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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Jul 19, 2017 | 0 comments
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Two African Americans Appointed to Administrative Posts at North Carolina Universities
John Michael Lee Jr. was named vice chancellor for university advancement at Elizabeth City State University and Sonye Randolph was named equal opportunity and Title IX investigator at Appalachian State University.
Feb 17, 2017 | 0 comments
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Elizabeth City State University Goes on the Road With STEM Education
The aviation science program at Elizabeth City State University has unveiled its new NASA Mobile STEM Lab. The mobile laboratory offers 10 workstations designed to offer students the opportunity to experience cutting edge technology.
Feb 10, 2017 | 0 comments
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Elizabeth City State University Partners With Pitt Community College
Under the agreement student who graduate with an associate’s degree in criminal justice technology from Pitt Community College will be able to transfer seamlessly to the bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice technology at Elizabeth City State University.
Cynthia Warrick to Lead Stillman College in Alabama
Cynthia Warrick will serve as interim president beginning on January 3. She is not considered to be a candidate for the position on a permanent basis. In the past, Dr. Warrick has served as interim president at Grambling State University in Louisiana and South Carolina State University.
Dec 19, 2016 | 2 comments
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Elizabeth City State University Partners With a Community College for Criminal Justice Students
Under a new articulation agreement, students at Beaufort County Community College in Washington, North Carolina, will be able to pursue a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice through Elizabeth City State University.
Nov 25, 2016 | 0 comments
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Elizabeth City State University Gets a New Academic Partner
The agreement with Roanoke-Chowan Community College will allow students at the two-year college to take courses toward their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or social work without traveling to Elizabeth City.
Oct 14, 2016 | 0 comments
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Elizabeth City State University Expands Its Mission With the U.S. Coast Guard
The university will offer educational opportunities for Coast Guard members and their families. The Coast Guard will increase its efforts to recruit the university’s students into its officer training corps and will offer scholarships for students under the Coast Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative..
Sep 30, 2016 | 0 comments
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Mickey Burnim to Step Down From Presidency of Bowie State University
Mickey L. Burnim, president of Bowie State University, the historically Black educational institution in Maryland, announced that he will step down at the end of the current academic year on June 30, 2017. When he retires, he will have led the university for nearly 11 years.
Sep 26, 2016 | 0 comments
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Elizabeth City State University to Launch Agricultural Drone Curriculum
The aviation sciences program in the department of technology at historically Black Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina will offer five different courses that will focus on agricultural applications of drone technology.
Jan 29, 2016 | 0 comments
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The First Black Student to Earn a Ph.D. in History at the University of Southern Mississippi
A half century after the racial integration of the University of Southern Mississippi, Tonya De’Nee Blair is the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in history at the university.
Dec 30, 2015 | 4 comments
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A Leadership Change at Elizabeth City State University
Stacey Franklin Jones has resigned from her position as chancellor of Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. Thomas Conway, vice chancellor and chief of staff at Fayetteville State University, was named to replace Dr. Jones.
Dec 28, 2015 | 0 comments
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Three Black Faculty Members Take on New Roles
Gwendolyn Williams is joining the faculty at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. Nzingha Dalila was appointed to the faculty at the Clermont campus of the University of Cincinnati and Jim C. Harper II of North Carolina Central University was elected vice president of programs for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Nov 20, 2015 | 0 comments
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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.
Sep 16, 2015 | 0 comments
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The New Provost at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina
Vann R. Newkirk has been serving as associate provost for academic affairs, dean of graduate studies, and professor of history at Alabama A&M University.
Six African Americans Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The appointees are Kimberly A. Saunders at the University of Delaware, Paul Norman at St. Augustine’s College, George Cotton at Florida A&M, Tyrone Parham at Penn State, Lori S. White at Washington University, and Derrick Johnson at Elizabeth City State.
Apr 17, 2015 | 0 comments
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Elizabeth City State University Makes an Upgrade to Its Aviation Science Program
Elizabeth City State University, the historically Black educational institution in North Carolina, has advanced its aviation science program with the addition of the Redbird MCX Flight Simulator.
Feb 06, 2015 | 0 comments
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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.
Dec 23, 2014 | 0 comments
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Three HBCUs in North Carolina Get a Break on SAT Threshold Requirements
North Carolina Central University in Durham reports that it was obliged to reject 292 students last year who had 3.0 grade point averages in high school but did not meet the University of North Carolina System’s SAT threshold.
Nov 07, 2014 | 3 comments
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The Next Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina
Stacy Franklin Jones has spent the last several years as an independent consultant in Washington, D.C. She is the former provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bowie State University in Maryland.
Sep 15, 2014 | 0 comments
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Six African Americans Appointed to High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The appointees are Jocelyn Foy at Elizabeth City State University, Danita Sims-Potter at Grambling State University, Billy Foster at Alcorn State University, Joshua Lazard at Duke, Frances Welch at Northwestern State University, and Tina Rollins at Hampton University.
Aug 08, 2014 | 0 comments
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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.
Feb 07, 2014 | 0 comments
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Elizabeth City State University to Open a New Veterans Center
The new veterans center at the historically Black university in North Carolina will be housed in a building on campus that was once a Rosenwald School. Thirty university employees and several students are veterans.
Jan 31, 2014 | 0 comments
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Elizabeth City State University Announces Cutback in Degree Programs
Degree programs in studio art, marine environmental science, physics, and geology will be eliminated. Other programs that were considered for elimination, including history and political science, will be retained.
Jan 17, 2014 | 2 comments
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New University Administrative Posts for Two African American Men
Bryan Terry was named associate provost for enrollment management at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and John Manley is the new police chief at Elizabeth City State University.
Nov 01, 2013 | 0 comments
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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.
Sep 09, 2013 | 0 comments
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A Half Dozen African Americans in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The six new appointees are Sonja A. Bennett at South Carolina State, Tracie Hunter at Elizabeth City State, Kimberly Conway Dumpson at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Floyd Hardin at Michigan State, Ferlin McGaskey at the University of Tennessee and Joshua Woodfork at Skidmore College.
Aug 30, 2013 | 0 comments
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An Apparent Effort to Suppress the Voting Rights of Students at Elizabeth City State University
Montravis King, a senior at Elizabeth City State University, who has been registered to vote in the county since 2009, was running for a seat on the city council. But the county board of elections has ruled that he in ineligible because he is not registered in his “permanent domicile.”
Aug 19, 2013 | 0 comments
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The New Dean of the Business School at Elizabeth City State University
Kingsley Nwala was named dean of the Walter R. Davis School of Business and Economics at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. He had served as interim dean and was chair of two different departments at the business school.
Jul 26, 2013 | 0 comments
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A Proven Track Record in Increasing Black Students in STEM Fields
The Virginia-North Carolina Alliance includes nine partner institutions, including four HBCUs. The program has been funded by the National Science Foundation since 2007. During this period the number of students who graduated with degrees in STEM fields is up 67 percent.
Jul 05, 2013 | 0 comments
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Charles Becton to Lead Elizabeth City State University
Charles L. Becton, the former judge for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, will serve as interim chancellor of Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. Judge Becton is completing a 10-month assignment as interim chancellor of North Carolina Central University in Durham.
May 31, 2013 | 0 comments
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Willie Gilchrist Is Stepping Down as President of Elizabeth City State University
Dr. Gilchrist has served as president since March 2007. From 1994 to 2006 he was the superintendent of the Halifax County school system in North Carolina. His resignation comes on the heels of an investigation by state authorities of the campus police department.
May 20, 2013 | 2 comments
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Elizabeth City State University Partners With the Industrial Extension Service of North Carolina State University
Under the agreement, the two institutions will partner to offer courses through the Elizabeth City State University Office of Distance and Continuing Education and students and staff at Elizabeth City State University will become involved in real-world projects of the Industrial Extension Service.
Apr 12, 2013 | 0 comments
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New Robotics Laboratory Opens at Elizabeth City State University
The laboratory will train university students to design, build, and program robots and to operate them remotely and autonomously. It will also be used during a summer outreach effort aimed at increasing interest among high school in pursuing careers in high technology industries.
Mar 29, 2013 | 0 comments
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Honors for Three African American Educators
Professor Gerald Early is getting a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Shante Hearst of Morehead State University was honored by the American College Personnel Association and Bowie State President Mickey Burnim is having an endowed chair named in his honor.
Mar 29, 2013 | 0 comments
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Elizabeth City State University Opens a New Art Gallery
One section of the gallery will display pieces from the university’s permanent collection of African and African American art. The other part of the gallery will exhibit a rotating selection or a visiting collection.
Mar 15, 2013 | 0 comments
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