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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Report Finds “Non-Glaring” Racial Differences in Criminal Prosecutions
Researchers from Florida International University examined nearly 87,000 prosecutions in Hillsborough County, Florida. Although there were some differences between racial groups, the disparities were not glaring, researchers found.
Sep 23, 2019 | 0 comments
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Linda Strong-Leek Is the New Provost at Berea College in Kentucky
Since 2015, Dr. Strong-Leek had been serving as vice president for diversity and inclusion at the college. Earlier in 2012, she was named associate vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Strong-Leek is also a professor of women’s and gender studies.
Sep 02, 2019 | 2 comments
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Study Finds Significant Racial Bias in Hiring Biology and Physics Faculty
The results showed that the physics professors rated Asian and White candidates as more competent and hireable than Black candidates. In biology, similar racial disparities were seen.
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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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Avis Proctor Named President of William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Illinois
Currently, Dr. Proctor serves a president of the North Campus of Broward College in Coconut Creek, Florida. She has 25 years of experience working in multicultural environments as an mathematics educator and academic administrator.
Feb 18, 2019 | 0 comments
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New Administrative Appointments in Higher Education for Five African Americans
Taking on new oles are Shakenna K. Williams at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Fatima Rodriguez Johnson at Canisius College in Buffalo, DeIrish Moss at Florida International University, Wendy Wilson at Albany State University in Georgia, and Dwala Tooms at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Feb 15, 2019 | 0 comments
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Florida International University Aims to Boost Diversity in STEM Faculty
Many of the 600 women from underrepresented groups who have graduated with STEM degrees from the university over the last five years, were most likely never taught by a woman who was Black or Hispanic.
Sep 18, 2018 | 0 comments
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Jaffus Hardrick to Lead Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens
Dr. Hardrick will be the third person to serve as interim president of Florida Memorial University since August 2017 when Roslyn Artis left to become president of Benedict College in South Carolina.
Jul 02, 2018 | 0 comments
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A Shake-Up in University Advancement at Florida A&M University
George Cotten, who has served as vice president for university advancement at Florida A&M University since April 2015 has resigned. Shawnta Friday-Stroud, dean of the School of Business and Industry, was named interim vice president of university advancement.
Jan 10, 2018 | 0 comments
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Ophelia Weeks Appointed President of the University of Liberia in Africa
Ophelia Weeks, who served for more than 30 years on the faculty at Florida International University in Miami, was appointed the fourteenth president of the University of Liberia in Africa. Her father was the third president of the University of Liberia.
Jun 12, 2017 | 2 comments
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The New Dean of the School of Health Professions at the New York Institute of Technology
Prior to joining NYIT, Dr. Sheldon D. Fields served as chief wellness officer, dean, and professor in the Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, California.
Jan 09, 2017 | 0 comments
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Black Identical Twins Each Had the Highest GPA at FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing
Shalisha and Shonda Witherspoon are identical twins. They recently graduated from the College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University in Miami with identical 3.95 grade point averages, the best in the college.
In Memoriam: Ulysses Van Spiva, 1931-2016
In 1979, Dr. Spiva was named dean of the College of Education at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the first African American dean in the university’s history.
Apr 12, 2016 | 0 comments
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The New President of the North Miami Campus of Johnson & Wales University
Dr. Larry Rice has served as president on an interim basis since 2014. Previously, he was vice president and dean of academic affairs. Dr. Rice joined the faculty at the university in 1993.
Aug 17, 2015 | 0 comments
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Scholar Learns the Origins of the African Name of a Florida International University Building
The origin and the meaning of the name of the Owa Ehan building on the campus of Florida International University in Miami have been a frequent topic of discussion on campus. Now an assistant professor at the university has found the answers.
Jul 01, 2015 | 0 comments
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Fort Valley State University President to Step Down in June
Ivelaw Griffith, the ninth president of Fort Valley State University in Georgia, has announced that he will leave his post at the end of the academic year on June 30. He will have served as president for less than two years.
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.
Oct 29, 2014 | 0 comments
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Florida International University Begins a Collaborative Effort on African Diaspora Studies
Florida International University in Miami has entered into an agreement with the Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar in Quito, Ecuador, to develop a collaborative program in African diaspora studies and Latin American cultural studies.
Jul 16, 2014 | 0 comments
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Florida International University to Refurbish a Planetarium at a Predominantly Black High School
Florida International University in Miami has announced plans to refurbish the planetarium at Booker T. Washington Senior High School in the predominantly African American neighborhood of Overtown.
Jul 08, 2014 | 0 comments
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Six New Bachelor’s Degree Programs at Florida A&M University This Fall
The new bachelor’s degree programs, which will begin this fall, are in physical and teacher education, health, leisure, and fitness studies, two bachelor’s degree programs in interdisciplinary studies, and two programs in environmental studies.
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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.
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New Administrative Roles for Four African American Academics
The new appointees are Jaffus Hardrick at Florida International University, Patricia Salley at South Carolina State University, Melanie Hart at CUNY, and Gbubemi Okotieuro at Berkeley College in New York.
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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.
Nov 15, 2013 | 0 comments
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A Trio of Black Scholars in New Teaching Posts
Melody Howard-Clark joins the faculty at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. Fred Walumbwa moves from Arizona State University to Florida International University and Derek S. Hicks was appointed assistant professor at the Wake Forest University School of Divinity.
Sep 06, 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.
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Boosting the Number of Minorities in Engineering
The Consortium of Minority-Serving Engineering and Technology Programs at Urban, Public Universities presented a plan to Congress to increase the number of minorities in the engineering field by 60 percent over the next 12 years.
Oct 01, 2012 | 0 comments
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Florida International University Leads Clean Water Program in West Africa
The West Africa Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program will fund clean water projects in Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.
Oct 30, 2011 | 0 comments
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