Monthly Archives: December 2012
Conservative Student Group Tabulates Ivy League Donations to President Obama
According to the study, at Brown University 129 faculty and staff donated to Obama, whereas only one staffer gave money to the Romney campaign.
A Decline in Doctoral Degree Awards for African Americans
The number of African Americans earning doctorates has declined in each of the past two years, after reaching an all-time high in 2009. Over the last decade, the percentage of all doctoral degree awards that were earned by Blacks has stagnated at close to 6 percent.
Patricia King Stepping Down From the Harvard Corporation
The Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law, Medicine, Ethics, and Public Policy at the Georgetown University Law Center has served on the principal fiduciary governing authority of Harvard University for the past seven years.
Virginia Union University Builds Its First New Residence Hall in Nearly Half a Century
The new Robert J. Brown Living and Learning Center is a $15 million complex that includes a conference and seminar facility as well as residential suites that will house 240 students.
Delaware State University Teams Up With the EPA
Delaware State University in Dover has entered into a new agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will strengthen the educational institution's programs in the environmental sciences.
Xavier University Fast Tracks Students Into Its Professional Pharmacy Program
Xavier University in New Orleans has a stellar record in producing Black graduates in STEM fields. Many of these graduates go on to medical school and to careers in the health professions.
University of Connecticut Scholars to Study Gullah Culture
Robert Stephens and Mary Ellen Junda, both professors of music at the University of Connecticut, will hold a workshop next summer in Savannah, Georgia, to instruct K-12 teachers on how to educate their pupils on the culture and traditions of the Gullah people.
New Report Looks to Explain the Racial Gap in College Graduation Rates
A new report from the American Council on Education examines why Black and Hispanic students have significantly lower rates of degree attainment than other students at U.S. colleges and universities.
New Hip-Hop Scholarships for Students at the University of Wisconsin
Two students will each receive four-year, full-tuition scholarships to the First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin, the nation's only college-level learning community for hip-hop and the spoken word.
In Memoriam: Mozella Smith Peterson Galloway, 1951-2012
She was the co-founder and president of the National Black Herstory Task Force, a nonprofit cultural and educational organization dedicated to celebrate and chronicle the lives of women of African descent.
Livingstone College Establishes New Hospitality Management Degree Program
The historically Black college in Salisbury, North Carolina, will offer an associate's degree in culinary arts and a bachelor's degree in hospitality management.
Virginia Tech Professor Honored by the National Council for Social Studies
Josiah Tlou, a native of Zimbabwe who is a professor emeritus of education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, was named Distinguished Global Scholar of the Year.
Southern University Appoints Two Men to Student Affairs Executive Posts
Brandon Dumas was promoted to vice chancellor for student affairs and Albert Tezeno, who previously was an executive at Grambling State University, was named associate vice chancellor for student affairs.
A New Assignment for Dr. Benjamin Carson
Benjamin Carson, professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics and director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital, was named president of the board of the East Baltimore Community School.
Four African Americans Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new responsibilities are Verjanis Peoples at Southern University, Michael Hubbard at South Carolina State University, Victor McCrary at Morgan State University, and Delbert Foster for the Association of Extension Administrators.
Black First-Year Students at the Nation’s Leading Liberal Arts Colleges
Wesleyan University leads our rankings with 85 Black freshmen at the college this year (11.3 percent of the entering class).
Fisk University Names Its 15th President
H. James Williams is dean of the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. He will assume his new post on February 1, 2013.
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.
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.
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.
Russlyn Ali Steps Down From Civil Rights Post at the Department of Education
During her tenure, the Office for Civil Rights focused more on complaints of discrimination than had been the case in the Bush administration. Her office also issued new guidance for how colleges and universities should respond to incidents of sexual assault.
