B-CC PROFESSOR RECEIVES FREEMAN FELLOWSHIP

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -Dr. Dee Douglas-Jones, Assistant Professor of English and Reading in the Division of General Studies, has received a Freeman Fellowship to participate in the Summer Seminar in Hawaii and Malaysia for faculty at minority serving institutions. The fellowship is administered by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii and supported by the Freeman Foundation and the United States Department of Education.

The month-long program will feature an orientation at the University of Hawaii, an introduction to Malaysia's history, economy, and geography, and a tour of Singapore.

A member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and a People to People Programs Ambassador, Dr. Douglas-Jones most recently visited Costa Rica as a member of the Literacy and Reading Education Delegation to Central America. Participation in the Asian program will allow her to extend her graduate work in Multicultural Education and doctoral field experiences in Ethnic Literatures and Cultures. 

“I advise everyone to learn more about diverse cultures to understand who we are individually and collectively; reading multicultural literature is a good starting point,” Dr. Douglas-Jones says.

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Bethune-Cookman is a comprehensive college, which offers degrees in liberal arts as well as professional fields, such as business, education and nursing. A United Methodist Church-affiliated school, the College has a diverse and international student population of more than 2,700 and a solid reputation for academic excellence and community service. As evidence of its outstanding program, the College has been listed in the Templeton Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges and Universities, and it was ranked by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the “Top 50” schools in the nation for black students.  B-CC is one of 10 charter member colleges of Project Pericles, a program to create civic leadership and involvement on its member campuses.  The College will celebrate its 100^th year of founding on October 4, 2004.

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