GRANITE CITY – Leland Melvin has traveled many roads in his life. One road could have led to the National Football League. Another road did lead him to NASA. Melvin, a former astronaut who flew on two missions on Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2008 and 2009, spoke to a gathering of students from Granite City, Madison and Venice high schools Wedn...

On Wednesday, March 29, 2017, the MJCHF will partner with the Regional Superintendent of Education, SIUE, and Lewis & Clark Community College to host former NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin, who flew on two Space Shuttle missions. Mr. Melvin will speak to more than 600 students from Granite City, Madison, and Venice high schools. The prog...

EDWARDSVILLE – The Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities made an announcement this afternoon of some big news – legendary UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers’ player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be featured guest at an upcoming fundraiser on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsvill...

EDWARDSVILLE - Gori Julian & Associates announced a $100,000 donation on Thursday for Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities Initiative’s “Conversation Toward a Bright Future” endeavor. More than 200 middle school and high school students from 23 schools in Madison County, Ill., are participating in the dis...

Dr. Hightower met with Colonel Laura Lenderman, Commander of the 375th Air Mobility Wing unit, as part of the Honorary Commander's Program. It is a program designed to help build better connectivity between Scott AFB and community leaders.  On her website, she had the following message to Dr. Hightower. Visit with Dr. Hightower By&n...

EDWARDSVILLE - The Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), and Madison County Housing Authority are engaged in a two-year STEM project targeting minority, elementary age girls living in low-income housing. The first phase brought hands-on learning to 20 girls in order to increase their interest an...

GODFREY – The Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities (MJCH) announced its new Global Research Initiative at its inaugural fundraiser dinner, featuring keynote speaker Gen. Colin Powell, on Thursday.  The MJCH is currently in the process of assembling world class scholars with expertise in content and research methodologies enabling th...

Every year since 1960, the College of Business family meets in Chicago to honor faculty and alumni achievements at the annual Spring Luncheon. Please join us as we welcome keynote speaker Mannie Jackson, chairman, Boxcar Holdings, LLC; president, Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities Foundation; and former chairman and owner, Harlem Globe...

The “Conversation Toward a Brighter Future” is occurring as a solution to the negative discourse that is taking place across the country among our national leaders. As a result of their behavior, our world is becoming increasingly polarized. We must rely on the future leaders of this nation, our youth, to begin the conversation toward w...

GODFREY – Representatives of the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities had the opportunity to network with fellow humanitarians and help celebrate the National Endowment for the Humanities’ 50th anniversary this month in Washington, D.C.  Lewis and Clark Community College President Dale Chapman and Mannie Jackson Center for the...

Student leaders from 10 area high schools were awarded $3,000 fellowships from the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities Foundation Thursday morning to implement projects they developed to create positive changes in their schools and communities during the 2016-17 school year.    The student projects were developed after participating...

EDWARDSVILLE - Thursday’s “Conversation Toward a Brighter Future”discussion and High School Fellows Reception at the Mannie Jackson Center For The Humanities was filled with enthusiasm from the student participants and everyone else present. The area high school students discussed projects they had started in ...

Edwardsville – Nine area high schools will be awarded $3,000 fellowships this fall to implement student projects aimed at creating positive change in their schools and communities over the 2016-2017 school year. Students will present these “Conversation Toward a Brighter Future” project proposals to local school leaders from 9:30...

EDWARDSVILLE — Students from nine area high schools will make presentations Thursday in Edwardsville on student projects aimed at creating positive changes in their schools. Teams from the schools each received a $3,000 fellowship as part of the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities “Conversation Toward a Brighter Future” prog...

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin dropped by Edwardsville Wednesday morning, touring the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities and then getting an update from Executive Director Ed Hightower about the center's recent initiative to improve the culture and climate in the country's schools. Read the full article...