Category : Education

North Carolina Central University Partnership to Boost Drug Discovery Research

Historically Black North Carolina Central University has partnered with North Carolina State University to boost drug discovery research, increasing opportunities for development of marketable products at both institutions. The partnership will allow...

Five African American Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Olga Davis has been named associate dean of Barett, The Honors College at Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix campus. She currently serves as a professor in the university’s Hugh Downs School of Human Communication and as a resear...

Claflin University’s Pathway Program for Nursing Students Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree

Historically Black Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, has partnered with the South Carolina Technical College System to create a pathway for registered nurses (RNs) who have earned an associate’s degree from one of the 16 schools...

National Communication Association to Honor Louisiana State University’s Tina M. Harris

Tina M. Harris, who holds the Douglas L. Manship Sr.-Dori Maynard Race, Media, and Cultural Literacy Endowed Chair at the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University, has been selected to receive the 2019 Robert J. Kibler Memor...

Xavier University Creates Pre-Pharmacy Pathway Program for High School Students

The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) Academic Goals and Instructional Improvement Committee has officially approved the Pre-Pharmacy Pathway Program at historically Black Xavier University in New Orleans The new program is...

New Administrative Positions for 10 African Americans at Colleges and Universities

Dexter Smith is the new associate dean for admissions at the law school of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Prior to his appointment, he served as the assistant dean of admissions and financial aid at the Campbell Universi...

NBA Star Steph Curry Funds the Reestablishment of Golf Teams at Howard University

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors star and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, has announced that he will help Howard University re-launch its golf program. Starting in the 2020-21 academic year, Howard will field men’s and women’s golf...

Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

Each week, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. The links presented direct the reader to articles from many different points of view that deal with issues of African A...

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view. The opinions expressed in these...

UMass’ World Librarians Project Brings Educational Resources to African Countries

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst World Librarians Project brings educational resources to students and teachers in under-resourced areas. Recently, the program has expanded to various countries throughout Africa. Currently, the project work...

In Memoriam: McDonald Williams, 1917-2019

McDonald Williams, the first director of the University Honors Program at Tennessee State University, passed away on August 11, 2019. He was 101 years old. Dr. Williams served as director of the Honors Program at Tennessee State University for 23 yea...

Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans

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. The University of the District of Columbia has received a $4.8 million grant...

CUNY Announces New Policies Aimed at Increasing Engagement with Minority-Owned Businesses

The City University of New York has recently unveiled plans for increasing the university’s engagement with minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOBs). A recent conference offered insight...

In Memoriam: Paule Marshall, 1929-2019

Paule Marshall, an educator and acclaimed author, passed away on August 12, 2019, in Richmond, Virginia. She was 90 years old and had suffered from dementia. Born Valenza Pauline Burke in Brooklyn, New York, Paule Marshall began her professional care...

University of Chicago Creates an Interactive Map Detailing the 1919 Chicago Race Riots

A University of Chicago scholar and a team of students have created an interactive map detailing the 1919 Chicago race riots. On July 27, 1919, Eugene Williams, a Black teenager, crossed an imaginary color line in the water at the 29th Street Beach....