hip hop in education

Harvard University Establishes ‘The Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship’

Birthplace Magazine — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:14:28 +0000

The Fellowship will provide selected scholars and artists with an opportunity to show that “education is real power”

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Science Genius Program Uses Hip-Hop to Teach Science to Teens

Birthplace Magazine — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 21:51:48 +0000

"Onto the stage the students filed, spitting rhymes about DNA, mitochondria, the big bang, natural selection, reproduction, digestion, the solar system and a 'burner named Bunsen.'"

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Georgetown Professor’s “Sociology of Hip Hop: Jay-Z” Course Receives Praise, Criticism

Birthplace Magazine — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:46:06 +0000

Georgetown Professor and author Michael Eric Dyson is teaching a course studying, from a sociological view, the lyrics and life story of rags-to-riches rap success story Jay-Z. While this isn't the first time a hip hop artist has become the subject of a collegiate course, the course is drawing mixed reactions.

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Urban Arts Partnership’s ‘Fresh Prep’ – Hip Hop Infused Education Initiative – Highlighted in New York Times

Birthplace Magazine — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:27:26 +0000

The New York Times highlights 'Fresh Prep,' an Urban Arts Partnership education initiative that utilizes hip hop to help students learn.

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B.E.A.T. Brings Hip Hop Education Programs to Bronx Schools

Manny Faces — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:55:37 +0000

On the Good.is website, Sara Fletcher details free, after-school workshops that have been bringing hip hop education to students in the Bronx

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Columbia University Puts The Squeeze On NYC Hip Hop Radio Landmark

Manny Faces — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:45:35 +0000

Long running program Squeeze Radio and host Sucio Smash, effectively shut down by Columbia University. The program was the latest in a series of legendary NYC hip hop radio programs, broadcasting continuously for 20 years

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Show and Prove: Two-day Conference at NYU (9/18-9/19) – Highlighting Work in Field of Hip Hop Studies

Birthplace Magazine — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:15:17 +0000

The Department of Performance Studies, at NYU, will host "Show & Prove," a two-day event featuring panels, films and discussions featuring new work in the "burgeoning field of Hip Hop Studies.

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