The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

Lonnie Bunch to Step Down as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

Dr. Bunch, the first African American to serve as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, will step down by the end of 2026. His announcement follows significant conflict between the museum and the Trump administration.

Chidi Blyden Named Executive Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies

Black Studies
“Harvard’s role is to be a catalyst for educating the world about Africa today, not Africa of the past,” said Chidi Blyden, executive director of the Ivy League institution's Center for African Studies.

Three Black Americans Selected for New Dean Appointments

Breaking News
Rhonda L. Mingo and OL Kelly were named dean of students at Presbyterian College in South Carolina and Southeastern Oklahoma State University, respectively. Jasmin Feimster is dean of arts and sciences at Pitt Community College in North Carolina.

Trump Administration Seeks to End Tax-Exempt Status for Private Schools With DEI Policies

Breaking News
In the Trump administration's latest attempt to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion from higher education, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued a new proposal that would strip federal tax-exempt status for any private school, college, or university with race-based policies or programs.

Research & Studies

Xavier University of Louisiana Study Examines How to Expand Black Participation in Clinical Trials

Public health, pharmacy, and biomedical sciences faculty members at Xavier University of Louisiana have authored a new study examining how healthcare professionals and researchers can increase Black Americans' participation in clinical trials.

Trends in the Racial Composition of Eligible U.S. Voters

Over the past two decades, Black Americans' share of the U.S. electorate has consistently hovered around 12 percent. The share of White eligible voters has declined significantly, while the shares of Hispanic and Asian eligible voters have nearly doubled.

What Do Black Americans Think of the Country’s Food System?

Research & Studies
According to a new report from Word In Black, the majority of Black Americans say they are at least somewhat insecure about the country's food safety. Nearly three-quarters want lower prices for healthy foods and more than four in 10 want more grocery stores in their neighborhoods.

Research Finds Neighborhood Integration Does Not Lead to Higher Black-White Marriage Rates

Research & Studies
Although economically-mixed neighborhoods lead to higher rates of marriage between high-income and low-income adults, racially-mixed neighborhoods do not result in higher rates of Black-White marriages.

Study Finds Gender Stereotypes in STEM May Not Exist Among Black Women and Men

Research & Studies
“What we found was that Black men and Black women were viewed similarly on scientist-related traits. This suggests that racial stereotypes may be a particularly important factor shaping perceptions of who is seen as belonging in science,” said lead author Sheba Aikawa, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Half of Black Americans Describe Themselves as “Working Class”

Research & Studies
About 54 percent of Black adults in the U.S. say the term “working class” describes them well. Notably, college-educated Black adults are more likely than Black adults without a college degree to identity with the term (58 percent versus 53 percent).

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Under a new agreement, students at Florida Memorial University now have a structured opportunity to prepare for doctoral programs at Florida A&M University.
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Five Black Scholars Appointed to New Roles

Ezemenari M. Obasi of Wayne State University has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Miriam Johnson, Judith Crocker-Billingsley, and Lewis Johnson are taking on new academic leadership roles at universities. Scott Poulson-Bryant joined the faculty of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
HBCUs

Morgan State University Partners With Google to Enhance AI Infrastructure on Campus

Through a new partnership with Google Public Sector, Morgan State University will now have access to advanced Google Cloud platforms and NVIDIA's infrastructure, allowing students and faculty to conduct sophisticated research in AI and other evolving industries.
Appointments & Awards

Tomikia LeGrande Honored by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Dr. LeGrande became the ninth president of Prairie View A&M University in June 2023. Earlier in her career, she held key leadership roles in enrollment management at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Houston-Downtown.
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The University of the District of Columbia Launches New Master of Social Work Degree

“By preparing talented residents for careers in social work and behavioral health, we are not only expanding economic opportunity but also strengthening the network of support services our neighbors, schools, families and communities need to thrive,” said Maurice D. Edington, president of the University of the District of Columbia.
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New Roles for Four Black Administrators in Higher Education

The administrators who are taking on new roles in higher education are Johnnie Watson III at Howard University, Wesley Fountain at Fayetteville State University, Felicia Ellzy-Smith at Dutchess Community College, and Jordan M. Davis at the University of Cincinnati.
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Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
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Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view.
Features

HBCU Enrollments Are Surging

In an era when overall enrollments in high education are stagnant and when many colleges and universities have seen dramatic drops in enrolled students, many of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities are seeing significant growth.
Grants and Gifts

Russell Sage Foundation’s Latest Grants for Research Important to African Americans

The Russell Sage Foundation in New York City recently approved 29 research grants. Some of these grants directly relate to issues important to African Americans.
African-American History

New Documentary Showcases Virginia Theological Seminary’s Reparations Program

The film, Bridging Ground: A Story of Sin, Grace, and Repair, follows the Virginia Theological Seminary's effort to confront its legacy with slavery. Over the past several years, the seminary has issued annual payments to living descendants of enslaved people who labored on campus some 200 years ago.
African-American History

UNC-Chapel Hill to Name New Residence Hall After Pioneering Black Faculty

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's new Jackson Hall honors two of the university's earliest Black professors. Blyden Jackson was the university's first tenured Black faculty member and his wife Roberta was the first Black tenure-track faculty member in the School of Education.
Campus Racial Incidents

Two Black Students Sue Nichols College for Racial Discrimination

In October 2023, plaintiffs Shamar Hall and Giovanni McLaughlin were involved in a physical fight with other students, all of whom are White. Following the incident, Hall was expelled and McLaughlin was barred from campus activities. However, according to a new lawsuit, the White students received no meaningful disciplinary action.
HBCUs

Xavier University of Louisiana Study Examines How to Expand Black Participation in Clinical Trials

Public health, pharmacy, and biomedical sciences faculty members at Xavier University of Louisiana have authored a new study examining how healthcare professionals and researchers can increase Black Americans' participation in clinical trials.
Breaking News

Lonnie Bunch to Step Down as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

Dr. Bunch, the first African American to serve as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, will step down by the end of 2026. His announcement follows significant conflict between the museum and the Trump administration.
Research & Studies

Trends in the Racial Composition of Eligible U.S. Voters

Over the past two decades, Black Americans' share of the U.S. electorate has consistently hovered around 12 percent. The share of White eligible voters has declined significantly, while the shares of Hispanic and Asian eligible voters have nearly doubled.
Black Studies

Chidi Blyden Named Executive Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies

“Harvard’s role is to be a catalyst for educating the world about Africa today, not Africa of the past,” said Chidi Blyden, executive director of the Ivy League institution's Center for African Studies.
Research & Studies

What Do Black Americans Think of the Country’s Food System?

According to a new report from Word In Black, the majority of Black Americans say they are at least somewhat insecure about the country's food safety. Nearly three-quarters want lower prices for healthy foods and more than four in 10 want more grocery stores in their neighborhoods.
Breaking News

Three Black Americans Selected for New Dean Appointments

Rhonda L. Mingo and OL Kelly were named dean of students at Presbyterian College in South Carolina and Southeastern Oklahoma State University, respectively. Jasmin Feimster is dean of arts and sciences at Pitt Community College in North Carolina.
Graduate Schools

Morehouse School of Medicine and Atrium Health to Construct $700 Million Hospital in Atlanta

“Today marks a meaningful step toward expanding access to care for families across Atlanta and South Fulton who have waited too long and traveled too far for essential health services,” said Valerie Montgomery Rice, president and CEO of the historically Black medical school.
Appointments & Awards

New Academic Appointments for Eight Black Scholars

Here is this week’s roundup of Black faculty members who have been appointed to new positions in the academic world. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@jbhe.com.
HBCUs

New Partnership to Support Immersive Media, Entertainment, and Gaming Program at Bowie State

This fall, Bowie State University launched a new bachelor's degree program in immersive media, entertainment, and gaming. To support the program, the HBCU has partnered with Revolutionary VP Studios to provide students with training opportunities in virtual reality and production design.
Appointments & Awards

UCLA’s E. Dale Abel Receives Prestigious Honor from the Government of Jamaica

E. Dale Abel of the University of California, Los Angles has been awarded the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander by the Government of Jamaica. The award is one of the nation's highest honors.
Foreign Studies

Virginia State University Establishes New Partnership With a University in Ghana

The two institutions have established a framework for academic cooperation that will create new opportunities for student and faculty exchanges, collaborative research, leadership development initiatives, and cross-cultural learning experiences.
Appointments & Awards

Three Black Administrators Appointed to New Roles in Higher Education

Lindsey Hunter is the vice president for strategic enrollment management at Langston University in Oklahoma. LaShaunda Reese is a new associate director in the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana and Darrell L. Farewell is chief financial officer at Salem Academy and College in North Carolina.
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Two Florida HBCUs Create New Ph.D. Pathway Program

Under a new agreement, students at Florida Memorial University now have a structured opportunity to prepare for doctoral programs at Florida A&M University.
Appointments & Awards

Five Black Scholars Appointed to New Roles

Ezemenari M. Obasi of Wayne State University has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Miriam Johnson, Judith Crocker-Billingsley, and Lewis Johnson are taking on new academic leadership roles at universities. Scott Poulson-Bryant joined the faculty of the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
HBCUs

Morgan State University Partners With Google to Enhance AI Infrastructure on Campus

Through a new partnership with Google Public Sector, Morgan State University will now have access to advanced Google Cloud platforms and NVIDIA's infrastructure, allowing students and faculty to conduct sophisticated research in AI and other evolving industries.
Appointments & Awards

Tomikia LeGrande Honored by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Dr. LeGrande became the ninth president of Prairie View A&M University in June 2023. Earlier in her career, she held key leadership roles in enrollment management at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Houston-Downtown.
HBCUs

The University of the District of Columbia Launches New Master of Social Work Degree

“By preparing talented residents for careers in social work and behavioral health, we are not only expanding economic opportunity but also strengthening the network of support services our neighbors, schools, families and communities need to thrive,” said Maurice D. Edington, president of the University of the District of Columbia.
Appointments & Awards

New Roles for Four Black Administrators in Higher Education

The administrators who are taking on new roles in higher education are Johnnie Watson III at Howard University, Wesley Fountain at Fayetteville State University, Felicia Ellzy-Smith at Dutchess Community College, and Jordan M. Davis at the University of Cincinnati.
Articles

Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Uncategorized

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view.
Features

HBCU Enrollments Are Surging

In an era when overall enrollments in high education are stagnant and when many colleges and universities have seen dramatic drops in enrolled students, many of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities are seeing significant growth.
Grants and Gifts

Russell Sage Foundation’s Latest Grants for Research Important to African Americans

The Russell Sage Foundation in New York City recently approved 29 research grants. Some of these grants directly relate to issues important to African Americans.
African-American History

New Documentary Showcases Virginia Theological Seminary’s Reparations Program

The film, Bridging Ground: A Story of Sin, Grace, and Repair, follows the Virginia Theological Seminary's effort to confront its legacy with slavery. Over the past several years, the seminary has issued annual payments to living descendants of enslaved people who labored on campus some 200 years ago.
African-American History

UNC-Chapel Hill to Name New Residence Hall After Pioneering Black Faculty

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's new Jackson Hall honors two of the university's earliest Black professors. Blyden Jackson was the university's first tenured Black faculty member and his wife Roberta was the first Black tenure-track faculty member in the School of Education.
Campus Racial Incidents

Two Black Students Sue Nichols College for Racial Discrimination

In October 2023, plaintiffs Shamar Hall and Giovanni McLaughlin were involved in a physical fight with other students, all of whom are White. Following the incident, Hall was expelled and McLaughlin was barred from campus activities. However, according to a new lawsuit, the White students received no meaningful disciplinary action.
HBCUs

Xavier University of Louisiana Study Examines How to Expand Black Participation in Clinical Trials

Public health, pharmacy, and biomedical sciences faculty members at Xavier University of Louisiana have authored a new study examining how healthcare professionals and researchers can increase Black Americans' participation in clinical trials.
Breaking News

Lonnie Bunch to Step Down as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

Dr. Bunch, the first African American to serve as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, will step down by the end of 2026. His announcement follows significant conflict between the museum and the Trump administration.
Research & Studies

Trends in the Racial Composition of Eligible U.S. Voters

Over the past two decades, Black Americans' share of the U.S. electorate has consistently hovered around 12 percent. The share of White eligible voters has declined significantly, while the shares of Hispanic and Asian eligible voters have nearly doubled.
Black Studies

Chidi Blyden Named Executive Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies

“Harvard’s role is to be a catalyst for educating the world about Africa today, not Africa of the past,” said Chidi Blyden, executive director of the Ivy League institution's Center for African Studies.
Research & Studies

What Do Black Americans Think of the Country’s Food System?

According to a new report from Word In Black, the majority of Black Americans say they are at least somewhat insecure about the country's food safety. Nearly three-quarters want lower prices for healthy foods and more than four in 10 want more grocery stores in their neighborhoods.
Breaking News

Three Black Americans Selected for New Dean Appointments

Rhonda L. Mingo and OL Kelly were named dean of students at Presbyterian College in South Carolina and Southeastern Oklahoma State University, respectively. Jasmin Feimster is dean of arts and sciences at Pitt Community College in North Carolina.
Graduate Schools

Morehouse School of Medicine and Atrium Health to Construct $700 Million Hospital in Atlanta

“Today marks a meaningful step toward expanding access to care for families across Atlanta and South Fulton who have waited too long and traveled too far for essential health services,” said Valerie Montgomery Rice, president and CEO of the historically Black medical school.
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