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Faculty & Staff
Dr. Juan Gilbert
Dr. Juan E. Gilbert is a professor and chair of the Human-Centered Computing Division in the School of Computing at Clemson University. He was named one of the 50 Most Important African- Americans in Technology by eAccess Corp. Gilbert wants to combat the notion that STEM careers are boring and not suited for African- Americans. […]
May 1, 2014
Gilbert Juan
African-American
Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick is the interim president of Howard University. Previously, he was provost and chief academic officer, overseeing the university’s 13 schools and health sciences enterprise. A surgeon who earned three degrees from Howard, Frederick is a respected researcher who has focused on health disparities, with a particular emphasis on cancer outcomes […]
May 1, 2014
Frederick Wayne
Students
Study: Asian Americans Gaining Equity Ground with AANAPISI Designation
The report finds that minorities already enrolled in post-secondary education need services and support to successfully matriculate now more than ever.
April 29, 2014
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Faculty & Staff
Dr. Deborah Tannen – University Professor, Georgetown University
Author of more than 20 books, Tannen is a university professor and professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. She has been a McGraw Distinguished Lecturer at Princeton University and a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, following a term in residence at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. […]
April 28, 2014
Deborah Tannen
Sports
Dr. Ruth Simmons – President Emeritus, Brown University
In 2001, Simmons became the 18th president of Brown University, the first African-American to lead an Ivy League institution. She was president of Smith College from 1995 to 2001, after serving as vice provost of Princeton University and provost of Spelman College. She has served in various administrative positions at the University of Southern California […]
April 28, 2014
African-American
Dr. Kimberly Scott – Executive Director, COMPUGIRLS, School of Social Transformation, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University
Scott, a women and gender studies associate professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University, was named a STEM Access Champion of Change at the White House in February 2014, which honors people who support and accelerate STEM opportunities for African-American students, schools and communities. Scott saw the need for a program […]
April 28, 2014
Kimberly Scott
Students
Dr. Donna Shalala – President, University of Miami
Shalala became professor of political science and president of the University of Miami in June 2001 after eight years as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Shalala has more than 30 years of experience as a scholar, teacher and administrator. In 2011, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca […]
April 28, 2014
Donna Shalala
Leadership & Policy
Susie Powell – Screenwriter, Former Trustee, Bennett College
A Bennett College alumna, Powell is a former Bennett board member. She wrote the screenplay for The Loving Story documentary, winning the award for Outstanding Historical Programming (Long Form) at the 34th Emmy Awards. Powell was one of two Black women to graduate from her law school class at Case Western Reserve. She has published […]
April 28, 2014
Susie Powell
Leadership & Policy
Study: Female Leaders in Higher Ed Face Different Expectations than Males
A recent study of top female college and university leaders finds that female higher education administrators still face subtle barriers to success.
April 27, 2014
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Students
Dr. Muriel A. Howard – President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Howard, president of AASCU since 2009, is the first African-American to lead one of the six presidentially based higher education associations in Washington, D.C. She is also AASCU’s first female president. She is the former president of Buffalo State College, State University of New York and the vice president for public service and urban affairs […]
April 25, 2014
Students
Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry – Professor of Political Science, Tulane University
Host of her eponymously named show on MSNBC, Harris-Perry teaches political science at Tulane University. Her academic research is inspired by a desire to investigate the challenges facing contemporary Black Americans and to better understand the ways that African-Americans respond to these challenges. In 2009, Harris-Perry became the youngest scholar to deliver the W.E.B. Du […]
April 25, 2014
Melissa Harris
African-American
Dr. Marybeth Gasman – Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania
Gasman, a professor of higher education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, holds secondary appointments in history, Africana studies, and the School of Social Policy and Practice. She also directs the Center for Minority-Serving Institutions at Penn. Gasman has written or edited 15 books, including Envisioning Black Colleges: A History […]
April 25, 2014
Maribeth Gasman
Students
Nikki Giovanni – University Distinguished Professor, Virginia Tech
Since establishing herself in the mid-’70s as a leading poetic voice and a major force in the Black arts movement, Giovanni has received 20 honorary doctorates and various other awards, including the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award and the Langston Hughes Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters. She teaches writing and literature […]
April 25, 2014
Nikki Giovanni
Native Americans
Sandra Begay – Campbell Principal Member of the Technical Staff , Sandia National Laboratories
Begay-Campbell leads Sandia’s efforts to assist Native American tribes with their renewable energy developments. Campbell, who worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory immediately aft er graduate school, received the American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Stanford University’s Multicultural Alumni of the Year Award in 2000. Sandra is also a recipient of […]
April 25, 2014
Sandra Begay
Students
Gilda R. Daniels – Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
A voting rights expert, Daniels is an associate professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she teaches critical legal theory, election law and civil procedure. Her scholarship focuses on the intersections of race, law and democracy. Her law review articles have appeared in the Cardozo Law Review, the Denver University […]
April 25, 2014
Gilda Daniels
Students
Dr. Sharon Beverly – Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, The College of New Jersey
Beverly is the assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of athletics and recreation at The College of New Jersey. Previously, she was director of athletics and physical education at Vassar College. In 2010, Beverly was named Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Woman Administrator of the Year. A student -athlete on Queens College’s women’s […]
April 25, 2014
Sharon Beverly
Women
Top 30 Women in Higher Education
Dr. Charlene Alexander Associate Provost for Diversity, Ball State University Dr.Sharon Beverly Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, The College of New Jersey Dr. Joyce Brown President, Fashion Institute of Technology Dr. France A. Cordova President Emeritus, Purdue University Gilda R. Daniels Associate Professor of Law, University of Baltimore Sandra Begay-Campbell Principal Member of the […]
April 25, 2014
Womens History Month
African-American
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April 24, 2014
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