Anti-Blackness in American Higher Education
Bakari Lumumba details how African American student college opportunities continue to be limited by structural disadvantages and systematic racism and how to contest them.
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Breaking News
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The Next Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa
Currently, Dr. Harriet Nembhard is the Eric R. Smith Professor of Engineering and head of the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University. Earlier, Dr. Nembhard was a professor at Pennsylvania State University.Jan 20, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Connie Walton Appointed Provost at Grambling State University in Louisiana
Dr. Walton is a professor of chemistry at the university. Her research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of molecules that exhibit liquid crystalline behavior and polymer synthesis. She holds two U.S. patents. Dr. Walton has served as interim provost since May 2019.Jan 20, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Conway Jeffress to Step Down as President of Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan
The timing of his departure has not yet been determined. Dr. Jeffress has led the community college since 2001. He first joined the staff at the college in 1982.Jan 20, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Research & Studies
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The Racial Gap in High School Completion Rates No Longer Exists
The status completion rate is the percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds who have left high school and who hold a high school credential. For the first time in 40 years, the status high school completion rate for Black 18- to 24-year-olds was not measurably different from that of White 18- to 24-year-olds.Jan 20, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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African Americans and the Mountain of Graduate Student Loan Debt
According to a new report from the Center for American Progress, nearly 80 percent of Black students completing their graduate degrees in the 2015-16 academic year had accumulated federal debt for their graduate education and the median amount of this debt was more than $51,000.Jan 20, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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A College Education Continues to Pay Economic Dividends to Black Graduates
A new report from The College Board shows that a college education continues to provide widespread economic benefits to those who obtain the credential. This is particularly true for African Americans.Jan 20, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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HBCU News
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Historically Black Morris Brown College Teams Up With Point University
Under the agreement, graduates of Morris Brown College will be able to enroll in graduate programs at Point University and receive a tuition discount. At this point, the agreement will have a small impact as only 35 students are enrolled at Morris Brown College.Jan 24, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Howard University Enters a New Partnershop With the U.S. Army
Howard University faculty will utilize U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command assets to provide training and research opportunities to students in areas such as artificial intelligence, electronic devices, and unmanned machinery.Jan 24, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Fisk University Forms Partnership With Meharry Medical College
The partnership gives Fisk University students focused on a career as a physician or dentist a clearly specified pathway. Under the agreement, Fisk University undergraduate students who meet strict criteria will be admitted directly into medical or dental school at Meharry.
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People
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Three African American Scholars to Assume Department Chairs at College and Universities
Tonya Butler was appointed chair of music business and management at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Samuel Johnson was named interim chair of the department of radiology at Wayne State University in Detroit and Tracy Dunbar will head the agriculture department at the University of Arkansas at Pine BluffJan 24, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Carrie Mae Weems Appointed Artist-in-Residence at Syracuse University
Carrie Mae Weems is a photographer and video artist whose works have been exhibited at some of the premier art museums in the United States. A former MacArthur Fellow, she was the first African American woman to have a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.Jan 24, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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New Administrative Appointments in Higher Education for Seven African Americans
Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.Jan 24, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Other Recent Articles
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Allen University Begins Renovation of Jim Crow-Era Hospital to Provide Classroom Space (1.24.2020)
The renovated building will include classroom space for the university’s education and new theology programs and a studio that will be used to host televised debates sponsored by the university’s new Institute for Civility.
Jan 24, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers (1.23.2020)
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 (1.23.2020)
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.
Jan 23, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans (1.22.2020)
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.
Jan 22, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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New CUNY Program to Help Minority Entrepreneurs Learn Emerging Technologies (1.21.2020)
The City University of New York has announced the creation of an emerging technology mentorship program that targets 250 small businesses owned by veterans, minorities, and women throughout New York City.
Jan 21, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Syracuse University Announces New Efforts to Boost Faculty Diversity (1.21.2020)
The new initiatives will provide academic departments with funds from the central administration to share a greater proportion of the costs of new hires from underrepresented groups.
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In Memoriam: Josephine McCann Posey (1.21.2020)
In 1984 Dr. Posey became the first woman to serve as the dean of the School of Education and Psychology at Alcorn State University. In addition to her duties as university historian, she also served as interim vice president for academic affairs, special assistant to the president at Alcorn, and department chair.
Jan 21, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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SherRhonda Gibbs to Lead the Monfort College of Business at the University of Northern Colorado (1.20.2020)
Currently, Dr. Gibbs holds the Alvin Williams Endowed Chair of Minority Entrepreneurship in the School of Management at the University of Southern Mississippi. She also serves as the interim director of the School of Management.
Jan 20, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Fayetteville State University Will Offer a Nursing Master’s Degree in Patient Quality and Safety (1.17.2020)
Experts have calculated that medical errors are the cause of more than 250,000 deaths per year in the United States. The importance of implementing quality improvement and patient safety education into academic curricula has been emphasized by medical and nursing organizations.
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Tracie Hall Appointed Executive Director of the American Library Association (1.17.2020)
The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with approximately 57,000 members in academic, public, school, government, and special libraries. The association was founded 143 years ago. Traci Hall will be the first Black woman to lead the association.
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Howard University Receives Donation of African Art to Honor the Late Professor Ronald Walters (1.17.2020)
Ronald W. Walters served as a professor in Howard University’s department of political science for 25 years. His wife has donated a collection of African American art to the university, valued at $2,519,950. The university will establish an endowed chair to honor Professor Walters.
Jan 17, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Five African Americans Who Have Been Named to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities (1.17.2020)
Taking on new administrative roles are Kimberly M. Scott at Tuskegee University in Alabama, Gloria Walker at the University of New Orleans, Rodney Chatman at the University of Utah, Sonya Williams at Lake County College in Illinois, and Nicole R. Stokes at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.
Jan 17, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Xavier University of Louisiana Debuts a Physician Assistant Degree Program (1.17.2020)
This new program makes Xavier one of four colleges in Louisiana, one of two in New Orleans, and one of only three historically Black colleges and universities in the nation to offer a physician assistant program. Xavier University now offers 12 master’s degree programs.
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David Williams II to Be Honored Posthumously by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (1.17.2020)
The late David Williams II, the former athletic director at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, is the 2020 winner of the NCAA president’s Pat Summitt Award. The award honors an individual who has demonstrated devotion to the development of college athletes.
Jan 17, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers (1.16.2020)
Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Jan 16, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars (1.16.2020)
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.
Jan 16, 2020 | 0 comments | View Post
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Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans (1.15.2020)
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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Williams College Receives the Archives of Alumnus Sterling Brown (1.14.2020)
Sterling Brown was one of America’s most influential poets and scholars. Brown was a member of the graduating class of 1922 at Williams College. He taught in the English department at Howard University for more than 40 years.
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Rutgers University-Camden Chancellor to Lead the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (1.13.2020)
Phoebe A. Haddon became chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden in July 2014. From 2009 to 2014, she was dean of the Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland. Chancellor Haddon will continue to fulfill all her duties at Rutgers University-Camden while serving as board chair.
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Report Finds That Black Students Do Not Have Equal Access to Advanced K-12 Courses (1.13.2020)
A new report from The Education Trust finds that Black students across the country experience inequitable access to advanced coursework opportunities. As a result, these students are missing out on critical opportunities that can set them up for success in college.
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Willie Todd Jr. Is the New President of Denmark Technical College in South Carolina (1.13.2020)
Dr. Todd served as the vice president of academic affairs & student services at Denmark Technical College since July 29, 2019. Prior to that appointment, he served as the provost and vice president for academic affairs at historically Black Wiley College in Marshall, Texas.
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University of Minnesota Study Finds High Premature Death Rates in Rural Black Counties (1.13.2020)
The authors stated that socioeconomic factors, such as low household income and high unemployment, are strongly associated with higher premature death rates in counties that are largely non-Hispanic Black.
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Two African American Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Law Schools in the United States (1.13.2020)
Sean Megan Scott was named the next president and dean of the California Western School of Law in San Diego and Camille M. Davidson, a former professor and associate dean at Charlotte School of Law, will become the next dean of the Southern Illinois University School of Law. Both women will take office this coming summer.
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