National Black History Month - February 2012

Fisk University Salutes Black History Month by Honoring Dr. L.M. Collins A Son Ever On the Altar
Dr. L. M. Collins is a lifelong learner, educator, and lover of books both academic and popular. He was awarded an M.A. in 1937 at Fisk University and a Ph.D. in 1945 by the Western Reserve University Department of American Culture. Dr. Collins joined the Fisk University faculty in 1945 as a professor of English, teaching courses that have included Freshman Composition, Advanced Composition, Milton, and Black Literature. Dr. Collins taught the course, the Harlem Renaissance, and used as text his monograph, "The Harlem Renaissance Generation." A longtime revered faculty member and mentor, also developed bookmarks for undergraduates to teach them about Fisk writers and black authors, and produced a series of postcards relating to the history of Fisk through his Hines-Bontemps-Collins Memorial Project. For 48 years, he reviewed books for the Nashville Tennessean. He produced several monographs for Fisk Library institutes and the text for his course on the Harlem Renaissance. He edited Listen Lord, a compilation of Jubilee Day prayers, meditations, tributes, and testaments of faith by Fisk students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. In 1990, his One Hundred Years of Fisk Presidents was published; that same year, he received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Fisk.

Where: John Hope &Aurelia W. Franklin Library Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Time: 6:00 PM7:30 PM