A full-time Research Assistant is sought for a National Institutions of Health-funded research project to examine how genetics and early developmental challenges impact the onset of Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognitive function in healthy older adults (PIs: Stephen L. Buka, Scd & William C. Heindel, PhD).
This individual will lead a new unit instrumental to student success and will play a crucial role in designing the portfolio and approach to creating an exceptional undergraduate student experience at a residential, research-intensive institution.
The College seeks a Dean of Students to help ensure that students have the support, resources, and inclusive community needed to promote their success.
The Academic Advisor will provide undergraduate students with advising support including but not limited to orientation, academic success strategies, career planning, course programming, and degree completion.
The Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is inviting applications for the Director of Clinical Education in the developing Doctoral Physical Therapy Program. This is an open rank clinical faculty position (non-tenure line) to begin in the Fall 2023 Semester.
This individual will oversee and expand the Center’s portfolio of highly successful research programs and established prevention and health programs in the community that are aligned with the UR Medicine network.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Department of Physical Therapy is housed within the School of Health Professions (SHP) which also includes a Physician Assistant Studies Program and an online Master of Science in Lifestyle Health.
The event is an academic competition for students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities that was hosted on the American Honda corporate campus in Torrance, California. This was the 34th time Stillman College participated in the competition but the first time it won the national championship.
Elisha Chambers was appointed director of the new master’s degree program in occupational therapy at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Isrea Butler will be the next director of the School of Music at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently announced more than $30 million in grants to colleges, universities, nonprofit groups, and other organizations. Among the grantees are several historically Black colleges and universities.
Robert Bullard, the Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University has been selected to receive the Horizon Award from the Harvard Law School’s Environmental Law Society and James L. Moore III, the chief diversity officer at Ohio State University, received the Transformative Impact Award from the American Counseling Association.
The first cohort of ROTC helicopter students will begin their training in the fall semester 2023. The U.S. Army will cover the cost of the tuition, books, and related flight lab fees for the ROTC cadets. After the first cohort of ROTC cadets, any student in the university’s aviation program will be eligible to pursue helicopter flight training.
Taking on new administrative duties are Antoinette Candia-Bailey at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, Javier McCoy at West Virginia University, Adell Brown at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, and Renae Myles Payne at Fort Valley State University in Georgia.
In 1975, Lilly Adams-Dudley joined the staff at Canisius College as a language arts specialist. She retired in 2018 as the director of Canisius Opportunity Programs for Education (COPE) which provided scholarships, mentoring, and tutoring for students from underrepresented groups.
The Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute is looking for a a full-time grant-funded Research Assistant to work on several different projects relating to depression prevention in youth and families.
The Senior Research Assistant at the School of Public Health’s Department of Health Services Policy & Practice joins a vibrant team supporting the activities of the Department and related projects. The Senior Research Assistant is involved in health policy research and policy engagement to improve the US healthcare system.
The staff scientist will utilize a combination of biochemical, biophysical and structural techniques (e.g. X-ray crystallography, electron microscopy) in these areas to independently perform various experiments and tests.
The ACCLE provides vision and day-to-day leadership for and management of three operational HR units to ensure HR services are delivered in a timely and client-focused manner to the University community.
The Uddin lab seeks a highly motivated, enthusiastic Postdoctoral Fellow to work on multiple interrelated projects focused on genomic analyses of stress-related mental disorders in humans, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.
As its leader and chief executive officer, Florida Atlantic University’s president will be committed to serving the institution – including living on or near the Boca Raton campus – and embracing, embodying, and advocating for the institution’s collective values.
Residence Life & Student Housing at Southern Methodist University, is seeking a Marketing and Communications Specialist to coordinate the marketing, social media, promotions, communication, and overall brand management for RLSH.
The Coordinator will be the initial point of contact and administrative support for the Residence Life and Student Housing front office located in Boaz Commons.
Authors Jewel Clark and Rachel Wilson Patterson examine the double standard applied to Black and White athletes and the need to affirm, uplift and celebrate Black women athletes.
The Research Assistant will conduct experiments to examine the cellular processes by which specific genetic variants modify neurodegeneration associated with ALS.
The Department of BioMed Research Administration is seeking a Grants and Financial Coordinator or Grants and Financial Specialist. Applicant qualifications will determine the grade to be filled.
In the fall of 2022, The College Board offered an Advanced Placement course in African American studies for the first time. The course was offered in 60 high schools throughout the United States in a pilot program. Now 800 schools are planning to offer the course. But controversy about the content of the course persists.
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.
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.
Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Reporting to the Senior Director of Prospect Management, the Prospect Management Specialist will prioritize and leverage Prospect Management’s resources to support the university’s ongoing fundraising efforts.
This position is directly responsible for all development, alumni, and university relations programming for the institution. This includes direct authority for budget, staffing, administration, strategic planning, etc.
This position will provide instruction and academic support to graduate-level students in the College of Education, primarily in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences. Course content areas will focus on Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Methods and clinical supervision.
As a member of the division of Emergency Medical Services the selected candidate will serve as an Associate Medical Director for Stony Brook Medicine Emergency Medical Services as well as serve as core faculty in the EMS Fellowship.
The APFA will be responsible for developing and leading the programs and administrative processes related to faculty recruitment and retention; faculty support, development, recognition, and success.
The Research Assistant will be performing research primarily on projects aimed at reducing health disparities among ethnically diverse populations.
The Research Assistant will conduct experiments in (1) Cell and Developmental Biology: Identifying how a protein of interest contributes to cellular functions and development, using sea urchin embryonic cells and human cancer cells; and (2) Evolutionary Developmental Biology: Discovering how the molecular evolution alters the developmental program and contributes to species diversity, using multiple echinoderm embryos.
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