Monthly Archives: July 2022
University of Maryland Study Finds Wide Political Divide on Views of Racial Discrmination
The study found that less than half of all American believe that there is more discrimination direct against African Americans than was the case five years ago. Some 40 percent of all respondents stated that they believed there was more discrimination directed against Whites than was the case five years ago
Six Black Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions
The new deans are David Marshall at Savannah State University in Georgia, Andrew Chin at Florida A&M University, Janelle L. West at Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania, Dara N. Byrne at the City University of New York, Christopher D. Card at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and Elimelda Moige Ongeri at North Carolina A&T State University.
Four Black Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to New Positions in Academia
The four Black faculty in new roles or posts are Malinda Wilson-Swoope at Edward Waters University in Jacksonville, Florida, Peter Ukpokodu at the University of Kansas, Norrisa Haynes at Yale Medical School, and Fousseni Chabi-Yo in the School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
HBCUs Receive Nearly $10 Million to Preserve Historic Buildings on Their Campuses
The National Park Service has announced $9.7 million in grants to assist 21 preservation projects in nine states for historic structures on campuses of historically Black colleges and universities.
New Administrative Duties for Eight African Americans at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Tuskegee University Partners With the University of California, Berkeley on Data Science Initiative
The initiative is beginning this summer with an eight-week course on the Berkeley campus for 13 Tuskegee students. This fall, a data science course will be offered at Tuskegee co-taught by faculty at both universities. In the summer of 2023, the initiative expects to launch an undergraduate research program.
Cato T. Laurencin to Receive the Highest Honor of the American Chemical Society
Dr. Laurencin, who holds an endowed chair at the Univerity of Connecticut, is recognized as the leading international figure in polymeric biomaterials chemistry and engineering who has made extraordinary scientific contributions, while at the same time he has had profound contributions to improving human health.
Livingstone College Announces It Will Offer Its First Graduate Degree Program
Livingstone College, a historically Black educational institution in Salsbury, North Carolina, has announced that it will offer a new master's degree program in business administration. It will be the first graduate degree program in the 143-year history of the college.
Three African American Men Appointed to New Diversity Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative duties relating to diversity are Frederick Wherry at Princeton University in New Jersey, Alex Wood at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, and Reginald Miles at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
In Memoriam: Michael J. Bates, 1944-2022
Dr. Bates joined the faculty at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff in August 1977 as an assistant professor of music. During a more than 40-year career at the university, Professor Bates taught courses in music history, music theory, and music appreciation.
Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers
Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Recent Books 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. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view.
University of Michigan Compiles a Vast Database of Its Early Black Students
A new public database of African American students created by the University of Michigan documents students who attended the university between 1817 and as recently as 1970. The database contains information on nearly 6,000 African American students.
Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Georgia Tech Adds a Minor Program in Black Media Studies
The multidisciplinary program combines a variety of innovative approaches and methods to study the relationships between media, culture, and racial politics on people of African descent.
Two Visiting Scholars Will Enhance the Black Studies Program at Wake Forest University
Grammy award-winning producer and Winston-Salem native Patrick “9th Wonder” Douthit and renowned poet Brenda Marie Osbey, former poet laureate of the state of Louisiana, will join the Wake Forest University African American studies program as professors of practice for the 2022-2023 academic year.
How Educational Attainment Impacted COVID-19 Mortality Rates Among African Americans
The research team found 68 percent of COVID-19 deaths in the first year of the pandemic were low socioeconomic positions adults (those with no education beyond high school) employed in labor, service, and retail jobs that required on-site attendance and prolonged close contact with others.
Erick Jones Will Be the Next Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Nevada
Dr. Jones has been serving as senior science advisor in the Office of the Chief Economist at the U.S. State Department. He is a former professor and associate dean for graduate studies at the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Earlier in his career, he taught for eight years at the University of Nebraska.
Does Racial Segregation in Schools Contribute to Disparities in Heart Health?
A new study finds that the racial segregation of schools may impact cardiovascular health later in life. The research team notes that school segregation may increase stress, constrain socioeconomic opportunities, and negatively alter health behaviors.
Florida A&M University Announces New Leaders for Two Schools
At Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Mary Simmons is the new interim dean for the School of Allied Health Sciences and Andrew Chin was appointed interim dean for the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology.
Academic Study Finds Blacks Have Less Access to Quality Care for Strokes
Residents in predominantly Black communities are more likely than those in predominantly White communities to live near a hospital with a certified stroke center. However, a new study shows that when residents in these Black communities have a stroke, they are at greater risk of receiving care at a less-resourced hospital.
Twinette Johnson Selected to Lead the University of the District of Columbia Law School
Dr. Johnson is currently the associate dean for academic affairs at the law school. Prior to joining the faculty in 2017, Professor Johnson was an associate professor of law and director of the Academic Success Program at Southern Illinois University School of Law.
Tuskegee University to Offer a Liberal Studies Major for Nontraditional and Traditional Students
The bachelor of arts and bachelor of science in liberal studies will be fully online for non-traditional students seeking to complete undergraduate degrees they started previously. An on-ground adaptation of the degree programs in liberal studies will be available to all students.
Four Black Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
Tracey Denean Sharpley-Whiting was named vice provost at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and Nontsikelelo Mutiti was named director of graduate studies at the Yale School of Art. Noémie Ndiaye was named to an endowed assistant professorship at the University of Chicago and Shola K. Roberts is joining the faculty at Arizona State University.
Elizabeth City State University to Expand Its Aviation Sciences Programs
Elizabeth City State University offers the only four-year aviation science and unmanned aircraft systems degrees in North Carolina. It will expand to the Winston-Salem region through an online aviation degree program and flight training partnership.
Seven Black Americans in Higher Education Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts
The new administrators are Zakiya Brown at Lincoln University in Missouri, Larz Roberts at the University of Mississippi, Quincy Rose-Sewell at Pueblo Community College in Colorado, Ashli Johnson at Howard University, Darrin Q. Rankin at Jarvis Christian Univerity, Deborah Mauristhene at Boston College, and Kendric D. Stewart at Southern Unversity.
Bowie State University to Offer a New Master’s Degree in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management
Historically Black Bowie State University in Maryland is joining with ABFE (formerly the Association of Black Foundation Executives) to form a partnership that will implement and sustain a HBCU Philanthropy Initiative. This will include the establishment of a master of philanthropy and nonprofit management degree program within the Bowie State University College of Business.
Three Black Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Baron Kelly was appointed to the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Theatre and Dance at the University of Wisconsin. Roxane Gay was appointed to the Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair at Rutgers University in New Jersey and Cherene Sherrard-Johnson was appointed the E. Wilson Lyon Professor of the Humanities at Pomona College in California.
Five Universities Have Appointed Black Scholars to Diversity Positions
Taking on new roles relating to diversity are Darryl C. Mace at Alvernia College in Reading, Pennsylvania, Dominique A. Quarles at Georgia Southern University, Lydia Contreras at the University of Texas at Austin, Myron Burr at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, and Lakesha Butler at University of Florida Health.
In Memoriam: Donald M. Henderson, 1931-2022
Donald Henderson served as provost at the University of Pittsburgh from 1989 to 1993. He is the only African American to serve in the position
Recent Books 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. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view.
Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers
Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
University of Cincinnati Removes Name of Founding Benefactor From Campus
Charles McMicken left a bequest of real estate to the City of Cincinnati that led to the founding in 1870 of the University of Cincinnati. McMicken traded in enslaved persons and fathered two children with enslaved women.
Vanderbilt Law School to Launch a New Journal With a Focus on Social Justice
The Social Justice Reporter will publish scholarship focusing on social justice, civil rights, and public interest lawyering by leading researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and law students.
Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Department of Education’s Latest Data on Campus Hate Crimes
In 2019, of the more than 27,000 criminal incidents that occurred on the campuses of postsecondary institutions and were reported to police or security agencies, 757 incidents were classified as hate crimes. Of these, 400 were motivated by race or ethnicity.
