In Memoriam: Barbara Brown Simmons, 1947-2022
Barbara Brown Simmons was the first Black woman to graduate from the University of New Mexico School of Law and the first Black woman admitted to the New Mexico State Bar.
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Samuel Dosumu Named Chancellor of the Valencia County Campus of the University of New Mexico
Most recently, Dr. Dosumu was executive dean at Pueblo Community College Southwest in Mancos, Colorado. Earlier, he was the associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at Maricopa County Community College District in Tempe, Arizona, a position he held for six years.
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Four Black Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments at Major Universities
The Black scholars appointed to new posts are Deval L. Patrick at Harvard University, Kristie Soares at the University of Colorado Boulder, Kirsten Pai Buick at the University of New Mexico, and Jane Okech at the University of Vermont.
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How Food Insecurity Impacted Black Students’ Persistence Rates During the Pandemic
For Black students who were enrolled in the fall of 2020, those that were food secure had a 85.7 percent persistence rate for the spring 2021 semester. For those who were food insecure in the fall of 2020, only 76.5 percent returned for the spring 2021 semester.
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Study Finds Black Girls Are Treated With Indifference and Cruelty in Urban Classrooms
In the elementary and middle schools of a large metropolitan school district that were studied, Black and immigrant girls of color experienced gendered racial harassment, erasure of intellect, and estrangement within their communities. This included the verbal abuse of Black and immigrant girls of color by mostly White teachers.
The Yale School of Art Has Selected Kymberly Pinder as Its New Leader
Kymberly Pinder, an internationally recognized scholar of race, representation, and murals, has been serving as acting president of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Earlier, she was dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico and a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
A Quartet of African American Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Posts
The new deans are Harris Smith in the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico, Shelley Johnson in the School of Nursing at Florida A&M University, Amanda Bryant-Friedrich at the Graduate School of Wayne State University in Detroit, and E. Patrick Johnson in the School of Communication at Northwestern University.
Jun 22, 2020 | 0 comments
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The Next Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of New Mexico
Dr. Hansel Burley is currently the chair of the department of educational psychology and leadership and professor of educational psychology in the College of Education at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
Three African Americans Who Are Assuming New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative roles are Judith Brown Clarke at Stony Brook University in New York, Cheryl Pollard at Jackson State University in Mississippi, and Brandi Stone at the University of New Mexico.
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Five African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to University Administrative Posts
Those appointed to new administrative positions are Assata Zerai at the University of New Mexico, Sean C. Garrick at the University of Illinois, Alexis Smith at the Mississippi University for Women, Bulaong Ramiz-Hall at the University of Kansas, and Christopher Jefferson at Pennsylvania State University.
Jun 14, 2019 | 0 comments
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Long-Time University of New Mexico Official Appointed to State Government Post
William Scott Carreathers, director of African American Student Services at the University of New Mexico since 2000 has been appointed by the governor as the new executive director of the state’s Office of African American Affairs.
New Teaching Assignments for a Trio of African American Scholars
The Three African Americans in new faculty posts are Kandis Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz at the University of California, Riverside, Sonia M. Gipson Rankin at the University of New Mexico School of Law, and Teju Cole, who will teach creative writing at Harvard University.
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Research Finds That Racism Continues to Plague the Housing Market in the United States
Researchers at the University of New Mexico have conducted a study that found that racial stereotypes and discrimination continue to play a role in the process of finding and purchasing a home.
Sep 24, 2018 | 0 comments
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University of New Mexico Creates an Africana Studies Advisory Team
The group will support administrative efforts that will lead to department status for the Africana studies program and identify and engage funding sources to support the academic, research, and public/community service projects of Africana studies.
Aug 28, 2018 | 0 comments
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University of New Mexico Creates a Living/ Learning Community on the Black Experience
Living/learning communities have been shown to improve student success at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Mar 13, 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.
Aug 09, 2017 | 0 comments
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First Black Woman Full Professor at the University of New Mexico Is Retiring
Sherri Burr, Regents Professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law, is retiring. She has taught at the law school since 1988.
Aug 02, 2017 | 3 comments
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Four African Americans in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The new appointees are Anthony Berryhill at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Sonia Rankin at the University of New Mexico, Larry D. Johnson at St. Louis Community College, and Ronald Anthony Milon at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
Nov 04, 2016 | 0 comments
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Prestigious Honors Bestowed on Two Black Scholars
Patricia Green-Powell of Florida A&M University won an award from the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals and Yemane Asmeron of the University of New Mexico was honored by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry.
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Mississippi Valley State University Teams Up With the University of New Mexico
Historically Black Mississippi Valley State University has entered into a partnership agreement with the University of New Mexico. Under the agreement students from the two universities will be able to participate in a cultural exchange program.
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Alfred Mathewson Named Co-Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law
Professor Mathewson joined the law school’s faculty in 1983. Previously, he worked as a corporate, securities, and banking attorney in Denver. Professor Mathewson also serves as as director of the Africana studies program at the university.
Jun 23, 2015 | 0 comments
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Two Scholars of the Arts Honored With Awards
Melanye White Dixon, an associate professor of dance at Ohio State University, and Kirsten Pai Buick, an associate professor in the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico, win prestigious awards.
Feb 20, 2015 | 0 comments
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Robert Jefferson Named Director of Africana Studies at the University of New Mexico
Currently, Dr. Jefferson is an associate professor in the history department at the University of Alabama Birmingham and has led the African American studies program at the university.
Two Scholars in New Teaching Roles
Brian K. Gibbs was appointed an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and Laricka Wingate was named director of the Center for Africana Studies at Oklahoma State University.
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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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Alfred Mathewson Is a Finalist for Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law
Professor Mathewson holds the Henry Weihofen Chair in Law at the University of New Mexico. He is also the director of the university’s Africana studies program. He has served on the faculty at the University of New Mexico School of Law since 1983.
Feb 27, 2013 | 0 comments
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Kymberly Pinder Named Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico
She is a professor and former chair of the department of art history, theory, and criticism at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Civil Rights Suit Filed Against the University of New Mexico
The complaint was filed by local clergy and the Albuquerque chapter of the NAACP.
