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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Jun 06, 2018 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Robert Harris Jr., 1927-2018
Dr. Harris was originally denied admission to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education because of his race. He later was the first African American student to enroll at the school.
Jan 23, 2018 | 0 comments
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Study Seeks to End Racial Disparity in Breast Cancer Survival Rates
A new research project at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee seeks to determine if a program aimed at increasing exercise among women who have had breast cancer can contribute to a reduction in the racial disparity in breast cancer survival rates.
Aug 29, 2017 | 0 comments
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The New Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Darrell Newton will also serve as associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. Dr. Newton has been serving as associate dean in the Fulton School of Liberal Arts at Salisbury University in Maryland.
Jul 21, 2017 | 0 comments
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New Administrative Duties for Four African Americans in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative duties are Kristene Kelly at Keene State College in New Hampshire, Michael A. Hales at Delaware State University, James Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Chanta M. Haywood at Fort Valley State University in Georgia.
Apr 29, 2016 | 2 comments
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Building Trust Necessary to Encourage More Blacks to Participate in Genetics Research
Professors Aaron Buseh and Sandra Millon-Underwood of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee conducted a detailed, community-based study exploring perceptions and attitudes about genetic research among African-Americans and African immigrants.
Apr 11, 2016 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Harold M. Rose, 1930-2016
Dr. Rose was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and Urban Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He joined the faculty at the university in 1962 and taught there for 33 years.
Feb 16, 2016 | 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.
Jan 13, 2016 | 0 comments
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In Memoriam: Diane Mae Stewart Pollard, 1944-2015
After serving on the faculty at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Professor Pollard joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1976. She taught there for more than 30 years.
Dec 29, 2015 | 0 comments
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African American College Football Coaches Tend to Get the Axe Sooner Than Their White Peers
A new analysis by Nolan Kopkin, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, found that on average, a Black head coach in major college football will be fired one or two years earlier than a White coach with a similar job-performance record.
May 18, 2015 | 0 comments
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The New Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University
Since 2009, Dr. Wanda J. Blanchett has been serving as dean of the School of Education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Earlier, she held associate dean posts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Colorado-Denver.
May 23, 2014 | 0 comments
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University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Administrator Named to United Nations Post
Joan M. Prince is vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.
Sep 19, 2012 | 0 comments
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Two Black Public Health Scholars Join the Faculty of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
The Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee has added eight new faculty members this fall. Two of the new assistant professors are black.
Oct 15, 2011 | 2 comments
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Eight African Americans in New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is news of African Americans who are assuming new posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Oct 02, 2011 | 0 comments
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Urban Affairs Association Moves to the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
The group had been based at the University of Delaware for 40 years.
Sep 23, 2011 | 0 comments
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