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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Alabama A&M’s Retiring President Dr. Andrew Hugine Reflects On His Career
Dr. Andrew Hugine, Alabama A&M University’s president, says he has always wanted to work in education. His mother was a teacher, and, as an undergraduate at South Carolina State University, he majored in math education. He taught high school math for one year in Beaufort, South Carolina, after graduation before his alma mater came calling.
June 18, 2021
African-American
Roughly 20 Black Faculty, Staff Say They Feel Undervalued at UNC-Chapel Hill
About 20 Black faculty and staff at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill say they feel undervalued and are considering leaving, particularly after the school denied immediate tenure to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, reports The News & Observer. About 30 members of the Carolina Black Caucus — made up of about 250 faculty, staff graduate students […]
June 18, 2021
African-American
University of West Florida Students Create Black Lives Matter Public Mural
The Kugelman Honors Program at the University of West Florida (UWF) selected fifteen students to create a public mural as a collective response to the Black Lives Matter movement. The mural is displayed in the John C. Pace Library. The program sponsored the project as part of its Equity and Diversity Initiative. “UWF has a […]
June 18, 2021
African-American
Jacqueline Jones Named Dean of Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication
Jacqueline Jones has been appointed dean of the School of Global Journalism and Communication at Morgan State University, effective Aug. 1. Jones currently serves as the assistant dean for programs and chair of the department of multimedia journalism. She has worked at several newsrooms including the Baltimore Evening Sun, Detroit Free Press, New York Newsday, […]
June 18, 2021
African-American
Textbooks Will Be Free For Two Years at North Carolina A&T Through B&N Partnership
Free textbooks will be available to undergraduates at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years, through a partnership with Barnes & Noble College and its “BNC First Day Complete” program. The program provides “an innovative course material delivery model” that ensures students have all the materials they need […]
June 18, 2021
African-American
A New Pipeline – A Fellowship Opportunity for Black MBA Students Will Connect Them Directly with Jobs
In September, a global cohort of Black MBA students will begin an eight-month long fellowship that ends with direct work placement at Marsh McLennan, a risk, insurance, and consulting company. The fellowship, called Racial Injustice and Social Equity (RISE), is a first-of-its-kind program developed in a partnership between Marsh McLennan, Fisk University, and the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA).
June 16, 2021
African-American
Three HBCUs to Participate in $90 Million Alternative-Credit Investing Education Initiative
Clark Atlanta University (CAU), Spelman College and Morehouse College, three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been selected to participate in a $90 million initiative to teach students about private equity or alternative-credit investing careers. The “AltFinance: Investing in Black Futures” – announced by investment firms Apollo Global Management, Inc., Ares Management Corp. and […]
June 16, 2021
African-American
Congress Passes Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Congress has passed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth –June 19 every year – marks the true end of slavery in the U.S., June 19, 1865, when Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom from slavery in Texas, nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday has been celebrated in 47 states […]
June 16, 2021
Students
Latter-Day Saints Church Funds Initiatives With NAACP and UNCF
Three initiatives that aim to provide scholarships, humanitarian aid and educational opportunity were announced Monday during a news conference from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the NAACP, Deseret News reported. The first initiative – funded by the church – will give $1 million a year for three […]
June 15, 2021
African-American
HBCU Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Select Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs Soon
As the White House continues to fill key leadership positions, the executive director position for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) remains noticeably vacant.
June 11, 2021
African-American
Teenager Who Recorded Video of George Floyd’s Murder Wins Pulitzer Prize Citation
Darnella Frazier, the Minnesota teenager who recorded the 10-minute video of George Floyd’s May 25, 2020 murder, has won a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize committee, The New York Daily News reported. Frazier was cited “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality, around the world, […]
June 11, 2021
Students
Baltimore Ravens Owner Donates $4 Million to Create Scholarship Program, Named After Former GM Ozzie Newsome
Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has donated $4 million to create the Ozzie Newsome Scholars Program, in honor of former Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome. The money will be given to graduates of Baltimore City Public Schools s who choose to attend a Maryland historically Black college and university, The Root reported. The Stephen and […]
June 11, 2021
Leadership & Policy
Dr. M. Brian Blake Selected as Finalist for Georgia State University Presidency
Dr. M. Brian Blake has been selected as the finalist for president of Georgia State University, a role which would make him the first Black person to hold it, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. Blake is currently provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at George Washington University. Previously, he served in administrative roles […]
June 11, 2021
African-American
Colleges and Universities Prepare for Juneteenth, Still a Nationally Unrecognized Holiday
Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and a bipartisan senate commission is leading the latest push to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Renewed attention to the day came last year after the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and a nationwide galvanizing of Black Lives Matter protests.
June 10, 2021
African-American
Actor Morgan Freeman and University of Mississippi Professor Donate $1 Million to School for Policing Center
Actor Morgan Freeman and University of Mississippi Professor Linda Keena have donated $1 million to the school for a new center on policing, CNN reported. The Center for Evidence-Based Policing and Reform – pending approval by Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Education – will “build relationships and share data with policing agencies as well as use […]
June 10, 2021
African-American
Better Together: Four Mutually Reinforcing Strategies for Retaining Black Students and Faculty
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions are doubling down on efforts to retain Black faculty and students, especially at predominantly White institutions. In most instances, colleges and universities approach faculty and student retention separately, without understanding existing connections between Black faculty and Black students. Following are four ways that Black faculty and Black students are already connecting to provide support for each other.
June 9, 2021
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Jason Wingard Named First Black President of Temple University
Dr. Jason Wingard has been selected president of Temple University, becoming the school’s first Black president. Wingard is the former dean and professor of the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University. He has also served as chief learning officer at Goldman Sachs; founder and chairman of The Education Board, Inc; vice dean of the […]
June 8, 2021
Students
Virginia Union University Gives $6.35 Million to Help Students Pay Off School Debt
Virginia Union University gave more than $6.35 million to help 1,344 students pay off school debt, making it so that all graduating seniors had no debt to the school and continuing students had their current balance paid. The awarded students include 1,192 undergrad and 152 grad students. Federal funding – via the CARES Act – […]
June 8, 2021
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