Category : Education

- 2 days ago

Three Black Professors Appointed to New Positions at Universities

Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela has been appointed associate chancellor and vice provost for global affairs and strategies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She will also hold a faculty appointment as a professor of comparative and internat...

- 2 days ago

Five Black Leaders Appointed to Administrative Roles in Academia

Alicia Wilson has been named vice president for civic engagement and opportunity at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Her appointment marks a return to Johns Hopkins, where she previously served as the university’s inaugural vice...

- 2 days ago

In Memoriam: Adrienne Gaines, 1976-2025

Adrienne Lynnette Gaines, a student services staff member at the University of Arkansas, passed away on January 5 after a long battle with cancer. She was 48 years old. Gaines began her career with the University of Arkansas as an academic advisor in...

- 6 days ago

The Huge Racial Gap in College Completion Rates

A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has found that College completion rates have reached an all-time high during the 12 years the center has tracked trends in degree attainments. The percentage of students who began c...