in Chicago! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-are-worthless-conference-chicago-2014-tickets-10661138753 …

   
   

E. Opportunities for Jobs, Internships, Scholarships, Fellowships, & Research ... Half Dozen  

1. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@HBCUCareerCntr Apr 11

   Science Internships for 2014. UPLOAD your resume to our Job/Internship page #intern #HBCU #STEM http://ow.ly/vFpma 

   
   
2. Black Enterprise ‏@blackenterprise Apr 10

   Free Money? The Top 10 Grants Available to Black, Minority Business Owners http://trib.al/PiyXPBZ 

   
   
3. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@HBCUCareerCntr Apr 11
   RT @diversityexec: Hiring #veterans can bring all types of #diversity to a company: http://ow.ly/vw3pS
   
   
4. Marcia Robinson SPHR ‏@HBCUCareerCntr Apr 6

   Jobs - Media internship- The HBCU Career Center http://shar.es/BQtiV  via @sharethis
5. Black Enterprise ‏@blackenterprise Apr 11

   Want to Intern at Black Enterprise in Social Media, Marketing or Editorial? Apply Here http://trib.al/HklwhT0 

   
   
6. White House HBCUs ‏@WHI_HBCUs Apr 7

   DOJ Offers $4.75 Million for National Center for Building Community Trust and Justice learn more here: http://www.ojjdp.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2014/NCBCTJ.pdf …