How Black Colleges Must Prepare Now for the Coming Enrollment Bust
Professor Terrell L. Strayhorn looks at how the projected significant drop in college enrollments will impact the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities.
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Breaking News
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Nate Bryant to Lead North Shore Community College in Massachusetts
Dr. Bryant currently serves as vice president and chief of staff to the president of Salem State University in Massachusetts. He will become interim president at North Shore Community College in July and serve through the 2020-21 academic year. -
Howard University Appoints Two Black Scholars to Dean Positions
John M. M. Anderson is the new dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture and Anthony D. Wilbon was appointed the fourth dean of the Howard University School of Business.May 25, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Kevin James Named the Nineteenth President of Morris Brown College in Atlanta
Dr. James has been serving in this role on an interim basis since March 2019. The college has not been accredited since 2002 and enrolls only a few dozen students. But it is seeking to regain accreditation through the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.
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Research & Studies
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How the Racial Digital Divide Impacts Online Education During the Pandemic
A new Census survey finds that only 61.6 percent of Black households with children in K-12 education said they had the technology to allow children to do their online schoolwork at all times. For White households, nearly 73 percent had total access to the online education offered for their children. -
Several Private HBCUs Have the Highest Average Student Loan Debt in the Nation
A new study by Student Loan Hero finds that students at historically Black colleges and universities tend to be among the students who accumulate the most debt. Four HBCUs were among the top 10 schools where parents take on the most PLUS loan debt, and eight were in the top 50.May 25, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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NAACP Conducts Survey of African American Views on the COVID-19 Crisis
The NAACP, in partnership with the African American Research Collaborative and the Equity Research and Innovation Center at the Yale School of Medicine, conducted a survey on how African Americans are responding to the novel Coronavirus pandemic.May 25, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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HBCU News
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Grambing State University Announces Five New Endowed Funds
The Louisiana Board of Regents recently approved five new endowment funds at historically Black Grambling State University that will benefit both students and faculty.May 29, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Howard University to Offer a Digital Technlogy Credential Program to Students in All Majors
A group of Howard University faculty developed a six-course curriculum for non-STEM majors, which would lead to a Digital Tech Generalist Credential to integrate digital technology skills into a higher education curriculum. Students who earn the credential would reeceive hiring preferences at local companies.May 29, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Alabama State University to Offer New Scholarships for Out-of-State Students
The President’s Promise Scholarships will award up to $8,300 per year to out-of-state students assist with tuition costs for the fall and spring semesters. In effect, the scholarships will allow out-of-state stuednts to enroll at in-state tuition rates.May 29, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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People
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A Trio of Black Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions
Newly appointed to dean positions are Joyce Bylander at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, Kaetrena Davis Kendrick at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Ian Williamson at the University of California, Irvine.May 29, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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New Assignments for Five African American Scholars in Academia
The five Black scholars taking on new duties or positions are J. Luke Wood at San Diego State University, Riché J. Daniel Barnes at Mount Holyoke College, Destine Nock at Carnegie Mellon University, André L. Churchwell at Vanderbilt University, and Sampson Gholston at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.May 29, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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University of Wisconsin Historian Wins Book Prize
Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué, an assistant professor of African cultural studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded the 2020 Frances Richardson Keller-Sierra Prize from the Western Association of Women Historians.May 29, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Other Recent Articles
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Six African Americans Who Have Been Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education (5.29.2020)
Taking on new administrative posts are Candice Storey Lee at Vanderbilt University, Amir Henry at Winston-Salem State University, Jasmin Sessoms at Fayetteville State University, Jamal J. Myrick at the University of California, Riverside, Bruce A. Lewis at Northwestern University, and Jason Brooks at the University of Kentucky.
May 29, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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In Memoriam: Lenwood G. Davis, 1939-2020 (5.29.2020)
In 1978, Dr. Davis joined the history department faculty at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. He retired from teaching in 2015.
May 29, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers (5.27.2020)
Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
May 27, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Saint Louis University Honors a Pioneeering Black Faculty Member (5.27.2020)
Saint Louis University has announced annual scholarships in honor of longtime St. Louis community leader, civil rights pioneer, and publisher Donald M. Suggs. Dr. Suggs was the first African-American to be appointed an associate clinical professor of oral surgery at the Saint Louis University Dental School.
May 27, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans (5.27.2020)
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
May 27, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars (5.26.2020)
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.
May 26, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Three African American Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Roles (5.26.2020)
Taking on new assignments are Eletra Gilchrist-Petty at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, George C. Wright at the University of Kentucky, and David Walton at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
May 26, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Mellon Foundation Steps in to Help Students at 16 HBCUs (5.26.2020)
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced $1.76 million in emergency grants distributed to 16 HBCUs to address students’ technology needs, financial strain due to tuition or residential bills, supporting essential travel between home and campus, and other necessities.
May 26, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Two Universities Appoint African Americans to Provost Positions (5.25.2020)
Darrell Newton was named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Winona State University in Minnesota and Saundra F. DeLauder was named provost and vice president of academic affairs at historically Black Delaware State University in Dover. She is the first woman to hold the post.
May 25, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Morehouse College Deals With Budgetary Issues Brought About by the Pandemic (5.22.2020)
Morehouse College will implement a reduction in force, furloughs, and pay cuts as part of a cost-reduction plan to offset a budget deficit due to the COVID-19 the pandemic. The College has estimated a potential 25 percent decline in enrollment as a result of the pandemic.
May 22, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Joe William Trotter, Jr. Is Appointed a University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University (5.22.2020)
Joe William Trotter, Jr. is the Giant Eagle Professor of History and Social Justice at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the past chair of the history department and founded and directs the university’s Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy.
May 22, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Dozens of Nigerian Doctoral Students and PostDocs Will Be Coming to Morgan State University (5.22.2020)
The agreement with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, a funding agency of the Nigerian government, could bring up to 50 (no less than 30) new Ph.D. students and up to 20 postdoctoral researchers to the Morgan State campus each year. Morgan State hopes to welcome the first cohort of students from Nigeria this coming fall.
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Two African American Historians to Receive Lillian Smith Book Awards (5.22.2020)
Jelani M. Favors, an associate professor of history at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia, and Brandon K. Winford, an associate professor of history at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were honored for the books on social justice topics.
May 22, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Alabama State University Partners With Gadsden State Community College in Alabama (5.22.2020)
Historically Black Alabama State University in Montgomery has signed an agreement with Gadsden State Community College in Alabama that will provide a pathway for qualified Gadsden State students to study and earn undergraduate degrees from Alabama State.
May 22, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Five African Americans Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education (5.22.2020)
Taking on new administrative roles in higher education are Demetrius Johnson at Bowie State University in Maryland, Daryl Lowe at Spelman College in Atlanta, Camille Edwards at Wright State University in Ohio, Roderick Little at Jackson State University in Mississippi and Cynthia Pickett at DePaul University in Chicago.
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In Memoriam: Alyce Chenault Gullattee, 1928-2020 (5.22.2020)
Dr. Gullattee was appointed to the Howard University faculty in 1970 as a psychiatrist in the department of neuropsychiatry. Over the next half-century she played a large role in the education and training of literally thousands of physicians, including a significant percentage of the African American physicians practicing in this country.
May 22, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers (5.20.2020)
Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
May 20, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Black Historian at Columbia University Stopped in Vermont and Told to Leave State (5.20.2020)
Professor Christopher Brown, who drives a car with New York State license plates, was flagged down by a White man in Hartford, Vermont, where Dr. Brown’s family owns a home. He was advised that he was not wanted in Vermont and told to leave.
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In Memoriam: Thomas E.H. Conway, 1949-2020 (5.20.2020)
Dr. Conway had a 45-year career with the University of North Carolina System. He was named interim chancellor of Elizabeth City State University in 2016 and the position was made permanent in 2017. Dr. Conway retired at the end of the 2017-18 academic year.
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Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans (5.20.2020)
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
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Two African American Women Scholars at Kent State University to Retire (5.19.2020)
Alfreda Brown, vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and Barbara Broome, dean of the College of Nursing, at Kent State University in Ohio are retiring at the end of the academic year.
May 19, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Three African American Women Appointed to University Dean Positions (5.19.2020)
Brooke Berry was appointed dean of students at Marymount University in Hopewell, Virginia. Cassandra Hill has been named the next dean of the Northern Illinois University College of Law and Stephanie Dance-Barnes will be the next dean of the College of Science and Health at DePaul University in Chicago.
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Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars (5.19.2020)
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.
May 19, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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The Historically Black Collges and Universities Awarding the Most Bachelor’s Degrees (5.18.2020)
North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro awarded 1,662 bachelor’s degrees, the most of any HBCU. This is not surprising since North Carolina A&T State University has the largest number of undergraduate students among HBCUs.
May 18, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
