North Carolina Central University Names Its Next Provost
David H. Jackson Jr. has been appointed provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at North Carolina Central University.
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Apr 12, 2021 | 5 comments
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University of Arkansas’ Jeffrey Allen Murdock Wins the 2021 Grammy Music Educator Award
The prestigious Grammy Music Educator Award recognizes current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools.
Mar 19, 2021 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Miriam DeCosta-Willis, 1934-2021
Nearly, a decade after she was not allowed to enroll at what is now the University of Memphis because of the color of her skin, Dr. Decosta-Wilis was hired as the university’s first Black faculty member. She also taught at Lemoyne-Owen College in Memphis, Howard University in Washington, D.C., George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Jan 15, 2021 | 2 comments
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Meharry Medical College Joins Forces to Boost Opportunities for Black Students
Historically Black Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, and the University of Memphis today announced a new multi-level collaboration to expand opportunities for education, training, and research for Black medical students and the communities they serve in West Tennessee.
Dec 26, 2020 | 0 comments
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Jervette R. Ward Chosen to Lead the College Language Association
Jervette R. Ward is an associate professor of English at Mississippi State University. Founded in 1937, the College Language Association is comprised of English and world language educators and publishes scholarly books of critical essays and bibliographical references.
Aug 10, 2020 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Lenard Wells, 1950-2020
Dr. Wells began teaching criminal justice at the University of Memphis in 2013. Before coming to Memphis, he was appointed by the governor to serve as the Parole Board Chief in Wisconsin. He also served as a lieutenant with the Milwaukee Police Department for 27 years.
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University of Memphis Creates Two Funds to Honor Frances and Benjamin Hooks
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis has created two endowed funds which will enable the Institute to further the work of social change championed by Benjamin L. Hooks and his wife Frances Dancy Hooks, two stalwarts of the civil rights struggle.
Dec 04, 2019 | 0 comments
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University of Memphis Launches The African American Male Academy
Starting in middle school, the initiative will identify, recruit, and induct African American male students into a culture of inclusive excellence. These students will be set on a path toward college completion.
Aug 27, 2019 | 0 comments
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Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell Wins 2018 Hooks National Book Award
Mary Schmidt Campbell’s An American Odyssey is a telling biography of the artist Romare Bearden, whose iconic collages conveyed the richness and complexity of African American life in the civil rights era.
Jul 26, 2019 | 0 comments
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Frank Anderson to Lead the Center for Racial Reconciliation at Union University in Tennessee
In this role, Dr. Anderson will plan and host events related to a Christ-centered understanding of racial reconciliation and will work with university schools, departments, offices, and centers to promote racial reconciliation.
Jan 09, 2018 | 0 comments
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Larry Robinson Appointed the 12th President of Florida A&M University
Dr. Robinson has been serving as interim president of the university, a role he had taken on twice before. Over the years, he has served in a number of posts including provost and vice president of academic affairs and director of the Environmental Sciences Institute.
Cornell University Historian Russell Rickford Wins the Hooks National Book Award
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis has announced that Russell J. Rickford is the winner of the 2016 Hooks National Book Award. The award is given to an author of a book that “best advances an understanding of the American civil rights movement and its legacy.”
Aug 22, 2017 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Lennette Johnson Ivy, 1953-2016
Professor Ivy joined the faculty at the University of Mississippi in 1990. She served as clinical supervisor in speech pathology, an assistant and associate professor, and chair of the department of communication sciences and disorders.
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New Administrative Duties in Higher Education for Seven Black Americans
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.
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A New Ph.D. Program in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric
The new Ph.D. program at the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis will focus on the special role that preaching has in the African American community, viewing it as an art form, a force for social change, and an area overdue for academic study.
Apr 27, 2016 | 4 comments
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Mandara Savage Is the New Leader of the Extended Campus of Southern Illinois University
The Southern Illinois University Extended Campus includes all online courses and courses taught at off-campus facilities. Dr. Savage is an associate professor and chair of the department of technology at the university.
Two African American Scholars Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Katherine Grace Hendrix, a professor in the department of communication at the University of Memphis and Anthony Reed, an associate professor of English and African American studies at Yale University.
Dec 11, 2015 | 0 comments
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African American Historian Honored for His Biography of Stokely Carmichael
Peniel E. Joseph, professor of history at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, received the National Book Award from the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis.
Oct 21, 2015 | 0 comments
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Ohio University Scholar Elected President of Journalism That Matters
Michelle Ferrier is associate dean for innovation, research/creative activity, and graduate studies at the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University in Athens. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Central Florida.
Oct 20, 2015 | 0 comments
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Two African American Women Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Katherine C. Hendrix, professor of communication at the University of Memphis and Annette K. Pridgen, an assistant professor of accounting at Jackson State University in Mississippi.
Aug 28, 2015 | 0 comments
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Nine African Americans Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The new administrative appointees are Karyn S. Hollingsworth, Sheila Caldwell, Mark Alnutt, Ernie T. Hughes, Redgina Hill, Nyeema Watson, Nyote Calixte, Steven Smith, and Gordon A. Rowe Jr.
Jul 17, 2015 | 0 comments
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LeMoyne-Owen College Exploring Technology Cooperative With the University of Memphis
LeMoyne-Owen College, the historically Black educational institution in Memphis, is looking for ways to provide high-tech services without the expense of purchasing major computer and networking infrastructure.
Jun 19, 2015 | 0 comments
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Karen Weddle-West Named Provost at the University of Memphis
Dr. Weddle-West has been serving as interim provost since last May. Previously, she was vice provost for graduate programs and the director of diversity initiatives at the university.
Feb 09, 2015 | 0 comments
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Two African Americans Honored by Science Organizations
Avery August, a professor at Cornell University, was honored by the American Association for Cell Biology and Rosie Phillips Bingham, vice president of student affairs at the University of Memphis, will be honored by the American Psychological Association.
Feb 06, 2015 | 0 comments
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Melanie Murry Honored by the National Bar Association
Melanie Murry, University Counsel at the University of Memphis in Tennessee, received the 2014 A.A. Latting Award for Outstanding Community Services.
Nov 07, 2014 | 0 comments
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Notable Honors and Awards Relating to Blacks in Higher Education
Rosie Phillips Bingham of the University of Memphis had an award named in her honor. Cristal Truscott of Prairie View A&M University, Elias S. Siraj of Temple University, and the Africana studies program at Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis were also honored.
May 23, 2014 | 0 comments
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New Study Abroad Program Will Take 16 University of Memphis Students to Ghana
The African and African-American Institute at the University of Memphis is guided by the African proverb, “Those who learn must teach.”
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Five African Americans in New Administrative Positions at Universities
Appointed to serve in new positions are Anre Dixon at Cheyney University, Kimberly Logan at Alabama A&M University, Shari Clarke at Ohio University, Rychetta Watkins at the University of Memphis and Lorraine Goffe-Rush at Washington University.
Oct 25, 2013 | 0 comments
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Karen Weddle-West of the University of Memphis to Chair the GRE Board
Karen Weddle-West, dean of the Graduate School at the University of Memphis, was named chair-elect of the Graduate Record Examination Board. Dr. Weddle-West also serves as vice provost for academic affairs and director of diversity initiatives at the University of Memphis.
Sep 16, 2013 | 0 comments
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Notable Awards for Black Scholars
The honorees are Janice R. Franklin of Alabama State University, Jack Thomas of Western Illinois University, civil rights icon Myrlie Evers-Williams, Gladius Lewis of the University of Memphis, and Isaac Crumbly of Fort Valley State University.
May 16, 2013 | 0 comments
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Five African Americans Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Julie Graves at the University of Memphis, Martino Harmon at Iowa State University, Lonnie Brown Jr. at the University of Georgia School of Law, LaVelle Hendricks of Texas A&M University Commerce, and Deidre McRoy at Florida A&M University.
May 16, 2013 | 2 comments
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Carolyn Callahan Selected to Lead the College of Business at the University of Louisville
She is currently the KPMG Distinguished Professor of Accounting and director of the School of Accountancy at the University of Memphis in Tennessee. She will be the first woman and first African American dean of the University of Louisville business school.
Mar 21, 2013 | 0 comments
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University of Memphis VP Honored for Addressing Multicultural Issues in Psychology
Rosie Phillips Bingham, vice president of student affairs at the University of Memphis, was named Distinguished Elder by the National Multicultural Conference and Summit.
Dec 21, 2012 | 2 comments
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A Quartet of African Americans in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Kathey Porter at Virginia Tech, Aleczander Whitfield at Johnson C. Smith University, Karen Weddle-West at the University of Memphis, and Halima Leak at Paul Quinn College.
Nov 30, 2012 | 3 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.
Nov 28, 2012 | 0 comments
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Notable Appointments of African Americans to Higher Education Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of key appointments of African Americans at colleges and universities across the United States.
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 comments
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