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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
After College Presidency, Vincent Pushes for Access to Education as Head of Fraternity
Nearly six months after Dr. Gregory J. Vincent stepped down as president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the legal and diversity scholar has continued to champion education causes through his new role as CEO and Chairman of Sigma Pi Phi — also known as the Boulé.
September 27, 2018
African-American
UNCF Lauds Congress for Increased Funding for HBCUs, Low-Income, First-Gen Students
Leaders from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) are applauding the recent passing of the Conference Report to H.R. 6157, the Departments of Defense and Labor; Health and Human Services; and Education Appropriations Act of 2019. UNCF president and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax said organization officials are “thrilled” with the bill’s appropriation outcome, according […]
September 27, 2018
African-American
Transitioning to Urban Education
After spending a decade at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. T. Elon Dancy II has joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh as the Helen S. Faison Chair and director of the Center for Urban Education.
September 27, 2018
African-American
A Product of South Carolina
Despite his meteoric rise through the ranks of academia, Dr. James L. Moore III, isn’t shy about reminding anyone who he comes into contact with, that he’s a product of South Carolina.
September 27, 2018
African-American
Brown University Building Renamed After First Black Graduates
Brown University president Dr. Christina Paxson has announced it will rename one its most utilized buildings in the center of campus to Page-Robinson Hall, to honor Inman Edward Page and Ethel Tremaine Robinson, two of Brown’s first Black graduates. “Inman Page was born into slavery, sought liberty and opportunity and found them at Brown — and […]
September 26, 2018
Leadership & Policy
Former HBCU Presidents Join Academic Search Consulting Team
Former university presidents John Garland, Dr. Dorothy C. Yancy and Dr. Sidney Ribeau who launched TM2 Executive Search several years ago, disbanded it recently to join the consulting team for the executive recruiter Academic Search.
September 21, 2018
African-American
Three Black Alumnae Make History in Dartmouth Leadership
As Dartmouth College approaches its 250th anniversary next year in the midst of an unprecedented $3-billion fundraising campaign, three Black alumnae are making history as the first African-American women to hold top leadership positions.
September 21, 2018
African-American
Professor Broadens Research Beyond the Academy
Seven years after Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson began teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an assistant professor, he earned tenure in 2007, was promoted to full professor in 2011, and then was named a Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education in 2012. Created by the Vilas Estate Trustees, the professorships are university-wide distinctions with approximately 30 recipients. Jackson was the first African-American to be selected for this high honor.
September 21, 2018
African-American
The Metaphysical Dilemma: Academic Black Women
Daughter, sister, wife, mother, these titles are typically attributed to women. Academic, researcher, doctor, professor, scholar, these titles are typically attributed to men. African-American, Black, Black American, Colored and Negro are terms used to describe Americans in the Black (socially constructed) racial group. What though, if you identify with all of the descriptors?
September 20, 2018
African-American
Prairie View A&M to Receive $1M for African-American Studies Initiative
With financial support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, an anonymous donor and an eligible university match, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is set to revamp its curriculum with a new African-American Studies Initiative.
September 19, 2018
African-American
Scholarship at the Intersection of History, Education and Blackness
Were it not for the social tumult in Chicago in the summer and fall of 1967, Dr. James D. Anderson likely would not have walked away from the joy of teaching high school social studies, found refuge in a Ph.D. program studying the history of education and transitioned to a career in higher education.
September 19, 2018
Students
TRIO Programs: Paving the Way for Diverse Students in Higher Education
TRIO programs are essential educational opportunity programs that are vital in promoting educational success, retention, persistence and providing pathways to immense opportunities for low-income, first-generation college students and students with disabilities from diverse backgrounds.
September 18, 2018
African-American
Longtime UMASS Employee Reports Racial Profiling in Campus Police Incident
A longtime employee of the University of Massachusetts Amherst said he was racially profiled when someone called the police as he was walking into a campus building on Friday morning, according to a report by the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The caller left a message on the university’s anonymous tip line about a “very agitated” Black […]
September 17, 2018
African-American
Scholar Helps Students See Relevance of Black History
Attending a race conference held at Princeton University was a pivotal moment for Dr. Andrew Rosa, as he discovered his true passion for teaching and interest in African-American studies.
September 17, 2018
African-American
Scholars Believe Supreme Court Likely to End Affirmative Action with Kavanaugh
Scholars from coast to coast expect the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh – and they expect him to help end affirmative action by ruling against it in cases that reach the high court.
September 13, 2018
African-American
Black Smith College Student Says Trauma is Ongoing After Police Were Contacted Because She Reportedly Looked Out of Place on Campus
Oumou Kanoute, a Smith College student, spoke to Refinery29 about her ongoing emotional trauma stemming from a July incident involving campus police. An employee of the Massachusetts-based college reportedly called police on Kanoute, because she looked out of place as she was eating and using her iPad in a campus dining hall. As a result Kanoute, […]
September 13, 2018
African-American
Study: Black Students Who Show Interest in Black Activism Face Admissions Barriers
Black students who show a penchant for Black activism in inquiry emails to historically and predominately White colleges have a greater chance of being ignored by college admissions counselors at those universities, according to research findings published in an academic article this month.
September 12, 2018
African-American
ROTC Programs Bring Access to Education and Careers for HBCU Students
The revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at LeMoyne-Owen College in Tennessee makes the Memphis-based school one of several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the country that offers students an education and military training to become a commissioned officer in the United States armed forces.
September 12, 2018
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