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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Kathie Stromile Golden is the New Provost at Mississippi Valley State University
Most recently, Dr. Golden served as director of international programs and special assistant to the President’s Office at MVSU. Prior to that, she served as MVSU’s associate vice president for academic affairs.
Aug 19, 2019 | 0 comments
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John Warner Smith is the First Black Male Poet Laureate for the State of Louisiana
Currently, Smith teaches English at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Smith is a graduate of McNeese State University in Louisiana, where he majored in psychology and accounting. He holds two master’s degrees.
Aug 19, 2019 | 0 comments
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A Quartet of African Americans Appointed to Positions as Deans
LaTonya Branham has been named dean of academic services at DePauw University and Suzanne Barbour is the new dean of the Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Orlando F. McMeans is a new agricultural dean at Southern University in Louisiana and Nicholas J. Hill is dean of the business school at Claflin University.
Aug 05, 2019 | 2 comments
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A Trio of African American Women Appointed to Positions as Deans
Joy Williamson-Lott has been named dean of the Graduate School at the University of Washington. Stephanie J. Rowley was appointed dean of Teachers College at Columbia University and Sandra Brown has been named dean of the College of Nursing and Allied Health at Southern University in Louisiana.
Jul 16, 2019 | 0 comments
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New Data Shows Bar Passage Rates at HBCU Law Schools Lag the National Average
Nationwide, 88.6 percent of all 2016 law school graduates passed bar exams within two years. None of the six law schools at historically Black universities had a bar passage rate that exceeded the national average. Southern University in Louisiana and Texas Southern University had the highest rates among HBCU law schools.
Apr 29, 2019 | 0 comments
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Southern University Establishes Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity Near Washington, D.C.
The new center will house state-of-the-art classrooms and conference rooms where Southern will hire faculty and select students for cybersecurity research projects and collaborate on contract proposals with X Corp Solutions and other members of the American Cyber League.
Apr 26, 2019 | 0 comments
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Carmen Walter Named President of Tougaloo College in Mississippi
For the past six years, Dr. Walter has served as an administrator at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, most recently as the executive vice president of enrollment management, student success, and institutional relations. Prior to that, she was an administrator at Delgado Community College in New Orleans.
Apr 01, 2019 | 0 comments
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Eight African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts
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.
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Southern University Aims to Boost the Number of Male Teachers From Underrepresented Groups
The School of Education at Southern University recently hosted a week-long residency program for high school students with the goal of interesting these students in careers as teachers in the public schools.
Feb 22, 2019 | 0 comments
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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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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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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.
Nov 20, 2018 | 0 comments
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A Trio of African American Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Patrick T. Smith, an associate research professor at Duke Divinity School, Barbara Ransby, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Dawn Mellion-Patin, a vice chancellor at Southern University in Lousiana.
Nov 09, 2018 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Janette Hoston Harris, 1939-2018
In 1960, Janette Hoston Harris was one of six Southern University students arrested for attempting to desegregate an all-White lunch counter. As a result of this, the governor of Louisiana ordered the expulsion of all six students from the university and prohibited them from attending any college in the state.
Nov 05, 2018 | 2 comments
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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.
Sep 26, 2018 | 0 comments
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Kentucky State University Extends the Contract of President M. Christopher Brown II
The board of regents of Kentucky State University has extended the contract of M. Christopher Brown II for four years through July 2022. The four-year extension is the maximum allowed by state law. Dr. Brown was appointed the 15th president of Kentucky State University in March 2017.
Jul 30, 2018 | 0 comments
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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.
Jul 11, 2018 | 0 comments
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Accreditation Agency Takes Action Affecting Five HBCUs
The Commission on College of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools recently made decisions affecting several historically Black colleges and universities in its jurisdiction.
Jun 26, 2018 | 0 comments
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11-Year-Old Child Prodigy Receives Full Tuition Scholarship to Southern University
Since the age of 8, Elijah Precciely has taken classes at the university. Due to his previously college credits, he will start at Southern University as a sophomore. He has authored a book, hosts a radio show, and has submitted five U.S. patents.
Southern University Gets Into the Medical Marijuana Business
The university has contracted with Advanced Biomedics to conduct research, cultivate, and produce medical marijuana at university research facilities. Southern University will be the first historically Black educational institution authorized to produce medical marijuana.
Jun 01, 2018 | 0 comments
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New Administrative Jobs for Seven African Americans in Higher Education
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.
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Kim Hunter Reed Named the Next Commissioner of Higher Education in Louisiana
Dr. Reed currently serves as executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education. When she becomes Commissioner of Higher Education in Louisiana this summer, she will be the first African American to hold the position.
Apr 23, 2018 | 0 comments
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Southern University Partners With Baton Rouge Community College
Under the agreement, student at the community college who complete an associate’s degree in science will be able to transfer all credits and pursue a bachelor’s degree in the College of Sciences and Engineering at Southern University.
Apr 20, 2018 | 0 comments
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How Well Do Graduates of Law Schools at HBCUs Perform on Bar Examinations?
The statistics show than nearly 90 percent of all 2015 law school graduates had passed a state bar examination within two years of graduating from law school. All of law schools at HBCUs had bar passage rates below the national average.
Apr 10, 2018 | 0 comments
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Southern University Establishes a Research Center for Philanthropy Studies
The center aims to educate the socially conscious student, volunteer, and practitioner in the emerging field of philanthropic studies. Ground was recently broken for the construction of the new center, which is expected to be completed early in 2019.
Mar 23, 2018 | 0 comments
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Four African American Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative roles are Rica Calhoun at Florida A&M University, Kimberly Ferguson-Scott at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Akua Johnson Matherson at North Carolina Central University, and Lydia Travis at City College of New York.
Mar 09, 2018 | 0 comments
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Karen Schuster Webb Named President of Union Institute and University in Cincinnati
Dr. Webb has been serving as Midwest Campus president and senior adviser for academic innovation to the chancellor of the Antioch University System. Before joining Antioch University, she was the founding dean of the California School of Education of the Alliant International University System.
Feb 26, 2018 | 0 comments
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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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Former President of Florida A&M University Lands New Administrative Post
James Ammons, the former president of Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, has announced that he will be executive vice president of the Southern University System in Louisiana and executive vice chancellor of the Baton Rouge campus of Southern University.
Jan 16, 2018 | 0 comments
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Deacue Fields Named to a Dean Position at the University of Arkansas
Dr. Fields currently serves as professor and chair of the department of agricultural economics and rural sociology at Auburn University in Alabama.
Dec 11, 2017 | 0 comments
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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.
Dec 06, 2017 | 0 comments
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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.
Nov 29, 2017 | 0 comments
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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.
Nov 15, 2017 | 0 comments
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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.
Oct 04, 2017 | 0 comments
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Black Scholar Named to a High-Level Post in the Department of Education
Leonard Haynes has been appointed as senior advisor to the Under Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education. He has been serving as a distinguished adjunct professor in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University.
Oct 02, 2017 | 3 comments
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