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Three HBCUs Report Record Enrollment Numbers

Three HBCUs Report Record Enrollment Numbers

Prairie View A&M University in Texas, Claflin University in South Carolina, and Meharry Medical College in Nashville are all reporting record enrollment numbers for entering students.

Sep 05, 2017 | 0 comments View Post
Vanderbilt's George Hill Retires as Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Vanderbilt’s George Hill Retires as Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Dr. Hill will remain affiliated with the university as professor emeritus in medical education and administration and professor emeritus of psychology, microbiology, and immunology.

Jul 11, 2017 | 0 comments View Post
Meharry Medical College Develops Joint Degree Program With Middle Tennessee State

Meharry Medical College Develops Joint Degree Program With Middle Tennessee State

The agreement will create a six-year pathway for selected high-ability students to attain a bachelor’s degree at Middle Tennessee State University and a medical degree at Meharry Medical College in Nashville.

Jul 07, 2017 | 0 comments View Post
Five African Americans Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Five African Americans Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Appointed to new administrative posts are Brenda Faye Green at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Carl Simien at the University of Florida, G. Christine Taylor at the University of Alabama, Kimberly Harrington at Livingstone College, and Stephan Moore at Louisiana State University Alexandria.

Jun 16, 2017 | 0 comments View Post
In Memoriam: Anna Louise Cherrie Epps, 1930-2017

In Memoriam: Anna Louise Cherrie Epps, 1930-2017

In 1997 Dr. Epps was named dean of the School of Medicine at Meharry Medical College, making her not only Meharry’s first female dean of the medical school, but also the only African-American woman with a Ph.D. to become dean of a U.S. medical school.

Jun 09, 2017 | 0 comments View Post
New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Two African American Women

New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Two African American Women

Pilar Prather was named program manager for the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance in Nashville and Katrina Briscoe was promoted to assistant director of athletics at Alcorn State University in Mississippi.

Mar 10, 2017 | 0 comments View Post
SUNY Appoints Wayne J. Riley as the Next President of Downstate Medical Center

SUNY Appoints Wayne J. Riley as the Next President of Downstate Medical Center

Dr. Riley has been serving as a clinical professor of medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is the immediate past president of the American College of Physicians. Earlier in his career, Dr. Riley was president, CEO, and professor at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.

Feb 06, 2017 | 1 comment View Post
Board Chair at Meharry Medical College to Step Down After 30 Years at the Helm

Board Chair at Meharry Medical College to Step Down After 30 Years at the Helm

During his 30-year tenure as chair of the board of trustees at Meharry Medical College, Dr. Royal personally contributed $2 million to the medical school and presided over a successful $125 million fundraising campaign.

Jan 03, 2017 | 1 comment View Post
New Administrative Roles for Four African Americans in Higher Education

New Administrative Roles for Four African Americans in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative duties are Patrick Harold Johnson at Meharry Medical College, Shontay Delalue at Brown University, Kenneth Huewitt at Texas Southern University, and Barry L. Wells at Syracuse University.

Nov 25, 2016 | 0 comments View Post
Four African American Men Appointed to Key Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Four African American Men Appointed to Key Administrative Posts in Higher Education

The appointees are Rick Daniels at Rock Valley College in Illinois, Raphael X. Moffett at Texas Southern University in Houston, Jack Thomas of Western Illinois University in Macomb, and Peter Edmund Millet at Meharry Medical College.

Nov 18, 2016 | 0 comments View Post
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans

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.

Aug 10, 2016 | 0 comments View Post
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans

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.

Jun 08, 2016 | 0 comments View Post
Valerie Montgomery Rice Honored by Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Valerie Montgomery Rice Honored by Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Valerie Montgomery Rice is president and dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. She was honored by Georgia-Pacific Corporation for being strong and resilient in a traditional male occupation.

Apr 05, 2016 | 2 comments View Post
Edith Mitchell Is the New President of the National Medical Association

Edith Mitchell Is the New President of the National Medical Association

Dr. Mitchell is a retired Brigadier General of the United States Air Force. She currently serves as the director of the Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

Aug 17, 2015 | 1 comment View Post
The Next President of Meharry Medical College

The Next President of Meharry Medical College

James E.K. Hildreth is dean of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis. From 2005 to 2011, Dr. Hildreth was director of the Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research at Meharry.

Mar 09, 2015 | 0 comments View Post
In Memoriam: Aaron Shirley, 1933-2014

In Memoriam: Aaron Shirley, 1933-2014

Dr. Shirley was the first African American resident at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He served as a clinical instructor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi for more than 40 years.

Dec 08, 2014 | 0 comments View Post
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans

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 25, 2014 | 0 comments View Post
In Memoriam: Jonathan Raymond Reed, 1933-2014

In Memoriam: Jonathan Raymond Reed, 1933-2014

Jonathan Raymond Reed was a long-time obstetrician and gynecologist and an assistant clinical professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Nov 17, 2014 | 0 comments View Post
This Week's Appointments of African Americans to Key Posts in Higher Education Administration

This Week’s Appointments of African Americans to Key Posts in Higher Education Administration

Taking on new administrative roles are Venessa Funches, Nancy L. Jones, Michael A. Ellington, Michael Williams, Kenyatta Tatum Futterman, Zella Palmer, Loretta A. Moore, Angela Simmons, and Marquetta Faulkner.

Jul 11, 2014 | 0 comments View Post
The First African American Dean of Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University

The First African American Dean of Dental Medicine at Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Kenneth B. Chance Sr. has been serving as a professor and chief of endodontics at the University of Kentucky. He is the former dean of the School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.

Jun 09, 2014 | 2 comments View Post
Meharry Medical College Begins a Search for a New President

Meharry Medical College Begins a Search for a New President

A. Cherrie Epps was appointed interim president and then permanent president of the school last summer at the age of 83. President Epps will remain at the helm until her successor is in place.

Apr 21, 2014 | 0 comments View Post
Meharry Medical College Scholar Named to Dental Research Post

Meharry Medical College Scholar Named to Dental Research Post

Ethel Harris, an assistant professor in the School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College, was named the 2014 Enid A. Neidle Scholar-in-Residence for Women at the American Dental Education Association.

Mar 28, 2014 | 0 comments View Post
Honors for Four Black Scholars

Honors for Four Black Scholars

The honorees are Tiffany Washington of the University of Georgia, Karin Edwards of Three Rivers Community College, Eric Sheppard of Hampton University, and Oluwatoni Aluko of Meharry Medical College.

Feb 07, 2014 | 0 comments View Post
In Memoriam: Kenneth Carlton Edelin, 1939-2013

In Memoriam: Kenneth Carlton Edelin, 1939-2013

Dr. Edelin was a long-time professor and administrator at the Boston University School of Medicine. He was best known for a 1975 legal case when he was convicted of manslaughter for an abortion. The conviction was later overturned.

Jan 31, 2014 | 0 comments View Post
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans

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.

Jan 24, 2014 | 0 comments View Post
New Dental Simulation Laboratory Now Operating at Meharry Medical College

New Dental Simulation Laboratory Now Operating at Meharry Medical College

The new facility has 30 workstations that operate in the manner of a private dental practice. Students can practice any dental procedure from a routine cleaning to a root canal on mannequins.

May 03, 2013 | 0 comments View Post
Meharry Medical College Adding Its First New Building in 30 Years

Meharry Medical College Adding Its First New Building in 30 Years

The three-story, 80,000-square-foot project will be called the Turner Family Center, named after Cal Turner Jr., the former CEO of Dollar General stores. It will includes space for classrooms, an auditorium, a banquet hall, food court, and administrative office space.

Apr 19, 2013 | 0 comments View Post
For College Age Black Men, Homicide Is, by Far, the Leading Cause of Death

For College Age Black Men, Homicide Is, by Far, the Leading Cause of Death

In contrast, researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Meharry Medical College in Nashville found that the leading cause of death for Black woman and non-Black men and women in this age group is automobile accidents.

Apr 12, 2013 | 0 comments View Post
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

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.

Jan 09, 2013 | 0 comments View Post
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

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 19, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Five New Black Members of the Institute of Medicine

Five New Black Members of the Institute of Medicine

The new members are Norman Anderson of the American Psychological Association, John Carethers and Martin Philbert of the University of Michigan, PonJola Coney of Virginia Commonwealth University and Wayne Riley of Meharry Medical College.

Nov 07, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Several HBCU Campuses Are Getting a Makeover

Several HBCU Campuses Are Getting a Makeover

Significant new construction is underway at Delaware State University, Cheyney University, Meharry Medical College and Johnson C. Smith University.

Nov 01, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Five African Americans With New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Five African Americans With New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Raphael Moffett, Barbara J. Johnson, Naomi R. Thompson, Harriet Davis, and Henry W. Taylor have been named to new positions.

Aug 19, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Meharry Medical College Professor Installed as President of the National Medical Association

Meharry Medical College Professor Installed as President of the National Medical Association

Rahn Kennedy Bailey will lead the association representing 30,000 African-American physicians nationwide for one year.

Aug 02, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

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.

Jul 26, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

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.

Jun 06, 2012 | 0 comments View Post
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