Monthly Archives: September 2011
New Director of the Black Culture Center at Indiana University
Stephanie Power-Carter is an associate professor at the School of Education.
University Study Indicates a Lessening of Residential Racial Segregation
Study finds a decline in residential segregation in all 394 U.S. metro areas.
Two Black Scholars Named Fellows at Stanford’s CCSRE
Cherene Sherrard-Johnson and Barrymoore Bogues will spend the year at the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity.
In Memoriam: James Edward Bowman (1923-2011)
The father of presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett, Dr. Bowman was the first African-American tenured faculty member in the biological sciences at the University of Chicago.
Kwame Dawes Named Editor of the Literary Journal, Prairie Schooner
He will also teach English at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
5,000 Issues of Black Newspaper Made Available Online by Library at IUPUI
Library at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis provides online access to 5,000 issues of Indianapolis' black newspaper.
The New Dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Marie Chisholm-Burns will assume her new role at the beginning of 2012.
Two African-American Academics Win Genius Awards
Tiya Miles and Roland Fryer are among the 22 winners of MacArthur Foundation Fellowships.
Carnegie Mellon Establishing a Campus in Rwanda
About 40 students are expected to enroll next year. By 2017 the university hopes enrollments will reach 150 students.
Princeton’s New Vice Provost for Equity and Diversity
Michele Minter was vice president for development at The College Board.
Study Shows Only 15 Percent of African-American SAT Test Takers Are Well Prepared for College
According to The College Board, whites are more than three times as likely as blacks to be ready for the academic rigors of college.
Study Suggests Umpires Are Biased Against Black Pitchers
Black pitchers compensate by throwing more pitches in the middle of the strike zone, pitches that are easier for batters to hit.
Appointments and Promotions
Here is news of eight appointments of African Americans to positions in higher education.
Black Enrollments in Higher Education Expected to Continue to Grow
By 2020, the official estimate is that there will be 3.6 million African Americans enrolled in higher education.
A Widening of the Black-White Income Gap
The large and stagnant income gap between black and white families remains for African Americans a major barrier to equal access to higher education in this country.
Grants and Gifts
This week's grants to HBCUs or for programs relating to African Americans.
Honors and Awards
Gilbert Rochon and Sylvester Neal are honored for their achievements.
Professor Who Claimed Black Women Are Less Attractive Is Disciplined
Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics admits his "arguments may have been flawed and not supported by the available evidence."
The New Director of the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Georgia
Dr. Toni Miles was a professor at the University of Louisville.
Dispelling the Myth That Financial Aid Disproportionately Goes to Blacks
Non-Hispanic whites receive nearly three-fifths of all financial aid grants.
Ugandan Journalist Awarded Fellowship at MIT
Jackee Budesta Batanda will also work with journalists at two major American newspapers during her seven-month fellowship.
Sharp Increase in Graduate Students at HBCU in North Carolina
A $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education provides scholarships for up to 50 graduate students in biology and mathematics.
Quote of the Week
"If Bill Clinton had been in the White House and had failed to address this problem, we probably would be marching on the White...
Study Finds Social Stigmatization Impacts Academic Performance of Young Minority Students
Survey finds that many minority children in the United States feel socially stigmatized in grade school and the resulting anxiety effects their academic performance.
In Memoriam: Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)
Professor Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
Recent Books That May Be 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. Here are the latest selections.
The Gender Gap in African-American Graduate School Enrollments
The Council of Graduate Schools has released new data on enrollments for the 2010-11 academic year. That year, there were 1,476,674 American citizens or...
Jackson State University Opens Commercial Art Gallery
The gallery will feature local and national artists and works from the university's permanent collection.
The Persisting Racial Gap on the SAT College Entrance Examination
Since 1988, the racial gap on the reading and mathematics sections of the SAT has increased from 189 points to 208 points.
The Huge Racial Gap in Poverty Rates
There were 731,000 more blacks living in poverty in 2010 than was the case in 2009.
University of Wisconsin Defends Its Admissions Program
In 2008, the University of Wisconsin at Madison admitted 71.8 percent of black applicants and 59.3 percent of white applicants.
Quote of the Week
"By continuing to strengthen HBCUs, we ensure they remain beacons of hope for future generations of Americans who will move our country closer to...
The Continuing Saga of Africana Studies at Cornell University
The search for a permanent director of the Africana Studies and Research Center comes up empty.
Urban Affairs Association Moves to the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
The group had been based at the University of Delaware for 40 years.
St. Augustine’s College to Offer Classes in Chinese
The HBCU will now offer Chinese language courses in cooperation with the Confucius Institute at North Carolina State University.
University of Michigan Program Brings African Scholars to Ann Arbor
The African Presidential Scholars Program at the University of Michigan brings a group of African academics to campus each year to teach and conduct...
