Category: Appointments

The New Director of the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University

The New Director of the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University

Gerald Aching has been a professor of Romance studies at Cornell since 2009. Previously, he taught at New York University.

May 11, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Mario Small Named Dean of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago

Mario Small Named Dean of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago

Dr. Small has been serving as a professor of sociology and chair of the department of sociology at the university.

May 10, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Nanotechnology Scholar Named Provost at the University of Illinois

Nanotechnology Scholar Named Provost at the University of Illinois

Ilesanmi Adesida is a respected scholar in the field of nanotechnology and has been serving as dean of the university’s College of Engineering.

May 10, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Four African Americans Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Four African Americans Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Katrina Reynolds, Crystal Rae Coel Coleman, Tammara Durham, and Marcus Burgess are the new appointees.

May 10, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
African American Faculty News

African American Faculty News

Kristi Isaac Rapp was promoted at Xavier University in New Orleans and William Adams Jr. will be teaching at Albany State University.

May 10, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Four African Americans Presented With Awards

Four African Americans Presented With Awards

M. Christopher Brown II, Sonja Trent-Brown, Isabel Wilkerson, and Nell Russell are honored for their work in higher education.

May 10, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
A Milestone Appointment in Mathematics at Howard University

A Milestone Appointment in Mathematics at Howard University

This fall Talitha Washington will become the second Black woman to hold a tenured position as an associate professor of mathematics at Howard University.

May 03, 2012 | 2 comments View Post
The New Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law

The New Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law

William M. Carter Jr. is currently a professor at the Beasley School of Law at Temple University in Philadelphia.

May 03, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
The New Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University

The New Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University

Jonathan Walton is filling the position previously held by the late Peter J. Gomes, who was pastor of Memorial Church at Harvard for more than 40 years before his death last year.

May 03, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Ronald Jackson Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati

Ronald Jackson Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati

He is currently professor of media and cinema studies and the former director of the African American studies program at the flagship campus of the University of Illinois.

May 03, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Two Black Poets Honored by the U.S. Postal Service

Two Black Poets Honored by the U.S. Postal Service

Robert Hayden and Gwendolyn Brooks are among 10 poets honored in a new series of stamps.

May 03, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Four African Americans Named to New Posts in Higher Education

Four African Americans Named to New Posts in Higher Education

Jacqueline Agesa, Derrick Williams, Akel Ismail Kahera, and Lee D. Walker are all assuming new duties.

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Two African American Scholars Win Prestigious Awards

Two African American Scholars Win Prestigious Awards

Kofi Lomotey of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and Carolyn Vallas of the University of Virginia are honored.

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Two African American Scholars Honored by the American Educational Research Association

Two African American Scholars Honored by the American Educational Research Association

The American Educational Research Association recently honored Jeraldo F.L. Jackson and Robert T. Palmer for their scholarship relating to diversity.

Apr 30, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
University of Virginia Establishes Endowed Chair to Honor Retiring Professor Julian Bond

University of Virginia Establishes Endowed Chair to Honor Retiring Professor Julian Bond

Julian Bond, the civil rights leaders and former chair of the NAACP, has spent the last 20 years on the history department faculty at the University of Virginia. He is retiring this week.

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University of Kansas Scholar Wins Emerging Playwright Award

University of Kansas Scholar Wins Emerging Playwright Award

Darren Canady will be honored at the national conference of the American Theatre Critics Association.

Apr 26, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
The New Director of The Design School at Arizona State University

The New Director of The Design School at Arizona State University

Currently, Craig Barton is an associate professor of architecture at the University of Virginia.

Apr 26, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Layli Maparyan Named Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women

Layli Maparyan Named Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women

The Spelman College graduate currently serves as an associate professor of women’s studies and African American studies at Georgia State University.

Apr 26, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Three African American Women Named to Prestigious Posts in Higher Education

Three African American Women Named to Prestigious Posts in Higher Education

The new appointees are Marlene Helm at Midway College, Belinda Anderson at Norfolk State University, and Carolyn Tucker at the University of Florida.

Apr 26, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Honors for Four Black Women in Higher Education

Honors for Four Black Women in Higher Education

Wanda Spurlock, Denise Ghartey, Bernadette Nwafor, and Ruth J. Simmons are the honorees.

Apr 26, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Universities Honored for Their Efforts to Increase Retention of Minority Engineering Students

Universities Honored for Their Efforts to Increase Retention of Minority Engineering Students

The three winners of the National Society of Black Engineer’s Impact Award are Michigan State University, the University of Houston, and the University of Maryland-College Park.

Apr 20, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Chisom Ezekwo and Damian Bolden

Architecture Students Win Diversity Scholarships

Chisom Ezekwo of the University of Southern California and Damian Bolden of Auburn University will receive financial aid and an internship.

Apr 20, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Dorothy Roberts Is the Newest PIK Professor at the University of Pennsylvania

Dorothy Roberts Is the Newest PIK Professor at the University of Pennsylvania

For the past 14 years, Professor Roberts has been on the faculty at Northwestern University School of Law.

Apr 19, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
NAFEO Creates Scholarships to Honor Norman C. Francis

NAFEO Creates Scholarships to Honor Norman C. Francis

Norman Francis of Xavier University of Louisiana is the longest-tenured university president in the United States.

Apr 19, 2012 | 3 comments View Post
Awards for a Trio of Black Scholars

Awards for a Trio of Black Scholars

Allissa Richardson, Damien Ejigiri, and Candace Jolly are honored with prestigious awards.

Apr 19, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Four African American Men Appointed to New Posts in Higher Education

Four African American Men Appointed to New Posts in Higher Education

F. Carl Walton, Everett Mitchell, Marvin Dawkins, and Timothy Bellamy are taking on new duties in higher education.

Apr 19, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Leslie Jones Named Dean of the College of Education at Nicholls State University

Leslie Jones Named Dean of the College of Education at Nicholls State University

She has been serving as professor and associate dean at the Louisiana university.

Apr 16, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Toni Morrison Receives the Beacon Award at the University of Pennsylvania

Toni Morrison Receives the Beacon Award at the University of Pennsylvania

Nobel laureate Morrison received the award for her strong commitment to advancing, supporting, and promoting women.

Apr 12, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Honors for Three Black Scholars

Honors for Three Black Scholars

John M. Wallace of the University of Pittsburgh, Judith Thomas of Lincoln University, and LeTondra Lawrence of Texas Woman’s University, are honored with prestigious awards.

Apr 12, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
A Trio of Black Scholars Receive New Appointments

A Trio of Black Scholars Receive New Appointments

Fidelia Nnadi of the University of Central Florida, Tina Marshall-Bradley at Paine College, and Reginald DesRoches at Georgia Tech were appointed to new positions.

Apr 12, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Edith Mitchell to Receive the Humanitarian Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Edith Mitchell to Receive the Humanitarian Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology

She is clinical professor of medicine and medical oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

Apr 05, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Merle Smith receiving the Bronze Star.

Coast Guard Academy Honors Its First Black Graduate

In 1966, Merle Smith was the academy’s first Black graduate. Today 5 percent of the cadets are Black.

Apr 05, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
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