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.
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Black Colleges Are Concerned About Their Financial Future Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Historically Black colleges and universities, which, in some cases, have been previously dealing with low enrollment, now must face what will happen if the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates an already tenuous financial future.
Mar 30, 2020 | 2 comments
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Bethune Cookman and the National Council of Negro Women to Honor Mary McLeod Bethune
The National Council of Negro Women and Bethune-Cookman University have joined forces to launch “Advancing the Legacy,” an awareness and fundraising initiative to support access to higher education for African Americans students.
Bethune-Cookman University President Pleads for Help From Alumni
In a letter to alumni, President E. LaBrent Chrite stated that “2020 will be a pivotal year in the history of B-CU. It will be the year our beloved university prepared to close its doors or it will be the year we turned a corner and began moving toward an exciting future.”
Feb 07, 2020 | 6 comments
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Florida Legislature Looking to Help Out Students at the State’ s Four HBCUs
Bills moving through both houses of the Florida legislature would create a scholarship fund for students attending any of the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities: Bethune Cookman University, Edward Waters College. Florida A&M University, and Florida Memorial University.
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.
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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.
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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.
Sep 11, 2019 | 0 comments
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The New Leader of the College of Education at Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University in Nashville has named Jerri A. Haynes as the new dean of the College of Education. Dr. Haynes was an associate professor and assistant dean of the College of Education at Fort Hays State University in Kansas.
Aug 26, 2019 | 0 comments
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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.
Aug 21, 2019 | 0 comments
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Dwaun Warmack Named President of Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina
For the past five years, Dr. Warmack has served as president of Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, Missouri. Earlier, Dr. Warmack served as senior vice president at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, and as the associate dean of students at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jun 17, 2019 | 0 comments
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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.
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E. LaBrent Chrite Appointed President of Bethune-Cookman University in Florida
Currently, Dr. Chrite serves as dean of the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. He previously served as dean at Montclair State University in New Jersey, and taught at the University of Arizona and the University of Michigan.
In Memoriam: Oswald Perry Bronson, Sr., 1927-2019
Dr. Bronson served as the fourth president of what is now Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, from 1975 until his retirement as president emeritus in 2004. Major fields of study at Bethune-Cookman increased from 12 to 37 during Dr. Bronson’s 29-year tenure as president.
Mar 05, 2019 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Roosevelt Wilson, 1940-2018
Wilson joined the staff at Florida A&M University in 1969 as the director of sports information. He held various roles during his tenure at the university including director of university publications, director of athletics, and professor in what is now the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication.
Oct 26, 2018 | 0 comments
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Bethune-Cookman Faculty Want Action to Solve the University’s Problems
A group of 30 faculty members at Bethune Cookman University, a historically Black educational institution in Daytona Beach, Florida, recently sent a letter to university president Hubert Grimes. The faculty wrote that they were being “blatantly disregarded” and wanted solutions to the colleges growing list of problems.
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.
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Accreditation Agency Takes Action Affecting Five HBCUs
The Commission on College of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools recently made decisions affecting several historically Black colleges and universities in its jurisdiction.
Jun 26, 2018 | 0 comments
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Beyoncé Establishes New Scholarship Program for Students at HBCUs
One student at Tuskegee University in Alabama, Xavier University in New Orleans, Wilberforce University in Ohio, and Bethune-Cookman University in Dayton Beach, Florida, will receive a $25,000 scholarship for the 2018-19 academic year.
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.
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The New Dean of Students at Tuskegee University in Alabama
Mandrake Miller has held student affairs posts at Livingstone College in North Carolina, Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, Chowan University in North Carolina, and Virginia Union University in Richmond.
Dec 26, 2017 | 0 comments
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Castell Vaughn Bryant Named Acting President of Florida Memorial University
The board of trustees of Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens has appointed Castell Vaughn Bryant as acting president. The appointment was made when interim president Michelle Howard-Vital took an emergency medical leave.
Nov 20, 2017 | 0 comments
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The Eight HBCUs Participating in the 16th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands
The eight bands selected will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Atlanta. In addition, each school will receive a $20,000 grant to support their music education programs.
Nov 07, 2017 | 0 comments
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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.
Oct 24, 2017 | 0 comments
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Bethune-Cookman Debuts New Master’s Degree Program in Athletic Training
Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, has begun a new master of athletic training degree program. The first cohort of students in the program have been immersed in a clinical rotation with the university’s football program.
Oct 16, 2017 | 0 comments
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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.
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Virginia Union University Names Its Next President
Since 2012, Dr. Hakim J. Lucas has served as vice president for institutional advancement at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. Earlier in his career, Dr. Lucas held fundraising posts at SUNY-Westbury and Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn.
Aug 14, 2017 | 0 comments
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Stephanie Pasley Henry to Lead the College of Education at Bethune-Cookman University
Stephanie Pasley Henry was named acting dean of the College of Education at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She has been serving as an educational consultant and formerly served on the faculty at Barry University in Miami.
Aug 14, 2017 | 0 comments
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Edison O. Jackson Stepping Down as President of Bethune-Cookman University
Dr. Jackson became the sixth president of Bethune-Cookman University in 2013. He is retiring on August 31, a year before his contract was due to expire.
Jul 17, 2017 | 0 comments
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Website Ranks the HBCUs With the Best Online Program Offerings
Online College Plan’s new listing the “Top 20 Best Historically Black Colleges with Online Programs” ranks HBCUs by the quality of the online education provided as well as by the number of online programs offered, and the ease in which students can take these courses.
May 26, 2017 | 0 comments
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Honors for Three African Americans at Major Universities
James M. Rosser, former president of California State University, Los Angeles had a building named in his honor. Arletha McSwain of Bethune Cookman-University won an award for her efforts in distance learning and a portrait of Carrie Parker Taylor, the first Black woman to enroll at Indiana University, was unveiled.
Apr 14, 2017 | 0 comments
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Historians at Bethune-Cookman University Launch Online Encyclopedia on Blacks in Florida
The project will offer students at the university the opportunity to perform real world work as historians and gain valuable experience in digital media. Students will be able to submit articles to the encyclopedia for peer-review by an editorial board.
Apr 11, 2017 | 0 comments
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The New Dean of the College of Education at the University of South Florida – St. Petersburg
Allyson Leggett Watson is assistant dean for the College of Education at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She also holds an endowed chair in urban education, outreach and research. She will begin her new job as dean at the University of South Florida – St. Petersburg on July 1.
Apr 03, 2017 | 2 comments
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Two African American Women in Dean Posts Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Em Claire Knowles, assistant dean for student and alumni affairs at Simmons College in Boston and Bridgette Rahim-Williams, associate dean for research at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Mar 17, 2017 | 0 comments
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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.
Mar 15, 2017 | 0 comments
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Bethune-Cookman University Offers Two New Degree Programs in Rehabilitation Science
The new programs at Bethune-Cookman Univerity in Daytona Beach, Florida, are a bachelor of science degree in health and exercise science and a master’s degree in athletic training.
Nov 18, 2016 | 0 comments
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