UNCF picks city for scholarship luncheon Oct 31, 2009
Net proceeds will benefit San Antonio area students as well as UNCF s five members institutions: Paul Quinn College in Dallas; Texas College in Tyler; Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins; Wiley College in Marshall; and Huston-Tillotson University in Austin. Currently, 4,500 students in Texas are attending UNCF schools. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Lumberjack Basketball Adjusts Schedule Oct 30, 2009
SFA was originally scheduled to host Wiley College on Dec. 30. That game has been scrubbed in place of two contests in the St. Mary's Shamrock Office Solutions Classic. (Sfajacks.com)
Men's Hoops Schedule Announced Sep 24, 2009
SFA hosts East Central Oklahoma on Dec. 22, Wiley College on Dec. 30, and Texas College on Jan. 2. SFA starts Southland play on Jan. 9 with a road game against rival Sam Houston State. (Sfajacks.com)
HERMAN FURLOUGH JR. (19) Apr 15, 2009
He held memberships and/or served as a volunteer with the Texas State Teachers Association, Professional Counselors Association, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, Cultural Arts of Terrell, Corinthian Lodge #51, Concord Basketball Association, Jaycees, Warren Chapel United Methodist Church, Keep America Beautiful Committee, Kaufman County Drug Rehab Association, Board of Council of Organizations, Renaissance Club, Board member... (Terrell Tribune, TX)
SMU and Wiley College finally debate Feb 26, 2009
DALLAS (AP) - Seventy-four years after their meet was canceled, teams from Wiley College and Southern Methodist University finally got their chance to debate ... Wiley College's debate team was the subject of Denzel Washington's 2007 film, "The Great Debaters.". (KSLA.com, LA)
Debaters receive national recognition Feb 24, 2009
The Fox Sports interview focused on the ways Melvin Tolson, Debate Coach at Wiley College, had inspired them to push forward in debate and in life. Tolson coached one of the first African-American debate teams to a National Championship against USC.. (University News, MO)
FSN Celebrates Black History With American In Focus Vignettes Feb 8, 2009
Among this year's subjects: Oscar Micheaux, the first African-American to write, produce, and direct a full-length feature film; Robert Smalls, a former slave who became a five-time U.S. Congressman; Melvin B. Tolson, an internationally acclaimed poet who led a group of first-time debaters from Wiley College to a national championship (portrayed by Denzel Washington in the feature, The Great Debaters); and Mary Ann Shadd Cary, the nation's first African-American female attorney. On a long-form... (Multichannel News)
Events this week Feb 8, 2009
First up, the Oprah Winfrey-produced, Denzel Washington-directed The Great Debaters, based on the true story of a stellar debate team formed at the all-black Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, in the 1930s. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
