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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DoVeanna Fulton Is the New Provost at Norfolk State University in Virginia
For the past 8 years, Dr. Fulton has served as dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of history, humanities, and languages at the University of Houston–Downtown. Earlier, she taught at the University of Alabama.
A Quartet of African American Scholars Taking on New Higher Education Assignments
The four Black faculty members taking on new assignments are Alex Manning at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, Renée Crichlow at the University of Minnesota, Breea Willingham of the State University of New York-Plattsburgh, and Nathan Stevens at Illinois State University.
Sep 11, 2020 | 0 comments
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Study Finds That a Black Doctor Lessens the Infant Mortality Rate for Black Babies
New research from the scholars at the University of Minnesota, George Mason University, and Harvard University finds that Black newborns’ in-hospital death rate is a third lower when Black newborns are cared for by Black physicians rather than White physicians.
Aug 31, 2020 | 0 comments
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How a Death in the Family Impacts Black Students’ Path to Higher Education
Black adolescents and young adults were about 2-3 times more likely to have lived through the death of a close family member than White participants. Young adults, who were college-aged when a sibling or parent died, were about half as likely to graduate from college.
Joe William Trotter, Jr. Is Appointed a University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
Joe William Trotter, Jr. is the Giant Eagle Professor of History and Social Justice at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the past chair of the history department and founded and directs the university’s Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy.
May 22, 2020 | 0 comments
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University of Minnesota Study Examines Relationship of Young Black Men and Police
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health sought to examine the relationship between police and young Black men by speaking to Black male youths, parents, educators, police officers, and staff of youth-services organizations.
Mar 09, 2020 | 0 comments
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University of Minnesota Study Finds High Premature Death Rates in Rural Black Counties
The authors stated that socioeconomic factors, such as low household income and high unemployment, are strongly associated with higher premature death rates in counties that are largely non-Hispanic Black.
Jan 13, 2020 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Bill Wilson, 1940-2019
Bill Wilson was the first African American elected to the city council in St. Paul, Minnesota, founder of the Higher Ground Academy, and former administrator at the University of Minnesota.
Dec 31, 2019 | 0 comments
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The University of Minnesota’s Historical Ties to Slavery
In 1856, the university was struggling financially and received a loan of nearly $15,000 from William Aiken Jr., who at one time owned more than 700 slaves in South Carolina. This money helped build one of the first campus buildings, Old Main.
Nov 26, 2019 | 0 comments
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Carol Johnson-Dean Will Be the New Leader of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis
Dr. Johnson-Dean has been serving as executive director of the Memphis chapter of New Leaders, a nonprofit organization that develops educators’ leadership skills. Earlier, she led the public school systems in Memphis, Boston, and Minneapolis.
Aug 05, 2019 | 0 comments
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Study Finds Severe Racial Gap Between Who Causes Air Pollution and Who Breathes It
The researchers found that air pollution is disproportionately caused by the consumption of goods and services by White Americans, but disproportionately inhaled by Black and Hispanic Americans.
Apr 22, 2019 | 0 comments
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University of Minnesota Partners With the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Under the agreement, University of Minnesota faculty members and graduate students will travel to Africa to serve as lecturers and to mentor students. Officials hope that the new partnership will funnel African students to graduate programs in mathematics at the University of Minnesota.
Feb 19, 2019 | 0 comments
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Jesse Mason Named Provost at North Hennepin Community College in Minnesota
Since 2015, Dr. Mason has served as dean of academic affairs at Century College in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Earlier in his career, he was a professor of psychology at Clark Atlanta University and chair of social science at Minneapolis Community and Technical College.
Jun 19, 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.
Jun 06, 2018 | 0 comments
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University of Minnesota Aims to Boost Retention and Graduation Rate of Black Students
For students who enrolled at the flagship Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota in the fall of 2010, 80 percent of Whites earned their degrees within six years. For African Americans the figures was 63 percent. The university hopes to narrow the gap.
Jan 30, 2018 | 0 comments
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Study Finds a Persistent Racial Gap in Exposure to Air Pollution
Air pollution has been reduced nationwide but remains high in predominantly Black neighborhoods. A new study concludes that if Blacks breathed the same air as White people with similar levels of nitrogen dioxide, about 5,000 premature deaths from heart disease would be avoided annually.
Nov 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.
Aug 16, 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.
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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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.
Mar 27, 2017 | 0 comments
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The Finalists for Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Alabama
The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa has announced a field of four finalist for the position of vice president and associate provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion. All four candidates are African Americans.
Mar 14, 2017 | 0 comments
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Vast New Online Archive of African American History Materials
The University of Minnesota Libraries’ Umbra Search African American History website offer users access to more than 400,000 digitized archival materials documenting African American history from more than 1,000 libraries and cultural organizations.
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 09, 2016 | 0 comments
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Marilyn Nelson Wins the $25,000 Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature
Marilyn Nelson is a professor emerita at the University of Connecticut. Professor Nelson is a winner of the Pushcart Prize and has been a finalist for the National Book Award three times. From 2001 to 2006, Dr. Nelson was the poet laureate of the state of Connecticut.
Nov 04, 2016 | 0 comments
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Two Black Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions
Ne’Keisha Stepney was promoted to dean for business and career technologies at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Illinois, and Samuel B. Mukasa was appointed dean of the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota.
Jun 28, 2016 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Russell G. Hamilton, 1934-2016
Dr. Hamilton, professor emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese at Vanderbilt University, joined the faculty at the university in 1984 as dean for graduate studies and research. He was the first African American to serve as a dean of a Vanderbilt school or college.
Mar 11, 2016 | 0 comments
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University of Minnesota to Digitize Its Vast African American Collections
The University of Minnesota’s collections on African American history and culture include nearly a half million pages of documents as well as photographs and videos. The materials range from the sixteenth century to the present.
Feb 02, 2016 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Herman Warren
Professor Warren joined the faculty at Virginia Tech in 1989. He was a recognized as an expert on corn and sorghum diseases and developed plants that were resistance to disease.
Nov 30, 2015 | 0 comments
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How Broadband Internet Access Fueled a Rise in Hate Crimes
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and New York University found that in counties where broadband Internet access became readily available in the early years of the century, the number of hate crimes increased by an average of 20 percent.
Oct 09, 2015 | 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 09, 2015 | 0 comments
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Morrine Omolo Awarded a Faculty for the Future Fellowship
The Faculty for the Future Fellowship program was established by the Schlumberger Foundation in 2004 and provides funding for women from the developing world to pursue a Ph.D. Omolo is eligible for $50,000 in annual funding for up to five years.
Jul 17, 2015 | 0 comments
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University of Minnesota Hosting 25 Mandela-Washington Fellows
This summer the Center for Integrative Leadership at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota is hosting a group of 25 young African leaders for a six-week academic and leadership institute.
Jul 01, 2015 | 0 comments
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The University of Minnesota Holds VIP Weekend for Prospective Minority Students
A group of 75 high school juniors attended lectures, participated in bonding exercises, and took a mini-seminar where they were required to work with other students to come up with solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems.
May 27, 2015 | 0 comments
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McKinley Boston Retiring as Athletics Director at New Mexico State University
Dr. Boston has served as athletics director at New Mexico State University for the past 10 years. Earlier in his academic career he was director of athletics at the University of Minnesota, where he also served as vice president for student affairs.
Sep 01, 2014 | 0 comments
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University of Minnesota Study Finds a Racial Disparity in Exposure to Polluted Air
The researchers estimate that if Blacks and other minorities breathed air that had similar nitrogen dioxide levels as Whites, it would prevent 7,000 deaths each year.
May 05, 2014 | 0 comments
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