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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May 01, 2019 | 0 comments
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Amilcar Shabazz Becomes President of the National Council for Black Studies
Dr. Shabazz is a professor in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Previously, he served as director of the American studies program, and founding director of the Center for African Studies & Development at Oklahoma State University.
Apr 01, 2019 | 0 comments
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Will Eliminating Hunger Boost Academic Performance of African American College Students?
A new study is being conducted by the University of Houston to see if a program that will provide food to Black and Latino/a students at Houston Community College will result in better academic performance and increase retention rates.
Feb 05, 2018 | 2 comments
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President of Two Campuses of the University of Pittsburgh to Retire in 2018
Livingston Alexander, president of the University of Pittsburgh campuses at Bradford and Titusville, announced that he will step down on June 30, 2018. He has been president of the Bradford campus for 14 years and added the Titusville campus to his duties in 2012.
Jun 26, 2017 | 0 comments
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The Next Dean of the College of Education at the University of Rhode Island
R. Anthony Rolle has been serving since 2014 as a professor and chair of the department of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Houston. Earlier, he taught at Texas A&M University and the University of South Florida.
May 15, 2017 | 0 comments
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University of Houston Has a New Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Tillis was the dean of the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Earlier, he served as Distinguished International Visiting Scholar at the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica.
May 01, 2017 | 0 comments
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DoVeanna Fulton Is a Finalist for Provost at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Currently, DoVeanna S. Fulton is dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Houston-Downtown.
Apr 25, 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.
Apr 19, 2017 | 0 comments
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Marcilynn Burke Named the Next Dean of the University of Oregon School of Law
She currently serves as associate dean and associate professor of law at the University of Houston Law Center. In 2009, Burke was named deputy director for programs and policy at the Bureau of Land Management of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Mar 27, 2017 | 0 comments
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University of Houston Launches New Institute to Combat Racial Health Disparities
The University of Houston has announced the establishment of a new research institute entitled Helping Everyone Achieve a Life-Time of Health (HEALTH). The mission of the new institute is to lessen health disparities for marginalized or underserved populations.
Oct 05, 2016 | 0 comments
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Four Black Scholars in New Teaching Roles
Maya Wiley was appointed to a named chair at the New School. Rhea Ballard-Thrower was named director of University Libraries at Howard University. Rick Lowe and Anindo Marshall are joining the faculties at the University of Houston and the University of Southern California, respectively.
Jul 15, 2016 | 0 comments
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University of Houston Researcher Examines Death Ideation Among Black Children
A new study led by Rheeda Walker, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Houston, finds that about one third of African American children had thoughts of death or dying. Death ideation can be a predictor of suicide.
Jul 05, 2016 | 0 comments
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One African American Among Finalists for Key Post at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Richie Hunter, vice chancellor and vice president of university marketing, communication, and media relations for the University of Houston, is a finalist for vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Feb 19, 2016 | 0 comments
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The Next Dean of the College of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University
Andrew P. Daire currently serves as associate dean for research in the College of Education at the University of Houston. Earlier he taught for 14 years in the College of Education and Human Performance at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Texas Southern University President to Step Down at the End of the Academic Year
John M. Rudley has served as the eleventh president of Texas Southern University in Houston since 2008. Earlier, he was interim chancellor of the University of Houston System and interim president of the University of Houston.
Dec 28, 2015 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Franklin Jerome Anderson, 1954-2015
Franklin J. Anderson was a lecturer in African American studies and director of the Challenger Program at the University of Houston. The Challenger Program is a TRIO program for student support services, funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Jun 23, 2015 | 0 comments
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University Study Finds That Routinely Watching Television News May Increase Racial Bias
The University of Houston study found that people who watch a great deal of television news may become more racially biased against African Americans due to overexposure to racial stereotypes.
Jun 08, 2015 | 0 comments
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African American Adjunct Professor Wins a Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance
Melissa Givens is an adjunct professor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, and Texas Southern University in Houston. She is also a doctoral student in music at the University of Houston.
May 01, 2015 | 0 comments
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Eli Jones Named Dean of the Business School at Texas A&M University
Dr. Jones currently holds the Sam M. Walton Leadership Chair and is dean of the College of Business at the University of Arkansas. He has also served as dean of the business school at Louisiana State University.
Mar 16, 2015 | 0 comments
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Lovell Jones Named Associate Dean for Research at Prairie View A&M University
Dr. Jones was a professor at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and a research professor in the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston.
Jan 27, 2015 | 0 comments
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A New Study Shows the Moderating Role of Religiosity on Black Suicides
A new study led by Rheeda Walker, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Houston, finds that religion may be a major factor in explaining the lower suicide rate among African Americans.
Nov 03, 2014 | 4 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.
Oct 22, 2014 | 0 comments
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The Most Diverse Student Bodies in American Higher Education
According to U.S News & World Report, the Newark campus of Rutgers University was rated as the most diverse in the country. Andrews University, Stanford University, St. John’s University, and the University of Houston tied for second place.
Sep 29, 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.
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The Next Dean of the University of Houston Law Center
Leonard M. Baynes, a professor at the School of Law of St. John’s University in Queens, New York, has been selected as the next dean of the University of Houston Law Center. He will begin his new job on August 15.
May 05, 2014 | 0 comments
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An Examination of Faculty Diversity at the University of Houston
The University of Houston has one of the more diverse student bodies of any college or university in the nation. But, the racial and ethnic makeup of its faculty does not approach that of its student body.
Feb 07, 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.
Sep 21, 2012 | 0 comments
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Two Black Scholars Named to Dean Positions
Michael Orok is a new dean at Tennessee State University and DoVeanna Fulton will be a dean at the University of Houston Downtown.
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 comments
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Texas Study Finds Race of Teacher Has Little Impact on Black Student Performance
The study examined the academic performance of students at 198 public schools in low-income neighborhoods in the state of Texas.
Jun 22, 2012 | 7 comments
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Universities Honored for Their Efforts to Increase Retention of Minority Engineering Students
The three winners of the National Society of Black Engineer’s Impact Award are Michigan State University, the University of Houston, and the University of Maryland-College Park.
Apr 20, 2012 | 0 comments
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Honors and Awards
• Alexander G. Clark Sr. was inducted posthumously into the Iowa African-American Hall of Fame. In 1867, more than 85 years before Brown v. Board of Education, Clark successfully filed suit to gain admittance of his daughter to the racially segregated public schools. He later successfully fought to have his son admitted to the law school […]
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