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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Four African American Women Appointed to Dean Positions in Higher Education
The new deans are Taléa R. Drummer-Ferrell at Kent State University in Ohio, Dorie J. Gilbert at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, Cheryl Anderson at the University of California, San Diego, and Aarika Camp at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland.
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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Helen Griffith to Lead the Highly Successful Charter School at the University of California, San Diego
Since 2012, Dr. Griffith has been serving as the founding executive director and CEO of е3 Civic High, a public charter high school located in the San Diego Central Public Library. The Preuss School of the University of California, San Diego caters to low-income students who strive to become the first in their families to graduate from college.
Sep 23, 2019 | 0 comments
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University of Maryland Baltimore County to Expand Meyerhoff Scholars Program to California
The Meyerhoff Scholars program is recognized as one of the most effective models in the country to help inspire, recruit, and retain underrepresented students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in STEM disciplines.
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Revokes Honor for Professor Angela Davis
In September of 2018, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute selected Angela Davis to receive the Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award at its annual gala in February. That decision has now been changed and the event has been cancelled. Dr. Davis believes her support of Palestinian rights prompted the decision.
Jan 11, 2019 | 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.
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Harvard University Acquires the Papers of Angela Davis
Professor Davis, who taught at the University of California, Santa Cruz until 2008, has been a political activist for most of her life, advocating for the rights of African Americans, women, and prison inmates.
Sabrina Strings Wins a Hellman Fellowship to Complete a Book on Fat Stigma
Sabrina Strings is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of California, Irvine. She will use the fellowship to complete work on her book, Thin, White & Saved: Fat Stigma and the Fear of the Big Black Body.
Jul 11, 2017 | 0 comments
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Roderick Ferguson to Lead the American Studies Association
Roderick Ferguson is a professor of African American studies and professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Beginning in July, he will serve as president-elect for a year before becoming president of the organization in July 2018.
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Alondra Nelson Will Be the Next President of the Social Science Research Council
Alondra Nelson, a professor of sociology and dean of social science at Columbia University in New York City, will serve as president of the Social Science Research Council for five years beginning in September.
Feb 13, 2017 | 0 comments
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Denise Whisenhunt Is the New Leader of San Diego City College
Denise Whisenhunt has been serving as vice president for student services. She is expected to serve as interim president for up to a year. The college enrolls about 17,000 students. African Americans make up 12 percent of the student body.
Aug 01, 2016 | 0 comments
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Study Finds That HBCUs Are Charged Higher Fees to Issue Bonds
A new study authored by researchers at four universities, finds that historically Black colleges and university pay a higher underwriting fee for debt issues than predominantly White institutions even when credit reporting agencies rate the debt issues as having similar risk.
Apr 18, 2016 | 0 comments
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University of California, San Diego Launches Black Academic Excellence Initiative
The goal of the initiative is to increase the number of Black students and faculty on campus and to make the campus environment more welcoming to African Americans. The latest Education Department data shows that Blacks make up just one percent of the undergraduate student body.
Mar 30, 2016 | 0 comments
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Study Finds That Racial Stereotypes Are Common in Major Print Media Outlets
The authors of the study examined thousands of photographic images in six popular American magazines. They found that 79 percent of all images of Asians were those of women. Nearly 60 percent of the photos of African Americans were men.
Sep 04, 2015 | 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.
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Notable Honors and Awards for Black Scholars
The honorees are Emanuel Collins of Florida State University, Souleymane Bachir Diagne of Columbia University, Bridal Pearson of the University of Baltimore, John Hudgins of Coppin State University, and Jamila Stockman of the University of California, San Diego.
Mar 20, 2015 | 0 comments
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University of California, San Diego Honors Sojourner Truth
The University of California, San Diego, recently unveiled a new life-size bronze sculpture of Sojourner Truth. The statue is the work of of local artist Manuelita Brown, a graduate of the University of California, San Diego.
Six African Americans Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are LaDaniel Gatling II at Elon University, Jameca Falconer at Logan University, Wilmore Webley at the University of Massachusetts, Benjamin Hughes at Haverford College, Becky Petitt at the University of California, San Diego, and Ameerah McBride at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Feb 06, 2015 | 0 comments
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A New Orientation Program for Black Students at the University of California, San Diego
The Black Resource Center Success Institute is designed to foster a strong sense of community for new Black students, connecting first-year and transfer students with key support services that encourage engagement, retention, and graduation.
Oct 28, 2014 | 0 comments
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New Mobile Phone App Aims to Provide Means to Pay Tuition for Schoolchildren in Benin
Two scholars at the University of California at San Diego, are developing an app for mobile phones that will allow for friends, relatives, and philanthropists to pay the tuition for schoolchildren in the African nation of Benin in an efficient and secure manner.
Sep 23, 2014 | 0 comments
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Summer Undergraduate Internships Boost Diversity in Ph.D. STEM Program
Last summer, eight Howard students spent eight weeks conducting bioengineering research on the University of California, San Diego campus. Now, two of the eight will enroll in the UCSD Ph.D. program in bioengineering.
Jun 10, 2014 | 0 comments
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Racial Disparities in Cancer Patient Treatment
The data showed that Blacks were 10 percent less likely than Whites to have primary tumor surgery, 17 percent less likely to undergo chemotherapy, and 30 percent less likely to receive radiotherapy.
Dec 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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Seven African Americans Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Taking on new duties are Kimberly Conway Dumpson, Teresa Hardee, Linda Greene, Josephine Davis, Adriel Hilton, Nevada Winrow, and Philip Sherrill.
Sep 20, 2012 | 2 comments
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University of California San Diego Agrees to Take Steps to Prevent Racial Harassment
The federal government and the university have resolved an investigation of racial harassment directed against African Americans on campus.
Apr 13, 2012 | 0 comments
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Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants won by historically black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
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