Education/Scholarships

MIAMI, Fla. (Nov 2, 2009)— The 11th Annual Eric E. Williams Memorial Lecture at Florida International University will take place on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 6:30 p.m., as part of FIU’s African & African Diaspora Studies Program. As current events demand new prescriptions for emerging countries, this year’s Distinguished Africana Scholars Lecture, “A New Vision for A New World Reality: Prospects for the Anglophone Caribbean,” promises to address...

Port of Spain, TRINIDAD and TOBAGO (September 16, 2009) The Eric Williams Memorial Collection (EWMC) at The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, announces the biennial “Eric Williams ‘School Bags’ Essay Competition.” Since 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the...

SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey (March 23, 2009) - US and Caribbean nationals interested in pursuing studies in media, broadcasting or public speaking are being offered scholarship awards in the memory of Christian communications professional and former CNN news anchor, Andria Hall. The SpeakEasy M.E.D.I.A. Foundation this week opened the application process for two grants which will be awarded to a high school student from the United States and ...