John Newman Wins Cultural Award

John Newman, associate professor of art in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, has won the 2010 American Association of Blacks in Higher Education Distinguished Cultural Award, given to those individuals whose body of work has documented the Black American experience through exemplary creative or scholarly endeavors. The American Association of Blacks in Higher Education covers all aspects of higher education; while the association is interested in equal access and the academic success of Black Americans, it also recognizes and honors African and African American contributions to culture in society.