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Daryl D. Green is the new dean of the School of Business at Langston University in Oklahoma. Prior to joining the Langston community, Dr. Green worked at Oklahoma Baptist University for several years, holding the Dickinson Chair of Business in the Pa...
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A recent study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California, Irvine, and Duke University finds that highlighting racial health disparities can spark public support for remedial action. “Health disparities may b...
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Cecil Howard is the new associate provost for academic programs at the Florida A&M University College of Law in Orlando. He will play a key role in the strategic planning, management, and oversight of diverse academic initiatives for the college....
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Cato T. Laurencin, University Professor and Albert and Wilda Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, and chief executive officer of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering at the University of Connecticu...
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Nikia A. Laurie was appointed interim director of the Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute at North Carolina Central University in Durham. She joined the faculty at the university in 2020. Prior to her NCCU appointment, Dr....
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Prior to the start of the fall 2023 semester, Delaware State University was already the only institution of higher education in the state to offer associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degree programs in the social work discipline. Now Delawar...
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L’Oreal USA recently announced the recipients of its For Women in Science (FWIS) Fellowship program, which grants awards annually to five female postdoctoral scientists to support their research endeavors. This year marks L’Oréal USA’s 2...
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Spelman College, the historically Black liberal arts institution for women in Atlanta, has announced a $100 million gift. It is the largest single donation ever given to an HBCU. The donation is from businesswoman and philanthropist Ronda Stryker and...
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Morgan State University and the Community College of Baltimore County formally cemented a collaborative agreement to offer students a seamless and efficient path toward earning a bachelor’s degree through the new Degrees to Succeed program. Together,...
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Charlie W. Coleman, III is the new associate vice president of development at Texas Southern University in Houston. Coleman most recently served as the assistant vice president of development and alumni relations at Dillard University in New Orleans....
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Antoinette Candia-Bailey, vice president for student affairs at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, died on January 8 of an apparent suicide. In emails sent the day that she died, Dr. Candia-Bailey stated that she had been “intentionally...
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has formed the Action Collaborative on Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech. This joint initiative aims to provide evidence-based insights and recommendations to enhance th...
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The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has announced that is has received $100 million from the Lilly Endowment in Indianapolis that will be used to bolster the endowment for the 37 historically Black colleges and universities that form UNCF’s me...
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New statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that in 2022, 5,486 American workers died after suffering injuries while working. This was up by 5.7 percent from 2021. A worker died every 96 minutes from a work-related injury in 2022 compared...
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Racquel Oden is the new chair of the board of directors of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. She is the first woman to chair the board in the organization’s 37-year history. Established in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is the natio...
