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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Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, Names Jerry Hardee as Its Next President
Jerry L. Hardee is the former assistant to the president for equal opportunity programs and multicultural affairs at Valdosta State University in Georgia. He will take office on July 1.
Apr 24, 2017 | 0 comments
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Paine College Loses Accreditation, But Court Injunction Maintains Status Quo
Without accreditation, students at Paine College will be ineligible for federal financial aid programs. Currently, about 95 percent of Paine College students participate in federal financial aid programs.
Sep 19, 2016 | 2 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.
Aug 03, 2016 | 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.
Jul 13, 2016 | 0 comments
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Agency Votes to Revoke the Accreditation of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia
The college quickly responded by saying it would appeal the decision. While the appeal is underway, the college will retain its accredited status. Should the appeal fail and accreditation is revoked, students at Paine College will be ineligible for federal financial aid programs.
Jun 20, 2016 | 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.
Jun 08, 2016 | 0 comments
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Paine College Names Samuel Sullivan as Its President, But Not for Long
Samuel Sullivan was named acting president of Paine College in September 2014. A month later he was fired but then rehired as interim president after student and faculty protests. Now he has been named president, but only for a term of one year.
Paine College Announces Plan to Deal With Budget Shortfall
Earlier this month, Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, announced that it was unable to pay its faculty and employees as scheduled. But employees did receive their paychecks within a week. Now the college has announced a new emergency fundraising effort and plans to trim its expenses.
Nov 20, 2015 | 0 comments
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Paine College Fails to Meet Payroll
In a major blow to the Paine college’s effort to demonstrate financial stability to its accrediting agency, the college has announced that it was unable to meet its most recent payroll commitment.
Nov 02, 2015 | 0 comments
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A Dozen African Americans in New Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Aug 28, 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.
Aug 12, 2015 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Silas Norman Jr. 1941-2015
Silas Norman Jr. was associate dean of admissions, diversity and inclusion at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. Until 2014, he also served as chair of the board of trustees of his alma mater, Paine College in Augusta, Georgia.
Four Black Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are George L. Daniels of the University of Alabama, Lawanda Cummings of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, Hewitt W. Matthews of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, and Dawn J. Wright of Oregon State University.
Paine College Gets Some Good News, But Still Has Some Work to Do
The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has given some encouraging news to Paine College that was placed on accreditation probation in June 2014.
Apr 17, 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.
Mar 25, 2015 | 0 comments
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Paine College Suspends Its Football Program
This past fall, Paine College played a full varsity schedule of 10 football games for the first time in over a half century. The team had a record of two wins and eight losses. Now financial concerns have forced the college to suspend football for at least two years.
Jan 16, 2015 | 0 comments
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R. Wayne Woodson Looks to Revive the Music Program at Paine College
The college no longer offers a music major and the college’s music collections have dwindled. Membership in the college’s choir was reduced to less than half of what it had been, but is now on the rebound.
Jan 09, 2015 | 0 comments
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Paine College Acting President Removed, Then Reinstated
Samuel Sullivan had been serving as acting president of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, for about a month when he was ousted from office. After student and faculty protests, Dr. Sullivan was reinstated with the title of interim president.
Oct 20, 2014 | 0 comments
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Five African Americans in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are Dexter A. Bailey Jr. at Stony Brook University in New York, Cheryl Evans Jones at Paine College in Georgia, Stacy Downing at Delaware State University, Brian Seymour at Edward Waters College in Florida, and Jonathan Muse at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.
Sep 26, 2014 | 0 comments
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Paine College President Submits His Resignation
George C. Bradley has resigned as president of historically Black Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. This past June, the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools placed Paine College on accreditation probation.
Sep 22, 2014 | 0 comments
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Alice Simpkins Retires After 42 Years at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia
In 1972, Simpkins was hired as a professional tutor at Paine College. She held the post of director of institutional research for more than a quarter century until her retirement this year.
Sep 17, 2014 | 0 comments
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New Administrative Posts for Nine African Americans in Higher Education
The new administrative appointees are Joyce A. Dixon, Yohuru Williams, Selina B. Kohn, Milyon Trulove, Denisha L. Hendricks, Destinee Waiters, Mathwon Howard, Lamont Hinson, and Gregory Harris.
Aug 22, 2014 | 0 comments
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A New Clandestine Website Calls for Ouster of Paine College’s President
In June the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools placed Paine College on accreditation probation. The college has 12 months to address the commission’s concerns or it could lose its accreditation.
Jul 22, 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.
Jun 25, 2014 | 0 comments
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Paine College Becomes Smoke-Free, Beefs Up Security
Historically Black Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, has announced that as of July 1, the campus will become a smoke-free zone. Also, many measures have been taken to increase security after two shooting incidents that took place on campus in May.
Jun 20, 2014 | 0 comments
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African American Mother and Son Earn Doctorates on the Same Day
Maurice McBride, an assistant professor of business at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, and his mother recently received doctorates on the same from Capella University in Minneapolis.
Oct 04, 2013 | 2 comments
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Nine Black Academics Taking on New Administrative Roles
The new appointees are Monica Boyd, Stephen L. McDaniel, Alan Robertson Sr., Tanya Freeman, Tara A. Brooks, Brandon P. Brown, Marcus Clark, Ashiwel Undieh, and Scott Jackson Dantley.
Sep 23, 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 16, 2013 | 0 comments
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Paine College Names Co-Deans for the Office of Student Affairs
Reginald B. Beaty and Tony L. Owens were appointed as co-deans of student affairs of the historically Black college in Augusta, Georgia. Both men co-founded the Foundation for Educational Success.
Sep 16, 2013 | 0 comments
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Paine College Makes Two Major Appointments to Its Leadership Team
The historically Black college in Augusta, Georgia, announced that Samuel Sullivan was appointed provost and vice president of academic affairs and Edward Patrick was named vice president of administrative and fiscal affairs.
Sep 03, 2013 | 0 comments
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Paine College Establishes Its Own Police Department
Previously, the campus in Augusta, Georgia, was patrolled by the Campus Safety Department. Now officers of the Paine College Police Department have arresting authority in the entire state of Georgia.
Jul 26, 2013 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Jeffrey R. Thomas
Jeffrey R. Thomas, an assistant professor of religion at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, died earlier this month. He also served as the pastor of the Trinity Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Augusta.
Jul 19, 2013 | 0 comments
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African Americans Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative roles are Coreen Dawkins Jackson at Tennessee State University, Sasha McCraw at Paine College, Janice Welbrun of Marquette University, and John Dozier at the University of South Carolina.
Jun 07, 2013 | 0 comments
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Three African Americans in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Deloris Pettis is a new vice president at Northeastern University in Boston. Rodney Irvin was named director of employee relations at Virginia Tech and Samuel Sullivan was appointed interim provost at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia.
Mar 21, 2013 | 0 comments
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Campus of Paine College Named to National Registry of Historic Places
Among the historic landmarks on the Paine College campus are Candler Memorial Library, Mary Helm Hall, Epworth Residential Hall and the Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel.
Feb 01, 2013 | 0 comments
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