Category: Appointments

Drum Major Returns to Texas Tech as Director of Athletic Bands

Drum Major Returns to Texas Tech as Director of Athletic Bands

Duane Hill was named associate director of bands and director of athletic bands at Texas Tech University.

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Notable Appointments of African Americans in Higher Education

Notable Appointments of African Americans in Higher Education

Mark Henderson, Andrea Ferguson and Sheila Johnson-Willis are named to new posts.

Apr 05, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Three African American Men Win Higher Education Honors

Three African American Men Win Higher Education Honors

Ira T. Wiggins, C. Garnett Henning, and Geoffrey Canada are honored.

Apr 05, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Three Black Men Named to Prestigious Faculty Posts

Three Black Men Named to Prestigious Faculty Posts

Marcus C. Bruce at Bates College, Gene A. Jarrett at Boston University, and Stephon H.S. Alexander at Dartmouth College are named to important teaching positions.

Mar 29, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Two African American Scholars Win Prestigious Awards

Two African American Scholars Win Prestigious Awards

Barbara Johnson of Northern Illinois University and Peter Williams of the University of Delaware are honored.

Mar 29, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Dorothy Strickland Named Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Dorothy Strickland Named Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

She holds the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Chair in Education at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Mar 29, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Two African American Men Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Two African American Men Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Aaron Austin was named vice president for student life at Bethel College and Kevin Holmes is the new director of admissions at the University of the District of Columbia.

Mar 29, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Susan Price Is Serving as Interim Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System

Susan Price Is Serving as Interim Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System

Since 2004, she has served as vice chancellor of student and instructional services. She stated she is not interested in the job on a permanent basis.

Mar 23, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
African American Anthropologist at MIT Wins the Levitan Prize in the Humanities

African American Anthropologist at MIT Wins the Levitan Prize in the Humanities

Erica Caple James will use the $25,000 cash prize to conduct research for a book on charitable giving by Muslim Americans in the War on Terror era.

Mar 22, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Amber Koonce Named a Luce Scholar

Amber Koonce Named a Luce Scholar

The University of North Carolina senior will spend a year in Asia gaining knowledge of juvenile rights in that region.

Mar 22, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Two African American Women Honored by the International Reading Association

Two African American Women Honored by the International Reading Association

Patricia Edwards of Michigan State University and Charline Barnes Rowland of West Virginia University will be honored at the group’s annual meeting in Chicago which convenes in April.

Mar 22, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
President James Ammons Shakes Up His Staff at Florida A&M University

President James Ammons Shakes Up His Staff at Florida A&M University

Larry Robinson is the new provost. Cynthia Hughes Harris, who was serving as provost, will return to her earlier position as dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences.

Mar 22, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Two African American Scholars Named to Lead National Organizations

Two African American Scholars Named to Lead National Organizations

Benjamin D. Reese Jr. of Duke University and Jennifer Keane-Dawes of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will head national associations.

Mar 22, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Three African American Men Honored for Their Work in Higher Education

Three African American Men Honored for Their Work in Higher Education

Lonnie Norris, Azeez Aileru, and James Rosser win prestigious awards.

Mar 22, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
African American Faculty News

African American Faculty News

Tariq al-Jamil was promoted at Swarthnore College and Sandra Waller Sheton was appointed to a named chair at DePaul University.

Mar 22, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Two African Americans Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Two African Americans Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

William Broussard was named athletics director at Southern University and Shanda Lewis Cargile is the new EEO officer at Jackson State University.

Mar 22, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
School of Education at Elizabeth City State University Named for Helen Marshall Caldwell

School of Education at Elizabeth City State University Named for Helen Marshall Caldwell

Dr. Caldwell first joined the faculty at ECSU in 1953 and served until 1997. She was vice chancellor for academic affairs for nine years.

Mar 15, 2012 | 2 comments View Post
Nathaniel Bishop Named to Lead the Virginia Tech Medical School’s Interprofessionalism Program

Nathaniel Bishop Named to Lead the Virginia Tech Medical School’s Interprofessionalism Program

He is an assistant professor at the medical school and also serves as president of the Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke.

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Two African American College Presidents Honored by the American Council on Education

Two African American College Presidents Honored by the American Council on Education

Ruth Simmons of Brown University and Beverly Daniel Tatum of Spelman College were honored at the Women’s Leadership Dinner at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education in Los Angeles.

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Honors for Four Black Men in Higher Education

Honors for Four Black Men in Higher Education

Teju Cole, DeWayne Wickham, Alex Acholonu, and Sidney Ribeau win prestigious awards.

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New Duties for Four Black Scholars

New Duties for Four Black Scholars

David Marshall, Gilbert Rochon, Nicole Shelton, and Gedeon Mudacumura are taking on new responsibilities.

Mar 15, 2012 | 1 comment View Post
The New Dean of the Business School at the University of Arkansas

The New Dean of the Business School at the University of Arkansas

Eli Jones is currently dean of the E.J. Curso College of Business at Louisiana State University.

Mar 08, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
King Davis Selected as Founding Director of a New Institute at the University of Texas

King Davis Selected as Founding Director of a New Institute at the University of Texas

A professor in the university’s School of Social Work, he will lead the new Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis.

Mar 08, 2012 | 10 comments View Post
Edward Hill Named Dean of the College of Education at Fort Valley State University

Edward Hill Named Dean of the College of Education at Fort Valley State University

He was an assistant professor of special education and educational leadership at the College of Education at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.

Mar 08, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Three Black Women Scholars Win Prestigious Awards

Three Black Women Scholars Win Prestigious Awards

The honorees are Barbara White of the University of Texas, Treva Lindsey of the University of Missouri, and Lonieta Cornwall of Shaw University.

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A Trio of New Administrative Appointments

A Trio of New Administrative Appointments

Damon Williams of the University of Wisconsin, Rose Obunaga of Stephens College, and Valerie Lee of Ohio State University are all assuming new roles.

Mar 08, 2012 | 1 comment View Post
Professor Dollye Robinson Honored for 60 Years of Service to Jackson State University

Professor Dollye Robinson Honored for 60 Years of Service to Jackson State University

The university has bestowed the title of dean emerita on Dr. Robinson who first joined the music department faculty in 1952.

Mar 01, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Portrait of John Hope Franklin Unveiled at Oklahoma State Capitol

Portrait of John Hope Franklin Unveiled at Oklahoma State Capitol

John Hope Franklin, considered by many as one of the greatest historians of the twentieth century, was born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, in 1915. His grandfather had been a slave.

Mar 01, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
The First Black Woman to Chair the Southern Scholarship Foundation

The First Black Woman to Chair the Southern Scholarship Foundation

Dhyana Ziegler is a professor of journalism at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.

Mar 01, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
A Trio of African Americans Receive Awards

A Trio of African Americans Receive Awards

Kendra Preer, Ron Thomas, and Lisa Jackson are the honorees.

Mar 01, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Three African Americans Take on New Roles in Higher Education

Three African Americans Take on New Roles in Higher Education

Patric David Simon, Cassandra Griggs, and Camille Jones will be taking on new assignments.

Mar 01, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
William R. Harvey Named to the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society

William R. Harvey Named to the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society

He has been president of Hampton University in Virginia since 1978, one of the longest-tenured, sitting college presidents in the nation.

Feb 27, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
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