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Section: Demographics > African-American
African-American
Pay Gap Persists at University of Iowa
On average, female professors at the University of Iowa make less money than their male counterparts.
May 1, 2014
African-American
Black, Latino Students On Outside Looking In at America’s Top Public High Schools
Not many Black and Latino students are enjoying the benefits of the high schools that are perched atop the US News and World Report rankings.
May 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is an associate professor at Howard University and senior research analyst for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. In September, President Barack Obama named Toldson deputy director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Known as a “myth buster,” Toldson has challenged popular research reports and news sources […]
May 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn
Dr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn is associate professor of higher education at The Ohio State University in the School of Educational Policy & Leadership, where he also serves as faculty research associate in the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Strayhorn has authored five books. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education named […]
May 1, 2014
Students
Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma
Dr. Nitasha Tamar Sharma is associate professor of African-American studies, Asian American studies and performance studies at Northwestern University, where she has received several outstanding teaching awards. Her scholarship focuses on Afro/Asian American relations, especially in studying the relationship between the two through hiphop music. Sharma is writing her second book, “Hidden Hapas: Multiracial Blacks […]
May 1, 2014
African-American
Dr. Said Sewell III
Dr. Said L. Sewell is an assistant provost at Kent State University , where he was dean of under graduate studies. Sewell is working on two books: “Empowering Black Male Students to Greatness” and “Let Us Make Man: A Conversation with Black Men on Saving Black Boys.” He has received numerous awards for his scholarly […]
May 1, 2014
African-American
Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar
Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar is a professor of history and vice provost for diversity at the University of Connecticut. Ogbar has served as associate dean for the Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and director of the Institute for African-American Studies. He has authored several books, including his most recent, an edited […]
May 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Peniel Joseph
Peniel E. Joseph is a tenured professor of history at Tuft s University and the author of several award-winning books, including Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America and Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama. He is a frequent commentator on issues of race, democracy […]
May 1, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Paula T. Hammond
Paula T. Hammond grew up wanting to become a writer, but instead she’s become a leading chemical engineer and academic. At MIT, she serves as the David H. Koch professor in engineering. Hammond helped found the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, which strives to design more functional technology for soldiers. Her research interests include the nanoscale […]
May 1, 2014
African-American
Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is professor of religion and chair of the Center for African-American Studies at Princeton University. Regarded as one of the most important Black intellectuals in the U.S., Glaude is the author of several books, including In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America. Glaude developed the online […]
May 1, 2014
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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