Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 2002 — Page 3

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Baltimore's Kurt Schmoke to head Howard Law School

By REGGIE WILLIAMS Special to the NNPA From the Washington Afro American WASHINGTON (NNPA) — By selecting as its new dean former Baltimore Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke, whose campaign once used the slogan ‘ ’Kurt does us proud,’ ’ Howard University gets a celebrity to head its storied Law School. The school also gets an accomplished administrator. ‘ ’My hope for Howard University School of Law is to carry on the legacy to produce great legal minds, ’ ’ Schmoke said, adding that he was honored to join the faculty and to help nurture a new generation of leaders. He plans to use his experience to complement and assist students. Schmoke, whose appointment begins January 2003, will spend the next few months meeting with faculty and student leaders and getting to know members of the Law School staff. ‘Tve spoken with some of the members of staff about concerns they have,” Schmoke said at the school, where his appointment was announced. Until the end of the year, Schmoke will become acclimated to his new surroundings, relying on help from the current dean, Alice Gresham-Bullock, who will resume her professorial duties. Schmoke said his goals as the new dean will be to partner in Howard’s Law School progress and continue to build on the established traditions. His greatest challenge will be to expand financial resources, he said. Schmoke is assuming leadership of the school at a time when it is entering a new phase with increased enrollment, a new library and preparations to celebtote the i 50th anniversary of “Brown tis. i Board of Education/’ the Supreme Court decision that desegregated America’s public schools. Much of the work preceding the Brown case took place at Howard Law School, and the case was argued by Howard alumnus Thurgood Marshall, who later became the nation’s first Black Supreme Court Justice. ( i‘ ‘Tt is with a great sense of anticipation and enthusiasm that I welcome Kurt Schmoke to the Howard University family,” said Howard President H. Patrick Swygert, at a press conference. ‘’We are extremely fortunate to have someone with the depth of his intellect and the breadth of his talents and experiences.” Currently a partner in the international law firm of Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering, Schmoke served as Baltimore’s mayor from 1987 to 1999. As mayor, Schmoke initiated programs for housing, education, public health and economic development. In 1992, President George Bush awarded him a national literacy award for his efforts to promote adult literacy. In 1994, thenPresident Bill Clinton praised his programs to improve public housing and enhance community economic development. The Clinton administration had named Baltimore as one of six cities to receive Empowerment Zone designation. Before serving as mayor, he served as the city’s state’s attorney from 1982 to 1987. His other public service included his appointment as assistant director. White

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House domestic policy staff, under then-President Jimmy Carter. Schmoke received a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University. Before graduating from Harvard Law School, he pursued graduate studies on a Rhodes scholarship at Oxford.

Child care funding cuts

By NICOLE C. COOPER Recorder Correspondent There are over 53,000 families receiving public assistance in Indiana. The families are usually defined as one parent and two children receive cash, food vouchers, job trainirig and child care subsidy. This month, over 3,000 of these families and over 6,000

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the Indiana welfare budget by 16 percent over the next year. Families who will lose their subsidies will be given 30 days notice, although the cuts were scheduled to begin Oct. 1. The state is working with business statewide in hope they will bridge the gap by providing 3,000 child care slots by mid2003 for those who earn between $5 to $8 an hour. Other program cuts include: • $2.5 million in job training

cuts, affecting 26,000 families. • A loss of 25 cents in benefits for every dollar earned for families receiving cash benefits. In the past, families did not lose benefits until their annual income put them above the poverty level income guidelines. • 23 programs that receive welfare subsidies will be cut. Impacting caseworker training, adoption assistance and services to those who are seriously mentally ill.

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