Tag: Cornell University
New $48 Million Scholarship Program for African Americans in STEM Fields
The Fund II Foundation of Austin, Texas, led by Robert F. Smith, founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, has teamed up with the United Negro College Fund to establish a $48 million scholarship program for African Americans in STEM fields.
Cornell to Rename Its School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for an African American
Robert F. Smith, chair and CEO of Vista Equity Partners has made a $50 million donation to Cornell University. The gift is one of the largest ever made by an African American to an institution of higher education.
Morgan State University Announces Its First Endowed Faculty Chair
The Endowed Chair in Internet of Things Security was established by a $1 million grant from the Maryland Department of Commerce. The first holder of the endowed chair will be Kevin T. Kornegay, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Morgan State.
Four New Black Assistant Professors at Cornell University
The new assistant professors are Valerie Aymar in landscape architecture, Stephanie J. Creary and Sean E. Rogers in the School of Hotel Administration, and Samantha N. Sheppard in cinema and media studies.
Three Black Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments
The Black scholars in new roles are Tyson Ling-Meadows at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Kevin K. Gaines at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Brandy N. Kelly Pryor at the University of Louisville.
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.
New University Study Finds That Racial Segregation Has Increased in Suburbia
The research team examined U.S. Census data in 1990 and 2010. They found while urban neighborhoods have become less segregated, an increased level of racial segregation has occurred in suburban communities and that many suburbs are becoming racially homogenous.
Cornell University Mounts an Effort to Increase Diversity Among Op-Ed Writers
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has mounted a program where the goal is to increase the number of women and minorities who regularly contribute op-ed pieces to major media outlets.
New Research Finds That 44 Percent of Black Women Say They Have a Family Member in Prison
According to a study conducted by researchers at Cornell University, the University of Washington, and the University of Michigan, 44 percent of Black women said they had a family member who was in prison. For White women, the figure was 12 percent.
University Study Finds That Residential Racial Segregation Has Increased
The study, led by a demographer at Cornell University, found that Whites tended to leave neighborhoods where foreclosure rates were high and Blacks and Latinos moved to these areas to find affordable housing. As a result racial segregation has increased.
Cornell Partners With a University in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cornell and Eben-Ezer University of Minembwe will offer two courses beginning this fall that will be available on both campuses through video links.
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.
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.
Three Black Men in New University Faculty Roles
Fred D'Aguiar at Virginia Tech and Wynton Marsalis at Cornell University were named to endowed professor positions. Norah Duncan IV was appointed chair of the department of music at Wayne State University.
Two African Americans Honored by Science Organizations
Avery August, a professor at Cornell University, was honored by the American Association for Cell Biology and Rosie Phillips Bingham, vice president of student affairs at the University of Memphis, will be honored by the American Psychological Association.
Five African Americans Named Rhodes Scholars
The Rhodes Trust has announced the latest class of 32 American students who will study at the University of Oxford as Rhodes Scholars. It appears that five of the new Rhodes Scholars are African Americans.
Addressing the Lack of Racial Diversity in Environmental Science
Environmental and earth sciences have among the largest racial shortfalls in faculty positions in higher education. Minorities make up only 11 percent of the total faculty in environmental sciences.
Cornell University Is a Cofounder of a New African Literature Prize
The Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature will be presented to the best unpublished manuscripts in the Kiswahili language in four categories: fiction, poetry, memoir, and graphic novels.
Five New Black Scholars on the Faculty of Cornell University
New Black scholars on the Cornell University faculty are Naminata Diabate in comparative literature, Anna R. Haskins in sociology, Jamie L. Perry in human resource management, Russell Rickford in history, and C. Riley Snorton in Africana studies.
Lance Collins Reappointed Dean of Engineering at Cornell University
Before becoming dean in 2010, Dr. Collins served as the S. C. Thomas Sze Director of the Sibley School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Cornell. He joined the faculty at Cornell in 2002.
Cornell Prison Education Program Marches On
This December, Cornell will hold its second graduation ceremony at the Auburn Correctional Facility. Twelve men are scheduled to receive their associate's degrees.
Cornell Black Alumni Association Starts Grant Program to Help Aspiring Authors
The first beneficiary of the grant program is Dionne M. Benjamin, a member of the class of 2000. She received a grant that helped her offset the cost of an illustrator for the first of her series of children's books.
Two Black Scholars Join the Humanities Faculty at Cornell University
Naminata Diabate has joined the department of comparative literature and C. Riley Snorton is a new assistant professor in Africana studies and feminist, gender, and sexuality studies.
Four African Americans Presented With Prestigious Awards
The four honorees are Lynden A. Archer of Cornell University in New York, Gary L. LeRoy of Wright State University in Detroit, Jada Bussey-Jones of Emory University in Atlanta, and Derek Wilson of Prairie View A&M University in Texas.
Florida A&M University Establishes the Sustainability Institute
The institute's mission is to enhance the university’s academic and research programs on sustainability issues; improve the efficiencies and environmental stewardship of campus operations; and perform outreach and engagement initiatives.
Academic Study Finds a Large Racial Gap in the Transition Out of Homeownership
Researchers at Rice University in Houston and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, found that since the 1990s, African American homebuyers were 45 percent more likely than Whites to transition out of homeownership.
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.
Ten African Americans in New University Administrative Positions
Taking on new administrative duties are Rosetta Clay, F.J. Talley, Kevin Cokley, James Earl Orr Jr., E. Nathan Thomas III, Mark D. Henderson, Jimmy Miller, Katrina Oliver, Stephanie Sanders, and Shawn Felton.
Cornell MBA Students Help Local Minority Firms Increase Their Business With the University
The effort is part of the university's Supplier Diversity Initiative aimed at having university departments achieve a greater percentage of their procurements from minority-owned and women-owned firms.
Florida A&M University Names Its Next President
Elmira Mangum, vice president for planning and budget at Cornell University, has been chosen as the 11th president and first woman president of historically Black Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.
Cornell University to Offer a Ph.D. Program in Africana Studies
The university estimates that 20 to 30 percent of Black studies faculty nationwide will be retiring over the next decade and the new Cornell program will help fill the need to replace retiring Black studies faculty.
Helene Dillard Named Dean at the University of California, Davis
The new dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis, she has been serving as associate dean and director of the Cooperative Extension program at Cornell University.
Six Black Scholars Join the Cornell University Faculty
The new faculty members are Christopher A. Alabi, Matthew Clayton, Eve De Rosa, Oneka LaBennett, Jamila Michener, and Olufemi Taiwo.
Three African American Academics Win Whiting Writers’ Awards
The Whiting Writers' Awards are given annually to 10 emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. Each winner receives $50,000. Three of the 10 winners are African American who teach at universities in the United States.
Cornell Report Analyzes Student Views on Diversity
The report found that "students who identify with historically less-represented groups are more actively involved in diversity-related behaviors and have more negative perceptions of the climate for diversity."
In Memoriam: Njoku Ekpe Awa, 1938-2013
Professor Awa was born as the son of a tribal chieftain in Nigeria. He earned bachelor's and master's degree at Michigan State University and a Ph.D. at Cornell University. He joined the faculty at Cornell University in 1974 and taught there for 21 years.
