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Section: Faculty & Staff
News Roundup
University of Maryland Names Dr. Stephanie Shonekan Dean of College of Arts and Humanities
The University of Maryland has named ethnomusicologist and Black studies scholar Dr. Stephanie Shonekan dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. She will start on July 1 this year.
April 20, 2022
News Roundup
AAUP Report Finds Linfield University Violated Academic Freedom in Firing Professor
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP), a research and advocacy group focused on academic freedom, released a report investigating the dismissal last year of Dr. Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, a tenured English professor at Linfield University.
April 15, 2022
African-American
New Book Explores Duality of Kanye West's Celebrity
Dr. Joshua K. Wright explores West’s two decades of stardom, his seemingly hypocritical political views, and the duality experienced by Black celebrities trying to negotiate the needs of community and the pressures created by a white-centric society.
April 14, 2022
HBCUs
Hampton University Names Alumnus and Retired General as Next President
Hampton University, a historically Black private college in Virginia, has picked a non-academic to serve as its next president.
April 13, 2022
Faculty & Staff
A Stellar Mentor
A self-described “stellar mortician,” Dr. Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, a professor within the Astronomy & Astrophysics Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, studies the deaths of stars.
April 11, 2022
News Roundup
USC Faculty, Students Support Janitor Fired After Accused of Stealing Student's Backpack
Several USC faculty members and students are rallying behind Francisca Trigueros, a 61-year-old janitor on campus who has been accused of stealing a student's backpack.
April 11, 2022
Faculty & Staff
Portland Community College Names Dr. Adrien Bennings Next President
Portland Community College has named Dr. Adrien Bennings its new president to succeed Mark Mitsui, who will retire at the end of June. Bennings will be PCC's first permanent female president.
April 6, 2022
News Roundup
NORC Names TiShaunda McPherson Senior Vice President, First Chief Diversity Officer
The nonpartisan research organization NORC at the University of Chicago has named TiShaunda McPherson as its senior vice president and first chief diversity officer.
April 4, 2022
Latest News
Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby Named Next President of UMBC
The Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland has named Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby as the next president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). She will be the first woman to helm the institution.
April 4, 2022
Faculty & Staff
Mount Holyoke College Names Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum Acting President
Influential educator and scholar, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum has been named interim president of Mount Holyoke College, the private women’s college located in Western Massachusetts.
April 3, 2022
HBCUs
West Virginia State University Names New President
Less than a year after a tumultuous leadership shift at West Virginia State University, the institution’s board of governors has unanimously selected Ericke S. Cage as its new president.
April 3, 2022
News Roundup
Catholic University Names Dr. Peter K. Kilpatrick President
Catholic University officials have announced that Dr. Peter K. Kilpatrick, a provost from the Illinois Institute of Technology, will be the institution's next president.
April 1, 2022
Latest News
From President to Professor, Simmons to Stay at Prairie View
Dr. Ruth Simmons, who earlier this year announced her intention to step down, has decided to stay on at the university as a professor and continue to help the university with its fundraising and research partnerships.
March 31, 2022
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Gregory J. Vincent Named Next President of Talladega College
Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, who is currently a professor and the executive director of the Civil Rights and Education Initiative at the University of Kentucky, has been named the 21st president of Talladega College, a historically Black college in Alabama.
March 30, 2022
Faculty & Staff
UCSD Hires New Faculty Bridging Black Studies and STEM
The University of California San Diego has hired 13 new faculty who are connecting Black Studies with topics in STEM.
March 29, 2022
Latest News
Ferris State University Names First Black President, Dr. Bill Pink
Ferris State University (FSU) in Big Rapids, MI has named Dr. Bill Pink as its next president, making Pink the first Black individual to helm the institution when he begins his service in July.
March 29, 2022
Latest News
The University of Louisville Names Next Dean of Brandeis School of Law
The University of Louisville (UofL) has appointed legal scholar Melanie B. Jacobs as the next dean of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. Jacobs, currently at Michigan State University, is a globally renowned expert in family law.
March 28, 2022
Latest News
Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College, to Receive Ethics Award
Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, will receive the 2022 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award from Southern Methodist University’s (SMU) Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility.
March 26, 2022
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