Frank Dobson
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Inside The Ingram Commons at Vanderbilt University
What's life really like inside Vanderbilt’s renowned first-year residential college system? Hear from students and faculty heads of house and see what makes The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons a true home away from home. Read MoreAug 8, 2016
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Dobson named associate dean of students
Frank Dobson's new role will facilitate the integration of the mission and programming of the Office of Inclusion Initiatives and Cultural Competence with that of the Black Cultural Center as Vanderbilt seeks to address issues of diversity, inclusion and intercultural sensitivity. Read MoreFeb 15, 2016
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Listen: Register now for Vanderbilt Osher winter 2016 classes
Learn how to play the steel drums, watch a performance of "King Lear," and much more during the Vanderbilt Osher Lifelong Learning winter classes, open to all adults 50 and older. Read MoreDec 14, 2015
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New Office of Inclusion Initiatives and Cultural Competence to promote cultural inclusivity, awareness
IICC aims to help students develop the skills necessary to promote social justice and to have constructive conversations surrounding differences. Assistant Dean of Students Tina Smith has been promoted to associate dean and will lead IICC. Read MoreJul 23, 2015
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Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center director named assistant dean of students
Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Director Frank Dobson has been named an assistant dean of students, effective Aug. 1. Read MoreJul 20, 2015
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Vanderbilt marks African American milestones
It's been 50 years since eight African American students first enrolled as undergraduates at Vanderbilt. The university is marking this and other milestones with a new website and with banners displayed in a central location on campus. Read MoreOct 8, 2014
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Professors get pies in the face for charity
Frank Dobson (left), director of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt and a faculty head of house at The Ingram Commons, received a pie to the face for charity Nov. 9. (Photo by Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) As a part of Disabilities Awareness Week, students were… Read MoreNov 12, 2012
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End of the Beginning
The Ingram Commons’ first class graduates First-year students and faculty heads of house gathered at The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons in August 2008 for their first-ever class photo. The taking of a class photo each year has become an Ingram Commons tradition. (John Russell/Vanderbilt) On a bright spring day… Read MoreMay 1, 2012
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TIPSHEET: An African American has achieved the nation’s highest office – what now?
Barack Obama's history-making election to president of the United States has many wondering what does this achievement mean for race relations in America – what now? Is there still need for affirmative action? Is there less racism in America than we might have once thought? Will the Obamas have an impact on African Americans' and others' expectations for and perceptions of family and achievement? Read MoreNov 20, 2008