Category : Education

Virginia Tech Reports 13 Percent Increase in Black Applicants

Virginia Tech recently announced that the number of Black applicants to the university rose 13 percent this year. The university received more than 30,000 applicants and plans to admit 6,600 freshman. In 2016, Virginia Tech President Tim Sands set a...

Elizabeth City State University Creates Pipeline Program for Students at the College of Albemarle

Historically Black Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina has signed a co-admission agreement and a kinesiology program agreement with the College of Albemarle, which is also located in Elizabeth City. The partnership will create a pathway...

The Stubborn Racial Gap in Degree Attainment Rates in the United States

A new report from the U.S. Department of Education shows racial gaps in persistence rates and degree attainments for students who entered college in the 2011-12 academic years. The data shows that for all students who entered postsecondary education...

Four Black Scholars With Current Ties to Academia Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

The National Academy of Engineering has 86 new members who will be inducted in a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on October 6, 2019. The new members bring the total number of U.S. members to 2,297. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is amo...

The Gender Gap in African American Educational Attainment

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the extent of the gender gap in African American higher educational attainments in the United States. Black women hold a significant edge over Black men in degree attainments at all levels. Here is a summary...

Kerwin Charles Appointed Dean of the Yale School of Management

Kerwin Charles has been named the Indra K. Nooyi Dean of the Yale School of Management. He will assume his new duties on July 1, 2019. Since 2005, Dr. Charles has been on the faculty at the University of Chicago, where he currently serves as the Edwi...

Major New Report on the Status and Trends Relating to African American Education

A new report from the U.S. Department of Education presents a wealth of data on African American education in the United States. Most of the information is contained in other federal reports, but the 228-page report is useful as it collects data on A...

Kim Lee Hughes to Lead the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development

Kim Lee Hughes has elected been elected president of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development, a division of the American Counseling Association. Her term will begin on July 1, 2019. Dr. Lee Hughes currently serves as an assistant...