Category : Education

Eight Black Administrators Take on New Roles in Higher Education

Yohannis A. Job has been appointed vice president of enrollment management at historically Black Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. He most recently served as vice president and dean of enrollment management at historically Black Huston-Ti...

In Memoriam: Ramona Edelin, 1945-2024

Ramona Edelin, longtime educator and activist for the African American community, passed away on February 19 at the age of 78. Dr. Edelin’s career in higher education started in the 1970s with various teaching appointments at the University of...

Collection from American Banjo Player Otis Taylor Acquired by University of Colorado Boulder

The American Music Research Center archival collections within the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries’ Rare and Distinctive Collections has recently required a collection of materials from American banjo player Otis Taylor. Taylor, who sp...

University of South Carolina to Digitize Collection of Early Twentieth-Century African-American Portraits

The special collections library and the Center for Civil Rights History and Research at the University of South Carolina is working to digitize a collection of over 3,000 portraits of Black residents of Columbia, South Carolina in the 1920s and 1930s...

Two African American Scholars Announce Their Retirements From Indiana Universities

Charles Sykes has announced his retirement as executive director of the African American Arts Institute at Indiana University after over three decades of service. In addition to his leadership position, he currently serves as a faculty member in the...

In Memoriam: Lena Prewitt, 1931-2024

Lena Prewitt, the first Black woman professor at the University of Alabama, passed away on February 14. She was 92 years old. Dr. Prewitt joined the faculty of the University of Alabama in 1970 as an associate professor of business administration, ma...

Research Finds African Americans With Strong Social Network Less Likely to Experience Cognitive Decline

New research from scholars at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in partnership with the University of California, Irvine has found African Americans with a strong network of friends were more likely to have healthier cognitive abili...

Amelia Parnell Named President of National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators has appointed Amelia Parnell as president of the organization. She will assume her presidency on July 1. Dr. Parnell has been with the organization since 2015, serving as vice president for...

Study Links Historic Racial Discrimination in Property Ownership to Increased Heat Exposure

A new study led by scholars from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Minnesota has linked historic racial discrimination in property ownership to disparities in heat exposure in Minneapolis, Minnesota, neighborhoods. The...

Tracy Cook Appointed Twenty-First President of Alcorn State University in Mississippi

Tracy M. Cook has been named the twenty-first president of Alcorn State University in Mississippi. He has served as interim president for the past eight months. Alcorn State University is a historically Black educational inatitution that enrolls abou...

Report Finds Strong Aptitude But Low Interest for STEM Careers Among Black Students

YouScience, a technology provider for solving skill gaps in students and employers, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Black Girls Do STEM, have released the 2024 Black Students and STEM Report, which outlines Black students’ aptitu...

University of Illinois Professor Ruby Mendenhall Named Poet Laureate

The Urbana Arts and Culture Program has appointed Ruby Mendenhall, the Kathryn Lee Baynes Dallenbach Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as Poet Laureate for the city of Urbana, Illinois. Dr. Mendenh...

In Memoriam: Gloria Jackson, 1931-2024

Gloria Jackson, former president of St. Philip’s College in Texas, passed away on March 23, 2024. She was 92 years old. Dr. Jackson had a career in higher education that spanned five decades. Her professional academic career began at historical...

Saint Augustine University Transitioning to Exclusively Online-Learning in April

Historically Black Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, is transitioning to full remote-learning in April. The university has asked all students to move out by April 3. The move to online-learning comes in the midst of an ac...

New Faculty Positions for Four Black Scholars

Crystal Fleming has been appointed professor of Africana studies with tenure at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She currently serves as a professor of sociology and Africana Studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She...