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A new report from the Commonwealth Fund and the African American Research Collaborative has found that nearly half of health care workers in the United States have witnessed racism against patients, and the majority believe that racism is a major pro...
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Marion Ross Fedrick, president of historically Black Albany State University in Georgia, announced she is stepping down from her role as president. Effective July 1, Dr. Fedrick is taking on a new role with Georgia State University as executive vice...
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North Carolina Central University is creating a new architectural design degree program, which will be the first of its kind at a historically Black college or university. Brenda Faison, director of the North Carolina Central University Art Museum an...
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Joe William Trotter Jr. has been honored with the John Lewis Award for History and Social Justice from the American Historical Association. The award is given annually in recognition of a historian for their leadership and sustained engagement at the...
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Morehouse School of Medicine, a historically Black medical school based in Atlanta, Georgia, is looking to expand on its partnership with CommonSpirit Health by adding a new regional medical campus at the CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenness...
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Shani L. Crayton has been named interim executive director of strategic communications and marketing at historically Black Alabama State University, her alma mater. Prior to her new appointment, she served as the university’s director of brand...
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has partnered with historically Black Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina to advance African American representation in public school teaching, specifically in the STEM fields. The new partne...
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Karen Bullock has received the Richard Payne Outstanding Achievement in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. The organization presents the award to a health care provider who has demonst...
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Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education. LeMoyne-Owen College, a historically Black college in Memphis, Tennessee, has...
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Baylor University in Waco, Texas has broken ground on a new Memorial to Enslaved Persons on its campus. The new memorial, located on the Baylor University Founders Mall, will serve as a testament to the enslaved people who were instrumental in buildi...
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A new report has uncovered a pattern of racism among schools in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The paper was created using findings from the “ENOUGH: Listening Tour to End Racism on PASSHE Campuses.” The tour was estab...
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Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman has been named president of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine for the 2024-2025 term. The society, based in Washington, was established to optimize equitable health outcomes for all birthing people by serving as a profe...
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A new report from the National Association of Realtors has examined Census data regarding American homeownership from 2012 to 2022 and found the rate of Black Americans who own a home has barely increased over the past 10 years. From 2012 to 2022, ho...
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Safiya George has been selected as the next president of the University of the Virgin Islands. Dr. George will assume her presidency in August. The University of Virgin Islands enrolls just over 1,600 students, consisting of roughly 1,300 undergradua...
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A new study from researchers at the University of Kansas, the University of Miami, and the University of Texas San Antonio has examined the relationship between race, gun ownership, and gun control policies in the United States. The results did not f...
