In
its effort to address a variety of aspects related
to the community the Caribbean Research Center has
affiliated itself with a variety of organizations
with which it collaborates on specific issues. Among
these groups are the Caribbean American Chamber of
Commerce (CACCI), the Caribbean Women’s Health
Association (CWHA), the Southern Diaspora Research
and Development Center, the Consortium of Caribbean
Professionals, the Caribbean American Community Comprehensive
Center (CACCC), and Caribbean Immigrant Services (CIS). |
| INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATIONS |
| UNIVERSITY
OF THE WEST INDIES |
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Agreement
for Academic Collaboration with Medgar Evers
College |
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International
Conference at Medgar Evers College on “Evolving
Patterns in Caribbean Migration – Impact,
Image & Challenges” (October 21-22,
1995) |
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Open
Lecture Series:
Professor Mervyn Alleyne, 1995
Professor Errol Miller, 1996
Vice-Chancellor, Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford,
1997
Dr. Arthur Richardson, School of Education,
Cave Hill 1997-98 (Sabbatical, research and
open lecturer)
Dr. Ian Robertson, School of Education, St.
Augustine 1998-1999 |
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Visits
from U.W.I. to Medgar Evers College by:
Professor Errol Miller and JBTE General Secretary
Dr. Sarah Williams
Hermione Yorke , Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences
Cheryl Dash, Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Professor Don Wilson, School of Education, Mona
Dr. Meta Bogle, School of Education, Mona
Dr. Velma Pollard, School of Education, Mona
Professor John Maxwell , Dept. of Sociology
and Social Work
Monica Palmer, Ph.D. candidate, research visit |
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Visit
from Medgar Evers College to U.W.I., Mona:
Medgar Evers College President Dr. Edison O.
Jackson, 1993
CRC Administrative Officer, Vera E. Weekes,
1993
CRC Executive Director Dr. J.A. George Irish,
1993 |
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Visit
to U.W.I, Dominica:
Public lectures by Dr. J.A. George Irish on:
a) Cuba and b) Creole Languages and Education
Policy (1996 and 1998) |
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Distinguished
Graduate Award to Dr. J.A.George Irish,
U.W.I. alumnus |
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Publications
by Caribbean Diaspora Press:
Velma Pollard, From Jamaican Creole to Standard
English, 1993
Rex Nettleford, Inward Stretch, Outward Reach.
A Voice From the Caribbean, 1995
Arthur Richardson, Caribbean Adolescents &
Youth. Contemporary Issues in Personality Development
and Behaviour, 1999 |
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Distribution
of CDP publications by the University of the
West Indies Press and the U.W.I. Bookstore,
Mona |
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Dr.
J.A. George Irish – External Examiner
for U.W.I. M.A. thesis in Education |
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Dr.
Holger Henke – External Examiner for U.W.I.
M.Sc. theses in Sociology |
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Dr.
J.A. George Irish – Editorial Board of
Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, U.W.I.
Cave Hill |
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Contributing
editors from U.W.I. to CDP publication Wadabagei.
A Journal of the Caribbean and its Diaspora:
Hilary Beckles, Merle Hodge, John La Guerre,
Brian Meeks, Rex Nettleford, Rhoda Reddock,
C. Y. Thomas |
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Student
activities: Caribbean Inter-Collegiate Debating
Competition (University of Guyana; U.W.I., Mona;
U.W.I., Cave Hill; U.W.I., St. Augustine; University
of the Virgin Islands; College of the Bahamas;
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico; Medgar
Evers College – CUNY; University of the
Netherlands Antilles) |
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CARICOM
Inter-School Debates including a visiting team
from the Leeward Islands (Anguilla, Antigua,
Nevis), 1997 |
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Student
exchange: Sheree Ferguson, Social Science student,
1998-99 |
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Invigilation
of UWI exams in New York City, since 2000 |
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Agreement
for the Exchange of Faculty and Students with Universidad
APEC, Santo Domingo |
| UNIVERSITY
OF THE AUTONOMOUS CARIBBEAN REGION OF NICARAGUA (URACCAN) |
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Agreement
for Academic Collaboration with Medgar Evers College |
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Study
Abroad Program for CUNY student |
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Legislative Initiative to adjust the status of citizens of Montserrat who were granted
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to permanent resident. |
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Adopt-A-Family
Project for victims of volcano crisi |
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TPS
advocacy & counseling for Montserratians temporarily
relocated to the U.S. |
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Disaster
relief for hurricane victims |
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Visit
by Nicolás Hernandez Guillén (Director
of the Guillén Foundation, Havana) to Medgar
Evers College, 1998 |
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Second
Annual Caribbean-American Summit, U.S. Caribbean
Relations: Priorities, Policies, and the Roles of
Peoples of the Caribbean at Home and Abroad,
[together with the Caribbean American Network of Democrats
(CARIBNET)], 1999 |
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CACCI
conference |
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An
educational/observational tour by Dr. Edison Jackson
(president of Medgar Evers College), Dr. J.A. George
Irish, Mrs. Vera Weekes and Education Task Force members
to Ontario schools and offices that have been working
to address the needs of Caribbean immigrant students |
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Visit
to Medgar Evers College by John Vieira, former President
of CABE |
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Publications
by Caribbean Diaspora Press:
Carol Tomlin, Black Language Style in Sacred and Secular
Contexts, 1999
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Joint
publication between Caribbean Diaspora Press and Macmillan
Press, Ltd.:
Rex Nettleford, Inward Stretch, Outward Reach, 1995
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Proctoring
of overseas examinations for London School of Economics
and Political Science and University of London, since
2000 |
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