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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Mar 28, 2018 | 0 comments
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University of Cincinnati Names a Building After an Alumna and Civil Rights Pioneer
Civil rights leader Marian Spencer is being recognized by having a dormitory on the campus of the University of Cincinnati named in her honor. Ironically, when she was a student at the university in the 1940s, she was prohibited from campus housing due to her race.
Scholarly Study Finds That Racism May Negatively Impact the Health of Whites
The authors point out that health care policies that favor the mostly White upper and upper-middle classes may be impacted by racism directed against lower-class African Americans. But these policies also have a negative effect on an even larger group of poor Whites.
Oct 31, 2017 | 0 comments
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The New Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Johnathan Holifield, an author, consultant, and former player in the National Football League has been named director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Sep 18, 2017 | 0 comments
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Six African Americans Appointed to High-Level Administrative Posts at Universities
The appointees are Angela Jones at Eastern Washington University, Joseph Ballard II at the University of Minnesota, Kim LeDuff at the University of West Florida, Anika Mitchell Perkins at Mississippi University for Women, Pamela Goines at the University of Cincinnati, and Wanda Fleming at Alcorn State University.
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.
Aug 09, 2017 | 0 comments
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Honors for the First Black Woman to Receive a Bachelor’s Degree at Vanderbilt University
In 1967 Dorothy J. Phillips became the first African American women to earn an undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The university has established a fellowship program and an endowed chair in her honor.
Aug 04, 2017 | 0 comments
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New Assignments for Six African American Faculty Members
Taking on new roles are Desmond Patton of Columbia University, Dana Rice at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Keisha M. Love at the University of Cincinnati, Regina Taylor at Fordham University, A. Todd Franklin at Hamilton College, and Christopher Lance Coleman at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Jul 21, 2017 | 0 comments
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Four African American Men Assuming New Faculty Roles
Taking on new roles are Donald Mitchell Jr. at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, Pero Dagbovie at Michigan State University, Derrick R. Brooms at the University of Cincinnati, and Alvin Crawley at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Jul 07, 2017 | 0 comments
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Verna Williams to Lead the University of Cincinnati College of Law
Professor Williams joined the faculty at the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2001. She is the Judge Joseph P. Kinneary Professor of Law and co-director of the Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice at the law school.
May 12, 2017 | 0 comments
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University of Cincinnati Researchers Produce a Racial Diversity Map of the Entire Nation
The map shows how the racial makeup of neighborhoods changed between 1990 and 2010. Users can zoom in to focus on a particular state, city, or even neighborhood. The maps are so detailed that information can be found for any 30-square-meter area in the country.
The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Names Its Next Chancellor
Since 2010, Robert E. Johnson has been president of Becker College in Worcester, Massachusetts. When he takes office, he will become the first African American to lead the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth campus.
University of Cincinnati Acquires Archives of Civil Rights Leaders
Marian Spencer served as vice mayor of Cincinnati and was a major force in the effort to desegregate the city’s public schools. Her late husband Donald was one of the first African American realtors in the city. Both Spencers graduated from the University of Cincinnati.
Mar 08, 2017 | 0 comments
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Appointments of African Americans to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of news of African Americans who have been appointed to administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Sep 09, 2016 | 0 comments
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Six Black Faculty Members Taking on New Roles
Here is this week’s roundup of African American faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Aug 19, 2016 | 0 comments
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Two African American Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
Rickey Laurentiis was selected as the winner of the 2016 Levis Reading Prize presented by Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, and Bridgette Peteet, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Cincinnati, was honored by the American Psychological Foundation.
Aug 12, 2016 | 0 comments
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The University of Cincinnati to Request a Diversity Statement From All Job Applicants
Applicants for administrative position at the University of Cincinnati will be asked to file a personal statement on their contributions to diversity efforts and/or the potential contributions to diversity, inclusion, or leadership that they plan to make if hired by the university.
Jul 19, 2016 | 2 comments
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New Black Faculty Association at the University of Cincinnati
The organization is an official group at the university with funding and other support services provided by the university administration. The university will fund the group’s faculty development seminars, research symposia, as well as mentoring and networking initiatives.
Jun 29, 2016 | 0 comments
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The New President of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Monica J. Posey has served as interim president for the past eight months. Previously, she was provost and academic vice president. According to the college, Dr. Posey is the first African American woman president of a major educational institution in the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
Jun 20, 2016 | 0 comments
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Four Black Scholars Taking on New Roles in Higher Education
Appointed to new positions are James Mack at the University of Cincinnati, Edwin Kwane Otu at the University of Virginia, J’Aime Jennings of the University of Louisville, and Sherman Henry at the University of Oregon.
Jun 17, 2016 | 0 comments
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Honors or Awards for Three African American Women at Major Universities
The honorees are Charlotte Baker of Florida A&M University, Shirley T. Frye of North Carolina A&T State University, and Karen Bankston of the College of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati.
Jun 03, 2016 | 0 comments
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University of Cincinnati Program Aims to Increase Diversity in America’s Orchestras
Only 4 percent of the members of America’s professional orchestra musicians are Black or Latino, according to the League of American Orchestras. A new fellows program at the University of Cincinnati, in conjunction with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, seeks to increase diversity in the field.
University of Cincinnati Launches New Fellowships for Minority Ph.D. Students
The University of Cincinnati has announced that it has created the Provost Graduate Fellowship that will provide financial aid for students from underrepresented minority groups in the university’s graduate programs.
Mar 16, 2016 | 3 comments
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University of Cincinnati Commits $40 Million to Faculty Diversity Initiatives
Yet a new Black student group on campus recently held a protest claiming that the administration’s efforts to diversify the faculty have gone too slow. The group stated that there were 75 Blacks out of a total of 2,800 faculty members on campus.
Dec 22, 2015 | 0 comments
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Three Black Faculty Members Take on New Roles
Gwendolyn Williams is joining the faculty at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. Nzingha Dalila was appointed to the faculty at the Clermont campus of the University of Cincinnati and Jim C. Harper II of North Carolina Central University was elected vice president of programs for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
Nov 20, 2015 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Terry Kershaw, 1952-2015
Dr. Kershaw was a professor of Africana studies at the University of Cincinnati. Before joining the faculty at the University of Cincinnati in 2009, Professor Kershaw led the Africana studies program and was the director of the Center for Race and Social Policy at Virginia Tech.
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 21, 2015 | 0 comments
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Ten African Americans Taking on New Administrative Duties 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.
Aug 21, 2015 | 0 comments
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Stanford’s Jennifer Eberhardt Is Among the “50 Groundbreaking Scientists”
Jennifer L. Eberhardt, an associate professor of psychology at Stanford University, was one of 15 women among the “50 Groundbreaking Scientists Who are Changing the Way We See the World” selected by Business Insider.
Jul 31, 2015 | 0 comments
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Three African Americans in New Teaching Positions
Marcus Thompson was given the title of Institute Professor at MIT. Alana Gunn was appointed an assistant professor of social work at Binghamton University, and Damion Waymer was named associate professor of communication at the University of Cincinnati.
Jul 13, 2015 | 0 comments
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Study Finds That Race-Related Comedy Is Perceived Differently in Multiracial Audiences
A study led by Omotayo Banjo of the University of Cincinnati examines the behavior of Blacks and Whites while watching television comedy shows that include references to Black stereotypes.
Jun 15, 2015 | 0 comments
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Two Women Scholars Named to Lead National Organizations
Mina Jones Jefferson, of the University of Cincinnati, was named president-elect of the National Association of Law Placement and Tomeka Robinson, of Hofstra University, was named president-elect of the Pi Kappa Delta National Honorary Society.
Jun 02, 2015 | 0 comments
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Honors and Awards for Black Leaders in Higher Education
The honorees are Carol Tonge Mack of the University of Cincinnati, Quincy Martin III of Triton College in River Grove, Illinois, and Jean E. Swinney of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Ronald L. Jackson II Chosen to Lead the National Communications Association
Dr. Jackson is a professor of communication at the University of Cincinnati. He was elected second vice president of the National Communications Association and will be elevated to president in 2017.
Mar 16, 2015 | 0 comments
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Four African Americans in New Teaching Roles
Those with new teaching posts are Denise W. Streeter at Pennsylvania State University, Dereck Barr at the University of Wisconsin, Delaney Bennett at Clemson University, and Clarence G. Newsome at the University of Cincinnati.
Dec 12, 2014 | 0 comments
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University of Cincinnati Aims to Increase the Diversity of Its Faculty
The provost’s office has allocated $1,170,000 to the faculty diversification effort during the current fiscal year. And the Office of the President has allocated $800,000 over the next three years for the effort.
Nov 11, 2014 | 2 comments
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