Monthly Archives: September 2012
Two Black Women Honored by the University of Wisconsin
Tanya Lynn Brito and Dawn Bryant Crim will be honored with the Outstanding Women of Color Award.
Money Is a Major Factor in Why Black Students Drop Out of College
A third of Black men and a quarter of Black women who dropped out of college, did so because of financial concerns.
Clemson University Is a Mecca for Black Computer Scientists
Six of the 56 Black tenure-track computer science faculty at all major research universities in the United States teach at Clemson University in South Carolina.
Fort Valley State Opens the State Animal Facility for Emergencies
It is the only facility in the state of Georgia that has been established specifically to serve as a home for animals that have lost their homes due to natural disasters.
A New Dean at Prairie View A&M University
Tamara Brown, who was on the faculty at the University of Kentucky for the past 13 years, is the new dean of the College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology.
Virginia State University Gives Students a Head Start for College
The university will offer college-level courses at no cost to juniors and seniors in high schools in two additional school districts. Students will earn both high school and college credits.
Two African Americans Named to Professor Posts
Cynthia Oliver at the University of Illinois and Joe Morton at Fordham University have been named to new teaching posts.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
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.
Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers
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.
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 Impact of Affirmative Action Bans on the Graduate School Enrollments of Minorities
A study published by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, finds that in states that have banned the consideration of race in graduate school admissions, enrollments of minority students are down 12 percent overall.
Scholarly Study Finds Signifcant Racial Bias in Criminal Sentencing
The authors found a mean incarceration rate of 51 percent for Blacks and 38 percent for Whites. But they found a significant racial gap in incarceration rates between judges that increases the racial gap by as much as 18 percentage points.
Most African American Males Lose Their HOPE Scholarships Due to a Lack of Academic Success
Research by Charles Menifield found that more than 50 percent of African American male students in Tennessee lost their HOPE scholarships due to subpar academic performance.
The First African American Woman to Lead the CIAA
Jacqie Carpenter, a former executive at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, will lead the nation's oldest athletic conference for historically Black colleges and universities.
Papers of Pearl Cleage Housed at Emory University Archives
A graduate of Spelman College, Cleage is best known for her novels What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day and Babylon Sisters.
The New Leader of the University of the District of Columbia Community College
Calvin Woodward, who holds two doctoral degrees, is the former head of Capital Community College in Hartford, Connecticut.
Moses Kairo Is the New Dean of Agricultural and Natural Sciences at UMES
He was the associate research director for the 1890 Land Grant Program of the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences at Florida A&M University.
Arizona State University Honors Its First Black Football Player
In 1937 Emerson Harvey was the first Black player at ASU. His presence on the football team at the university served to play a major role in the racial integration of college sports in the southwest.
A Check-Up on Black First-Year Medical Students
Brown University, Florida State University, and Florida Atlantic University reveal the racial make-up of their entering medical school classes.
Rodner Wright to Serve as Interim Provost at Florida A&M University
He has served as dean of the School of Architecture at Florida A&M since 1996.
Two Major Appointments at Morgan State University
DeWayne Wickham is the new chair of the department of communication and Kevin Banks is the new vice president for student affairs.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
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.
A Trio of African American Award Winners
Kisha Daniels of North Carolina Central University, Gregory Robinson of the University of Georgia, and Terry Woodward of Jackson State University are honored with prestigious awards.
Six African Americans Named to Key Administative Posts in Higher Education
Patricia Green-Powell, Joyce A. Jones, Carnell Jones, Quincy Birdsong, Deborah Archer, and Lionel Anderson are taking on new duties.
This Week’s Faculty News
Charlotte Owens, Jayne Cubbage, Gbemende Johnson, and D'Andra Orey have new duties.
A Reprieve for St. Paul’s College
The college will retain its accreditation as a federal court reviews the decision by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to revoke it.
New Bachelor’s Degree Program at Southern University
Students will have the option to choose one of five separate concentrations for a degree in interdisciplinary studies within the College of Education.
