Archive for December, 2011

University Band Played “Dixie” at Lynching Site

The Missouri State Pride Band played the song at the dedication of a public park where three Black men were lynched in 1906.

Dec 19, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Budget Troubles Force Layoffs at Southern University

Nearly 90 faculty and staff will receive layoff notices next year.

Dec 19, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Almost No Progress in Increasing Black Enrollments at Berkeley

The number of Black first-year students increased slightly, but the Black percentage of the entering class is smaller than in 2010.

Dec 18, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Yale Schedules Conference on Presenting African American History to the General Public

The eight-day seminar will be held on the Yale campus on July 22-29, 2012.

Dec 18, 2011 | 1 comment View Post

Wayne State University Considering Tougher Admission Standards

Only 10 percent of the Black students who enrolled at Wayne State in 2004, earned a bachelor’s degree at the university by 2010.

Dec 18, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

University of Massachusetts Debuts New Website on Diversity

The new website offers a comprehensive list of resources on matters of diversity for students, faculty, and the community.

Dec 18, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Xavier University of Louisiana to Establish a Confucius Institute

There are about 80 Confucius Institutes in the U.S. but this will be the first at an HBCU.

Dec 18, 2011 | 2 comments View Post

In Memoriam: E. Dean Montgomery (1951-2011)

He was executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief operations officer at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Dec 17, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

A New Consortium Aims to Increase Study Abroad Opportunities for North Carolina’s HBCUs

Earl M. Brown Jr. has been selected to coordinate the N.C. Study Abroad/Global Engagement initiative.

Dec 17, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Four African Americans Receive Distinguished Honors

The award winners are Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Cynthia E. Nance, Bobby Wilson, and Floyd Little.

Dec 17, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Notable Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

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.

Dec 17, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Sandy Darity Wins National Economic Association’s Highest Honor

The Duke University professor receives the Samuel Z. Westerfield Award.

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Three African American Women Appointed to New Roles in Higher Education

Jean Baker-Calloway, Rita J. Teal, and M. Evelyn Fields were named to new posts.

Dec 16, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

The Persisting Racial Digital Divide

Whites are more likely than Blacks to have wired broadband services in the home.

Dec 16, 2011 | 2 comments View Post

For Young White Children, Language Trumps Race in Defining an Adult’s Identity

A unique experiment found that White and Black children placed difference emphasis on racial appearance and language.

Dec 16, 2011 | 1 comment View Post

New Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

H. Dele Davies is currently a professor at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

Dec 16, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

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.

Dec 16, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

American College Students Studying Abroad in Africa

Of all U.S. students studying abroad, 14,769, or 5.5 percent, attended universities in Africa.

Dec 15, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Andrea Lewis Miller Chosen as the Next President of Baton Rouge Community College

Since 2006, Dr. Miller has been serving as chancellor of Sowela Technical Community College in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Dec 14, 2011 | 3 comments View Post

Number of Blacks Earning Doctorates Declined in 2010

Some, but not all, of the decline is due to a reclassification of 77 doctoral programs in education.

Dec 12, 2011 | 11 comments View Post

Two Black Students Among the First Class of Reagan Foundation Scholars

Gabriella Momah and Obagaeli Ngene-Igwe will receive $10,000 a year for four years.

Dec 11, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Albany State University Awards Honorary Degrees to 32 Former Students

They were expelled in 1961 for participating in peaceful civil rights protests.

Dec 10, 2011 | 1 comment View Post

Donna Brazile Awarded an Honorary Doctorate at North Carolina A&T State University

Brazile, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, managed the 2000 presidential campaign of Al Gore.

Dec 10, 2011 | 3 comments View Post

University of Delaware Mounts Effort to Increase Racial Diversity

Blacks are just 5 percent of the undergraduate student body and 4 percent of the faculty but 21 percent of the state’s population.

Dec 10, 2011 | 1 comment View Post

The Primas Collection Comes to Auburn University

The exhibit will remain at Auburn through March 15.

Dec 10, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Student at Harris-Stowe State University Receives a Unique Gift

The award stipulated that the donation of a car go to an African-American single mother who needed transportation.

Dec 09, 2011 | 0 comments View Post

Against All Odds: A Story of Tenacity, Hard Work, and Higher Education

Four teenage friends all became pregnant in high school. But they vowed that by supporting each other and through dedication to hard work and education, they would succeed. Soon they will all hold MBA degrees.

Dec 09, 2011 | 26 comments View Post