Category : Education

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A Trio of Black Scholars Who Are Taking on New Faculty Roles

Reginald Ellis was appointed an inaugural Provost Professor at Florida A&M University. In this role, he will serve as chief liaison and strategist to the university provost who will develop collaborative partnerships with university leaders on pr...

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In Memoriam: Joyce Inez Johnson Bolden, 1933-2023

Joyce Inez Johnson Bolden, a long-time professor at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, died on January 6 at her daughter’s home in Metairie, Louisiana. She was 90 years old. A native of New Orleans, Dr. Bolden was raised on the campus of Prentis...

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In Memoriam: Julie Saville, 1947-2023

Julie Saville, an associate professor emerita in the department of history at the University of Chicago, died on December 16. She was 76 years old. Saville spent her early childhood in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, during the Jim Crow years before her family...

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Crime and Violence in U.S. Public School Systems

A new report from the U.S. Department of Education looks at the number of students who were victims of crimes while at school. During the 2021–22 school year, about 857,500 violent incidents and 479,500 nonviolent incidents were reported at U.S. publ...