Archive for October, 2011

Grants and Gifts

Here is this week’s news of grants won by historically black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Oct 23, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Only One African American Among the 65 New Members of the Institute of Medicine

Jeannette E. South-Paul of the University of Pittsburgh appears to be the only African American on the list of new members.

Oct 22, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Brown University Study Finds Racial Disparity in Flu Shots for Nursing Home Patients

Black patients were more likely than white patients to refuse vaccinations.

Oct 21, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Quintin Bullock Named a Finalist for the Presidency of Stark State College

He will compete with three other finalists for the position at the 15,000 student community college.

Oct 21, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Carl McCall Named to Lead SUNY Board of Trustees

A former state senator, McCall has served on the SUNY board since 2007.

Oct 17, 2011 | 1 comment View Post

In Memoriam: Muriel Grey Feelings (1938-2011)

The award-winning author of children’s books, she was the longtime director of the Community Education Program at Temple University.

Oct 17, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Southwestern College Honors Its First Black Graduate

Elijah Pilgrim Geiger, graduated in 1899. When he died in 1943 he was placed in an unmarked grave in Wichita, Kansas. Now a headstone will be placed at the site.

Oct 17, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Where African Americans With Scientific Doctorates Find Work

Blacks with scientific doctorates are more likely than similarly educated whites to work in academia while whites are more likely than blacks to work in the corporate world.

Oct 16, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

North Carolina Central University to Offer New Ph.D Program

The historically black university has not awarded a doctoral degree since 1964.

Oct 15, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Delaware State Plans to Add a Charter High School on Campus

Under the plan, high achieving students would receive their high school diploma and up to two years of credit for college-level courses.

Oct 15, 2011 | 1 comment View Post

University of Arkansas to Boost Graduate Opportunities for Students at South Carolina State University

Students at the Honors College of SCSU will be offered internships with faculty at the University of Arkansas.

Oct 15, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Retention, Not Recruitment, Is the Major Problem in Efforts to Have More Minority Teachers

Black and other minority teachers are more likely to leave the profession than other teachers.

Oct 15, 2011 | 3 comments View Post

Two African-American Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions

The University of California Davis hires Karen Denise Howard and Muriel Hawkins is a new VP at Virginia State.

Oct 15, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Measuring the Educational Impact of Living in a High Poverty Area

Growing up in a low-income neighborhood has a devastating impact of the life prospects of young blacks.

Oct 15, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

The Racial Component of School Security Measures

Metal detectors are found in schools with large percentages of minority students and not necessarily in schools with high crime rates.

Oct 15, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Two Black Public Health Scholars Join the Faculty of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

The Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee has added eight new faculty members this fall. Two of the new assistant professors are black.

Oct 15, 2011 | 2 comments View Post