{"id":15725,"date":"2026-02-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/?p=15725"},"modified":"2026-02-18T22:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T03:37:32","slug":"the-work-of-hbcus-has-been-to-create-generations-of-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pr\/the-work-of-hbcus-has-been-to-create-generations-of-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The work of HBCUs has been to create generations of leaders\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Marla Frederick addresses the audience during a Black History Month presentation on Feb. 5 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. (Joey Gardner photo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Dr. Marla Frederick <\/strong>opened the University of Maryland Eastern Shore\u2019s 2026 Black History Month activities with an address on several topics focusing on the African American experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frederick, the first black woman to serve as Dean of Harvard Divinity School, spoke with the campus community during a Feb. 5 event held at the Student Services Center Theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the presentation, Frederick examined the role of Historically Black Colleges in American history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite recent and persistent efforts to erase Black history, the admonition of generations is clear \u2013 we must remember,\u201d said Frederick, who has also served as the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Religion and Culture at Emory University\u2019s Candler School of Theology. \u201cIt is a story we must hear, we must know, we must read, we must understand, and, by all means, we must remember.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dr. Marla Frederick participates in a question-and-answer session with SGA president Armani Dukes during a Black History Month presentation on Feb. 5 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. (Joey Gardner photo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Frederick emphasized the importance of HBCUs as incubators of leaders, as well as a number of players in the role of the development and growth of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe compound interest of their decades-long impact is felt in both places seen and unseen, known and unknown, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UMES President Heidi M. Anderson<\/strong> said Frederick\u2019s background in African American studies and religion made her the perfect fit to launch this year\u2019s programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHistory and religion are intertwined,\u201d Dr. Anderson said. \u201cUMES was founded with the Methodist church. So, to kick off Black History Month with Dr. Frederick is so powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frederick added that having insight into the roles and responsibilities of what an HBCU can do is essential to understanding black history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe work of HBCUs has long been to create generations of leaders who not only excel in their work, but understand who they are,\u201d she said. \u201cA people, without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture, is like a tree without roots.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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