
Central State University Clears a Big Hurdle in Effort to Achieve Land-Grant Status
If approved by the U.S. Congress, the historically Black university would be eligible for federal funds reserved for land-grant universities.
If approved by the U.S. Congress, the historically Black university would be eligible for federal funds reserved for land-grant universities.
Terrence A. Gomes, president for the past nine years, has been under fire for alleged underreporting of crime on campus and for major delays in the distribution of financial aid to students.
Renee Hampton is the new dean of student life and Desiree Polk-Bland is the new dean of advising and student support.
Rucker Johnson of the University of California at Berkeley and Trey Ellis of Columbia University are members of the 2012-13 class of Fletcher Fellows.
Sue Houchins was awarded tenure. Maryemma Graham was named a University Distinguished Professor. Carlos Minor joins the faculty at Northwestern Oklahoma and M. Bernadette Carter was named professor emerita.
E. Janyce Dawkins, Berenecea Johnson Eanes, Nosa O. Egiebor, Quentin R. Tyler, and Donnell Butler have been appointed to new administrative posts.
From time to time, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
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 more than 10,000 photographs, collected by Robert Langmuir of Philadelphia, contain images from the 1840s to the 1970s.
Vanderbilt University is on track this year to become the number one producer of minority Ph.D. recipients in physics, astronomy and materials science, areas where minorities are grossly underrepresented.
Originating at Clemson University in 2000, the goal of the program is to place more male teachers from diverse backgrounds into the nation’s classrooms.
Last year Clemson sent 675 books to Narok University College in Kenya. This year another 4,200 books are being donated.
Images on the 1935 mural, entitled “The Struggle of the South,” include sharecroppers and a lynching.
The new website includes a discussion on the history of diversity efforts, provides demographic statistics on students and faculty, and listings of where to go for help or additional information.
In the fall of 2011, Blacks made up 10.5 percent of the entering class, down from 16 percent a decade ago. Blacks were nearly 14 percent of the total enrollments five years ago. The latest figure was 10.8 percent.
Ten first-year students will participate in a living/learning community aimed at boosting the retention and graduation rates of Black men.
Registered nurses who obtained an associate’s degree with at least a 2.6 grade point average and one-year of working experience are eligible for the new accelerated online program.
When completed in the fall of 2013, the new facility will provide working and laboratory space for 20 new Ph.D. scholars conducting research in the agricultural sciences.
The bachelor of fine arts in dance will be the only such degree program at a state-operated college or university in Alabama.
Black and Hispanic women were 66 percent less likely than White women to be aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death among women.
Research has shown that African Americans are less likely than Whites to acknowledge that they are depressed and are less likely to seek treatment.
For patients who visited an emergency room for non-heart-related reasons, 90 percent of those with hypertension also had heart disease.
Olu Onemola, son of Nigeria’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, received seven honors at the graduation ceremony of Lehman College of the City University of New York.
Rev. Richardson, dean of the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel at Howard University, was recognized for his work and contributions to the city and faith-based community.
Lynette Overby, Gary Miller, Linda Melvin, and J. Brenton Stewart will be taking on new assignments.
Wayne A.I. Frederick has been serving as professor of surgery, director of the Howard University Cancer Center, and interim deputy provost for health sciences at the university.
The center will offer workshops on domestic violence, women’s health and wellness, entrepreneurship, and professional development.
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
From time to time, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
She was a founding member of the Afro-American studies department at the University of Massachusetts and served as department chair for 19 years.
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.
NotInMyCounty.org offers a safe, secure, and anonymous space online where students can report incidents of corruption.
He is a professor of history and has been serving as associate dean for the humanities in the university’s College of Liberal Arts and Studies.
This spring, 9,263 students from California were admitted to UCLA. Of this group, 3.8 percent are African Americans.
Project DESIGN (Diversity Educators Sharing in a Global Network) seeks to prepare teachers for increasingly diverse classrooms in the nation’s schools.