Monthly Archives: October 2011
University of Washington School of Law Professor Named to Kenyan High Court
Joel Ngugi will take a leave of absence from his teaching duties.
Racism Rocks Michigan State University Campus
There have been at least three racial incidents in recent weeks.
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.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Expand Postdoctoral Faculty Development Program to Include Dentistry
The foundation, which has supported faculty development in medicine, will now fund a postdoctoral fellowship in dental education.
The University of Kentucky Merges Africana and African-American Studies
Director Frank Walker hopes to hire new faculty and offer a bachelor's degree in the field.
Temple University Scientist Seeks to Explain Why Blacks Are More Likely to Suffer From Hypertension
Research finds that a difference in the way cells in African Americans respond to inflammation may explain the greater incidence of hypertension in the black population.
U.S. Postal Service Honors an African-American Artist
Romane Bearden was an artist and songwriter who died in 1988 at the age of 76.
University of Tennessee Celebrates 50 Years of Racial Integration
More than 900 people attended the "Grand Gala."
Black Community College Students Perform Better Academically When They Have Black Instructors
The study examined the academic performance of 30,000 community college students.
Phylicia Rashad Is the Inaugural Holder of the Denzel Washington Chair at Fordham University
Denzel Washington made a $2,225,000 contribution to his alma mater to fund the chair and a scholarship program.
In Memoriam: Derrick Albert Bell Jr. (1930-2011)
He was Harvard Law School's first tenured black professor and a pioneer of critical race theory.
Two Blacks Among the Three Women Sharing the Nobel Peace Prize
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia share the award.
African Americans Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Seven black administrators are taking on new duties at colleges and universities across the nation.
In Memoriam: Fred L. Shuttlesworth (1922-2011)
An icon of the civil rights movement has passed.
Fred Shuttlesworth Dies at the Age of 89
The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, one of the most important figures of the civil rights movement, has died at a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. He was 89 years old.
Foundation to Help Child Soldiers Establishes a Chapter at Oberlin College
Ishmael Beah was a child soldier in Sierra Leone but went on to graduate from Oberlin College.
North Carolina Central University Says No to New Center Funded by Conservative Foundation
The center was to be established with $600,000 in start-up funds from the John William Pope Foundation.
New Interdisciplinary Journal on Diaspora Studies Founded at Kentucky State University
The journal will be published twice a year. Egbunam Amadife of Kentucky State will serve as managing editor.
Study Finds That Perceptions of Race Can Be Altered by Cues of Social Status
In determining the race of a person in an image, participants were influenced by the subject's attire.
Grants and Gifts
This week’s grants to HBCUs or for programs relating to African Americans.
Study Finds That the Civil Rights Era Is Ignored in Public School History Classes
A study by the Southern Poverty Law Center finds that 35 states receive a grade of F in teaching students about the civil rights movement.
Three Flagship State Universities Report Black Enrollment Data
A healthy rise in black first-year students at the University of Illinois and the University of Arkansas, but a small drop in total black enrollments at Indiana University.
Honors and Awards
Four black scholars receive acclaim.
Unique Archive of Black History Now Available for Researchers
Duke and North Carolina Central universities have archived more than a century of documents from the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Northwestern University Study Finds Vitamin D Deficiency in Black Men
African American men are 3.5 times as likely as white men to have vitamin D deficiency.
A New Dean of Engineering at the University of California at Irvine
Gregory Washington was on the engineering faculty at Ohio State University.
Three Black Scholars Named to Prestigious Fellowships
Tyrone Forman, Joseph Youngblood II, and Wizdom Powell Hammond are honored with fellowships.
Three Black Scholars Named to New Faculty Positions
Olufunmilayo Arewa, Walter Allen Bennett Jr. and Christine Thorpe begin new teaching duties.
Eight African Americans in New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is news of African Americans who are assuming new posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
