Monthly Archives: March 2015
University of Rhode Island Scholars Mount Online Educational Effort for Kenya Educators
With terrorism in East Africa becoming an increasing concern, the African Teacher Foundation has turned to University of Rhode Island faculty and students to conduct online training for teachers in East Africa.
In Memoriam: Felicia Janette Jones-Haskins, 1962-2015
Felicia Jones-Haskins was an assistant professor and chair of the Allied Health Program at Wilmington University in Delaware. She recently defended her doctoral dissertation at Widener University.
The 21st-Century Version of Black Studies
Kevin Foster, an associate professor of African and African diaspora studies at the University of Texas at Austin, has created the television production Blackademics TV.
Suzan-Lori Parks Wins the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History
Suzan-Lori Parks teaches creative writing at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She was honored for her play "Father Comes Home From the Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3," which was first staged at The Public Theater in New York last October.
The Next President of Meharry Medical College
James E.K. Hildreth is dean of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis. From 2005 to 2011, Dr. Hildreth was director of the Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research at Meharry.
The Growing Racial Gap in Home Ownership
Many American families use the equity in their home to finance the higher education of their children or grandchildren. But this source of family wealth is far less available to Black families and the racial gap is widening.
The Sad Saga of South Carolina State University
The president of the university, who has been placed on administrative leave, has filed a lawsuit and the state legislature is considering proposals to replace the board of trustees.
University of Wisconsin Documents a Lack of Racial Diversity in Children’s Books
In 2014, there were about 5,000 books published for children and teens. The survey found that 84 were written by African Americans and 180 were about African Americans.
Paul Drayton Jr. Named President of Burlington County College
Since 2010, Drayton has served as Burlington County Administrator. Previously, he served as director of special projects at Temple University in Philadelphia and taught at the University of Pennsylvania.
Children Raised in Single-Parent Homes Are Less Likely to Complete College
For young adults who have reached the age of 24, those who grew up in single-parent homes were less likely to have obtained a bachelor's degree than children raised in married-couple households. Income differences explain only one half of the gap.
Video Shows University of Oklahoma Students Singing Racist Song
A video surfaced that reportedly showed members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Oklahoma singing a racist song.
Howard University Is Among the Colleges Sending the Most Graduates to the Peace Corps
This year there are 13 graduates from Howard University working in the Peace Corps. This puts Howard in 24th place on the list of medium-size colleges and universities that have graduates volunteering in the Peace Corps.
Two Black Scholars in New Teaching Roles
Thomas Sayers Ellis is serving as the Sterling Brown Professor of English and Humanities at Howard University and Cheryl Jones-Walker was promoted to associate professor at Swarthmore College.
New Book Series Planned on the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection
The University of Georgia Press and Morehouse College have announced that they will develop a new book series based on the Martin Luther King Jr. collection held at Morehouse. The archive at Morehouse contains more than 10,000 items.
New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Two African Americans
Dorothy Stripling is the new interim chief financial officer at Fort Valley State University and Jennifer A. Scott is the new director of the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
My Sister’s Keeper Chapters Form at Spelman College and Howard University
The My Sister's Keeper program of the Black Women's Health Imperative aims to develop college students so that they can become tomorrow's leaders on women's and reproductive health.
Three African American Women Scholars Honored With Awards
The honorees are Lissa Stapleton of the University of Southern Mississippi, Retha Hill of Arizona State University, and Karla FC Holloway of Duke University.
Despite 10 Years of Super Sunday Outreach, Black Enrollments Drop at California State University
The university system estimates that more than 600,000 students have received information on admissions and financial aid at these Super Sunday events over the past 10 years. Yet Black enrollments have dropped.
Two Black Scholars Are Finalists for Dean of Education at New Mexico State University
Osman Alawiye is dean of the School of Education at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota and Donald Pope-Davis is a professor of clinical psychology at DePaul University in Chicago.
In Memoriam: Robert Bertrand France, 1960-2015
Dr. France was a professor of computer science at Colorado State University. A native of Guyana, Dr. France received a Ph.D. at Massey University in New Zealand.
End of the Line for Sojourner-Douglass College?
Sojourner-Douglass College in Baltimore was notified by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that its appeal to retain its accreditation was denied.
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.
The New Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Texas San Antonio
DeBrenna LaFa Agbenyiga, who has been at Michigan State University since 1999, was appointed dean of the Graduate School and vice provost at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Website Says One Third of America’s Most Dangerous Campuses Are HBCUs
Some of the most prestigious colleges in America made the list including Swarthmore College and Pomona College. But of the 25 campus rated as the most dangerous, eight are historically Black colleges and universities.
In Memoriam: Waymon T. Webster, 1927-2015
Professor Webster joined the faculty at Prairie View in 1967. During his years on the faculty, he served as chair of the department of counselor education and the department of psychology. He also served as dean of the Graduate School.
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.
RISE (Research, Integration, Strategy and Evaluation) for Boys and Men of Color
A new organization has been established aimed at increasing the life chances of boys and men of color in four key areas: education, health, criminal justice, and economic opportunity.
Comparing the Health Status of Foreign-Born and Native-Born Blacks
A new study finds that while foreign-born Blacks tend to have better overall health than African Americans born in the United States, the advantage tends to shrink the longer foreign-born Blacks live in this country.
The Next President of the University of Richmond
Dr. Crutcher currently is the co-chair of Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP). From 2004 to 2014, Dr. Crutcher was president of Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts.
Blacks Are Twice as Likely as Whites to Be Early High School Dropouts
A new report from the U.S. Department of Education reports on the number of students who were in ninth grade in 2009 but dropped out of high school by the end of their junior year.
Association for Black Culture Centers Moving to Northern Illinois University
The Association for Black Culture Centers is directed by Fred L. Hord, who is a professor and chair of Africana studies at Knox College. Under the agreement, Dr. Hord will join the faculty at Northern Illinois University.
Stanford University Study Finds Large Racial Gap in 401(k) Assets
The wealth gap has a significant impact on Blacks being able to afford the costs of higher education. A new study by researchers at Stanford University shows that the racial wealth gap will probably be with us for some time to come.
Terri Givens Named Provost at Menlo College in California
Dr. Givens, a professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, was the first African American women to serve as vice provost at the University of Texas.
