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    DAMARIO SOLOMON SIMMONS

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*President's report release

*BOTA Transitional Team document

*Announcement of BOTA Think Tank 2006

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BOTA Mission

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:   To nurture Productive Collaborative Scholarship particularly toward the desired end of promotion and tenure among the members in tenure track positions.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:   To foster collegial networks and relationships among the members

OVERARCHING GOAL:   Production of high quality, publishable research and scholarship that focuses upon improving African and African-American peoples, schools, and communities (socially, politically, and economically). We will achieve this through research and scholarly activism via our positions in colleges universities, and community organizations.

BOTA News

The current leadership team will be in place until June 30, 2005. On July 1, 2005, the president and the new regional coordinators and leadership team positions will become effective. The current leadership team along with the new leadership team (who will be appointed by Feb. 1, 2005) will meet in Madison, Wisconsin May 19 - 21, 2005. Like with all BOTA leadership team meetings in the past, all BOTA members are invited to attend. If you are financially active with BOTA or if you plan to become financially active and are interested in one of the leadership team positions, please feel free to contact Dr. Jones at jonesl@uww.edu.

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Merchandise Available
6th Annual Conference on White Privilege at Central College
The Journal of Men's Studies
Making It On Broken Promises
New Brothers of the Academy Documentary Available Online