Category : Education

- 10 hours ago

University of Maryland Reports on Its Historic Ties to Slavery

The University of Maryland has released a report documenting the history of enslaved Black people who worked and or lived on land that is now part of the school’s campus. The report is the latest endeavor from “The 1856 Project,” a...

- 11 hours ago

Yale University Commits $10 million Toward HBCU Partnerships

Yale University has announced it will commit $10 million to expand its partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities. The announcement follows the university’s recent formal apology regarding its historical ties to slavery. The...

- 3 days ago

Four Black Scholars Selected for Endowed Professor Positions

Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin has been named the Agnes Scollins Carey Memorial Early Career Professor in the Arts for the Pennsylvania State University College of Arts and Architecture. Her new role will fund her travel and research in Ghana for her projec...

- 3 days ago

In Memoriam: Robert L. Palmer, 1943-2024

Robert L. Palmer, former vice president for student affairs at California State University Fullerton, passed away on January 29. He was 80 years old. Dr. Palmer spent over three decades in student affairs leadership positions. He joined the State Uni...

- 5 days ago

In Memoriam: Elizabeth Miller Rawlins, 1927-2024

Elizabeth Miller Rawlins, a longtime professor of education at Simmons College, passed away on February 3 at the age of 96. Dr. Rawlins began her career in education as an elementary school teacher at various public and private schools in Massachuset...

- 6 days ago

Atlanta University Library CEO Loretta Parham Announces Retirement

Loretta Parham, chief executive officer and director of the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, has announced her retirement at the end of this academic year after 19 years of service. The Atlanta University Center is the lar...