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Dec. 3, 2012
Freeman A. Hrabowski III has been named the 2013 Noel Professor
Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has been named the 2013 Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professor...more »
Feb 20, 2012
Brenda Palms Barber: The Noel professor helps those who ‘need a second chance’
Brenda Palms Barber, the 2012 Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professor, stood before the audience at Shorter Community AME Church in Denver last Monday and confessed that she initially wondered what she would say about herself...more »
Nov. 14, 2011
Brenda Palms Barber named 2012 Noel Distinguished Visiting Professor
Brenda Palms Barber, who heads an innovative jobs initiative in Chicago, has been named the 2012 Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professor...more »
Mar 7, 2011
30th annual Noel professorship continues to educate, inform and entertain
“Rejection is a fabulous teacher,” the 2011 Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professor told more than 200 people at Shorter Community A.M.E Church on Tuesday as they celebrated the legacy of Noel—the late professor, activist and humanitarian...more »
Jan. 24, 2011
2011 Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professor Judi Hampton
The committee for the 2011 Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professorship has selected public relations executive Judi Hampton as the visiting professor for a series of events to be held Feb. 28-March 2. This year’s theme is “Inclusive Excellence: A Foundation for the 21st Century.”...more »
Mar 3, 2010
Annual event honors civil rights legend, attracts more than 300
A legend’s celebration took place Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the 2010 Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professorship Community Event... more »
Nov. 4, 2009
Noel committee names Africare president Coles as 2010 visiting professor
The committee for the 2010 Rachel B. Noel Distinguished Visiting Professorship has selected Africare president Julius E. Coles as the visiting professor for a series of events to be held Feb. 21-24, 2010. This year’s theme is Education: Impacting Our Global Community... more »
Feb 25, 2009
Noel Professor shares her life, College honors four at community event
A little more than a year after her death, Rachel B. Noel’s legacy of bringing people together to foster meaningful community dialogue about education and human rights is still very much alive... more »
Jan 21, 2009
Noel professorship features international scholar, honors Colorado pioneers
In this season of historic firsts that includes President-Elect Barack Obama’s inauguration as the first African American president of the United States, Metro State is preparing to celebrate the life of one of Colorado’s pioneers, the late Rachel B. Noel, and to honor four of Colorado’s African American... more »
Dec. 10, 2008
Two students receive first-ever Rachel B. Noel Scholarships
The late Rachel B. Noel played a significant role in Denver’s—and Metro State’s—diverse history. Beginning this semester, Noel’s legacy at Metro State lives has taken on another dimension: a newly established scholarship... more »
Feb. 27, 2008
Jordan, Hickenlooper and Harding among speakers at Sunday’s Noel memorial service
Among the speakers at Sunday’s memorial service for Metro State Associate Professor Emeritus Rachel B. Noel are President Stephen Jordan, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and Vincent Harding, Professor Emeritus of Religion and Social Transformation at the Iliff School of Theology ... more »??
