Tag: Youngstown State University
In Memoriam: Alfred Lee Bright, 1940-2019
Professor bright joined the faculty at Youngstown State University in Ohio in 1965. He was the university's first Black faculty member. He served as the founding director of the Black studies program at the university from 1970 to 1987.
New Administrative Positions in Higher Education for Seven African Americans
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.
New Mentoring Program for First-Year Students at Youngstown State University
Seventeen first-year students from underrepresented groups will be the first cohort of Navarro Executive Fellows. They will be paired with a mentor from the university's leadership team.
Universities Appoint Six New Black Administrators
The new appointees are Julian R. Williams at George Mason University, Guy-Alain Amoussou at Bowie State, Michael Williams at the University of California, Berkeley, Eddie J. Howard at Youngstown State, Rick Kisner at Tuskegee University, and Obadiah Simmons Jr. at Grambling State.
New Scholarship Program for Minority Students at Youngstown State University
Dr. Joan J. Boyd, professor emerita at Youngstown State University in Ohio, and her husband have established a scholarship fund at the university for underrepresented minority students interested in pursuing a career in health, medicine, or clinical laboratory science.
