June 17, 2008
Lynn Singer
Fisk student, Kiedra Kincaid, meets with Case Deputy
Provost, Lynn Singer, during the ACES summer
research program held at Case.
"Fisk University is very different from Case, i.e., small where we are larger, undergraduate-focused, while we are a research university, southern vs. northern (making for great opportunities to leave Cleveland in the winter and Fisk in the summer), historically black, while Case has few underrepresented minority faculty and students. These differences make us complementary in many ways and allow us both easier access to multicultural perspectives. In addition, Fisk has depth in many areas that we would like to strengthen or develop.
For example, they have a great African-American history program. Many African-American students at Case wish to study African-American history, but we do not have the depth here to be attractive to those students. By partnering with Fisk, our ethnic studies program could provide those opportunities. On the other hand, we have great depth in the sciences and engineering, and can offer opportunities in those areas to Fisk students and faculty. Similarly, Fisk has a fantastic art collection which our art history program can partner with. Through such connections, we can enrich our lives and our scholarship, as well as overcome some of the race relations barriers that currently exist in the United States."
Lynn Singer, deputy provost and vice president for academic programs, Case Western Reserve University, who was instrumental in the formation of the partnership between Case and Fisk.
Posted by: Heidi Cool June 17, 2008 04:10 PM
Category: Faculty
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