Six African Americans Named to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities
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.
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In Memoriam: Olivia Juliette Hooker, 1915-2018
During World War II, Dr. Hooker became the first Black woman to serve on active duty with the United States Coast Guard. She used her G.I. benefits to fund her graduate education at Columbia University and the University of Rochester. Professor Hooker served on the faculty at Fordham University in New York from 1963 to 1985.
Nov 30, 2018 | 0 comments
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George Walker, Educator and a Giant of the Music Industry, Dies at Age 96
Dr. Walker composed nearly 100 pieces over his lifetime. One of his most famous is Lyric for Strings which was inspired by the death of his grandmother, a former slave. In 1996, he became the first African American recipient of the Pulitzer Price for Music.
Sep 24, 2018 | 0 comments
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Yale University Scholar Urges a More Holistic Approach to Medical School Admissions
Inginia Genao, of the department of medicine at Yale University believes that the standardized Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) has created an unfair barrier for African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities aspiring to start medical school.
Sep 19, 2018 | 0 comments
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Nine Black Scholars Taking on New Assignments
Here is this week’s listing of African American faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Sep 14, 2018 | 0 comments
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The University of Rochester’s Strong Ties to the African Leadership Academy
Since its founding the African Leadership Academy has had 75 of its graduates attend the University of Rochester in New York. This is nearly double the number of the university with the second highest total.
Sep 12, 2018 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Paul J. Burgett, 1946-2018
Dr. Burgett held many different positions over his 54 years at the University of Rochester. He became dean of students at the Eastman School of Music in 1981 and dean of students for the entire university seven years later.
Four African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions
Taking on new administrative roles are Tomika P. LeGrande at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, John Barker at the University of Rochester in New York, Yesomni Umolu of the University of Chicago, and Darryl Holloman at Spelman College in Atlanta.
Mar 16, 2018 | 0 comments
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University Study Finds Persisting Racial Gap in Hospital Readmissions After Surgery
The authors speculate that several factors may be behind the racial disparity in hospital readmissions after surgery, such as lower quality surgical care, poorer support and follow-up care when a patient leaves the hospital, and less social and community support.
Dec 11, 2017 | 0 comments
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New Duties in the Academic World for Eight Black Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of Black scholars who have been hired or assigned new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Sep 22, 2017 | 0 comments
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Frederick Harris Named Dean of Social Science at Columbia University
Dr. Harris is a professor of political science at Columbia University in New York City and is the director of Center on African American Politics and Society. Professor Harris joined the faculty at Columbia University in 2007.
Jul 18, 2017 | 0 comments
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore Scholar to Direct World War I Tribute Band
Dr. Isrea Butler will direct the ensemble which is a recreation of the 369th Regimental Band that was made up of 65 African American and Puerto Rican soldiers that performed in the United States and in Europe during the World War I period a century ago.
May 23, 2017 | 0 comments
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Washington University Scholar Named a Newspaper’s “Person of the Year”
Jason Q. Purnell, an assistant professor in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, was named person of the year by the St. Louis American, which has the largest circulation of any weekly newspaper in Missouri.
Jan 06, 2017 | 0 comments
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Tufts University Names Residence Hall After Its First Black Tenure-Track Faculty Member
Bernard W. Harleston was hired as an assistant professor of psychology at Tufts University in 1965. He later held an endowed chair in psychology and served as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the university. In 1981, Dr. Harleston was named president of City College of New York.
In Memoriam: Jesse Thomas Moore Jr., 1933-2015
Dr. Moore joined the department of history at the University of Rochester in 1970. He later served as associate dean. Professor Moore served as Grand Marshall at many of the university’s ceremonial events.
Apr 29, 2015 | 0 comments
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A New Dean at Jackson State University in Mississippi
Dr. Robert Blaine was appointed dean of undergraduate studies and cyber learning. He has been serving as special assistant to the provost for cyber learning and is an associate professor of music at the university.
Feb 02, 2015 | 2 comments
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University of Pennsylvania Political Scientist Wins Book Award
Daniel Q. Gillion, assistant professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, has won the 2014 Best Book Award from the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association.
Oct 07, 2014 | 0 comments
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Do American Bar Association Ratings Serve to Unfairly Exclude Blacks From the Federal Bench?
A study finds that African American nominees to the federal bench were 42 percentage points less likely to be highly rated than Whites with comparable educational and professional qualifications.
Mar 21, 2014 | 0 comments
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Controversy Over a Confederate Flag at the University of Rochester
A house adviser demanded that the student take down the flag that was hanging in his dormitory window. The administration later stated that the student should have the right to display the flag.
University of Rochester Study Finds Racial Bias Is Strongest in the Cotton Belt
The study found that White southerners who live in the Cotton Belt of the Deep South where slavery was most entrenched continue to hold stronger negative attitudes toward African Americans than Whites in other parts of the South.
Sep 27, 2013 | 0 comments
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University of Rochester Honors Jessye Norman
Norman will receive the honorary degree at a benefit concert in Rochester for Action for a Better Community. a community action agency that promotes and provides opportunities for low-income individuals and families to become self-sufficient.
Apr 05, 2013 | 0 comments
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Yolanda Moses Honored With the Frederick Douglass Medal from the University of Rochester
Dr. Moses is past president of the American Anthropological Association and past president of American Association for Higher Education. From 1993 to 1999 she served as president of the City College of New York.
Feb 15, 2013 | 0 comments
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Seven African Americans Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The new appointees are Albert Tezeno at Southern University, Jennifer Taylor at the American Institute of Architecture Students, Deborah Hayes at the University of Delaware, Michelle Thompson-Taylor at the University of Rochester, Renee MIddleton at Ohio University, Amilcar Shabazz at the University of Massachusetts, and K. Matthew Dames at Syracuse University.
Jan 18, 2013 | 0 comments
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The University of Rochester’s New Online Archive of Historical Documents Relating to Abolition
Included in the archives are letters to the Post family of Rochester from Sojourner Truth, Harriet Jacobs, and Frederick Douglass.
Oct 01, 2012 | 0 comments
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