Monthly Archives: November 2012
Emory University Sending More Medical Residents to Ethiopia
Emory University School of Medicine is expanding its study abroad program in Ethiopia to include residents in surgery, pediatrics, dermatology, anesthesiology, pathology, gynecology and obstetrics, family and preventive medicine, and rehabilitation medicine.
University of Louisville Upgrades Its Civil Rights History Tour
The tour includes 22 sites around the Louisville area including Freedom Park where civil rights protests occurred in 1961 and a home which was bombed in 1954 when a Black family moved into a previously all-White neighborhood.
The New Class of MLK Scholars at MIT
Since its creation in 1991, the Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars Program has brought more than 90 scholars to campus. This year there are six new MLK professors and scholars on campus. Four of the six are African Americans.
Florida A&M Faculty Member Develops New Method to Quickly Identify Bacteria Strains
Marlon S. Thomas, an assistant professor in the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, has been awarded a U.S. patent for his development of a new method to quickly identify bacteria strains by using chemical dyes and fluorescent assays.
The New Dean of Agriculture and Human Sciences at Prairie View A&M University
Alton B. Johnson will also serve as director of the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center and administrator of the Cooperative Extension Program at the university.
Clark Atlanta University Establishes an Award to Honor Alabama State University’s President
To honor its former provost, Clark Atlanta has established the the Joseph H. Silver Sr. Ph.D. Award for Leadership in Advocacy Against Dating and Domestic Violence.
President Obama’s Reelection Angers Some Students at Hampden-Sydney College
A group of about 40 students threw bottles, set off fireworks, and yelled racial slurs to protest the president's reelection. The college's African American president called the offending students "knuckleheads" and "bad seeds."
New Summer Institute at Duke for High School Teachers in African American Studies
The new institute will instruct high school teachers on using historical literature and fiction to teach English and social studies classes on African American history.
Scholar Discovers the Only Known Painting of the Harlem Renaissance’s Gwendolyn Bennett
Most of Bennett's artwork was destroyed in a fire but in conducting research for a book on Bennett, Belinda Wheeler of historically Black Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, came across a 1931 oil painting.
Tennessee State University Operates a Food Bank for Students in Need
The food bank, located in the campus' Gentry Center, is for students who are facing temporary hardships and have difficulty affording food while attending college.
Fort Valley State University to Establish a Nuclear Engineering Program
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is funding new programs at colleges and universities because the nuclear industry is facing a manpower crisis with a need to replace 25,000 skilled workers over the next three years.
Hampton University Enters a Partnership With the Dental School at Penn
The new HU-UPenn Biodental Program will allow students to earn a bachelor's degree in biology at Hampton University and a doctorate in dental surgery from Penn.
Grambling State University to Offer New Online Degree Program
The new online degree program is for students who have completed some college coursework but have dropped out of college without earning their degree.
University Study Finds That the Racial Gap in Fatal Coronary Disease Is Widening
The research, conducted at the University of Alabama Birmingham, shows that despite a steady decline in fatal coronary heart disease for all groups, since 2000, the racial gap has actually increased.
Blacks Take Far Longer Than Whites to Earn Their Bachelor’s Degrees
For those who earned a bachelor's degree in the 2007-08 academic year, the average amount of time for Blacks to earn their degree was 98 months compared to 73.3 months for Whites. Nearly a quarter of Blacks took more than a decade to earn their bachelor's degree.
Widespread Racial Differences in Who Receives CPR After a Cardiac Arrest
In low-income Black neighborhoods, the odds of receiving bystander CPR were 50 percent lower than in a high-income non-Black neighborhood.
Students at Ole Miss Protested Obama’s Reelection
An Obama campaign poster was burned at the rally and students reportedly shouted racial slurs. Two arrested were made on disorderly conduct charges.
Fisk University Names Two Finalists for President
Fisk has chosen two finalists with far different resumes. One has a background in business while the other has had a career largely in academia.
Africana Studies Scholar Elected to the California State Assembly
Shirley Weber, professor and chair of the department of Africana studies at San Diego State University, will be the first African American state legislator in California from a district south of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Eric Lee to Lead Colorado Community College Online
Since April 2009, he has been the president and CEO of the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce and previously was assistant to the president at Suffolk University in Boston.
Oklahoma Bans Race-Sensitive Admissions in Higher Education
Oklahoma is the eighth state to ban the consideration of race in university admissions. Blacks make up about 8 percent of the state's population.
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.
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.
Five New Black Members of the Institute of Medicine
The new members are Norman Anderson of the American Psychological Association, John Carethers and Martin Philbert of the University of Michigan, PonJola Coney of Virginia Commonwealth University and Wayne Riley of Meharry Medical College.
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.
The Reelection of Barack Obama: JBHE Readers Got It Right
Despite polls showing an extremely close race, some 89 percent of responders to last week's JBHE readers' poll predicted that the President would be reelected.
New Data Shows a Wide Racial Disparity in the GPAs of College Graduates
Whites were more than twice as likely as Blacks to graduate with grade point averages better than 3.5. Blacks were nearly three times as likely as Whites to graduate with a GPA of less than 2.5.
University of Chicago Eliminates Student Loans for Graduates of Chicago High Schools
The University of Chicago has unveiled a new financial aid program for students from schools in the city that will eliminate student loans from their financial aid packages.
Study Finds Racial Bias in Split-Second Decision-Making on Who Is Dangerous
A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado and San Diego State University finds that both college students and police officers exhibit racial bias when confronted with split-second decisions on who is dangerous and who is not.
The Post Post-Racial Era?
The election of Barack Obama in 2008 prompted some commentators to say that the nation had entered a post-racial era, but new data from researchers at three universities shows that anti-Black sentiments are on the rise.
The University of Texas to Offer Ph.D. Program in Black Studies
The doctoral program in Black studies is the first in the state of Texas and the first in the southwestern United States.
White Students at the University of Florida Attend Frat Party in Blackface
It seems that each Halloween there are stories of college students dressing up in blackface to attend costume parties. This year is no exception.
Larry Rivers Leaving Presidency of Fort Valley State University
He has served as the eighth president of he historically Black university since 2006. He is the former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida A&M University.
Temple University Faculty Meet to Discuss Ways to Address Issues of Race in the Classroom
About 25-30 professors and administrators at Temple University in Philadelphia gather each month to share their experiences regarding issues relating to diversity on campus and in the classroom.
Black Male Excellence Network Working Wonders at the University of Alabama Birmingham
The graduation rate of Black male students who join the initiative is about twice the rate for Black men as a whole at the university.
Racial Differences in Sources of Stress for College and University Faculty
A new report from the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at the University of California at Los Angeles finds personal finances and perceived discrimination are major sources of stress for Black faculty members.
