Category : Education

Sharp Rise in the Number of Black Students Admitted to the University of California

In May 2020, the University of California System decided that students applying to any of the nine undergraduate campuses would not be required to submit SAT or ACT scores in order to be eligible for admission. Since 1996, state universities in Calif...

In Memoriam: Robert Parris Moses, 1935-2021

Robert Moses, an icon of the civil rights movement and the founder of the Algebra Project, died on July 25 in Hollywood, Florida. He was 86 years old. Dr. Moses was born and raised in Harlem. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy at Hamil...

In Memoriam: Douthard R. Butler, 1934-2021

Douthard Butler, a long-time instructor in government at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, died on July 10 in Washington, D.C. He was 86 years old. Dr. Butler enrolled at Prairie View A&M in Texas at age 16. He joined the campus ROTC...

Three African American Men in New Athletic Administration Posts at Southern State Universities

Jason Cable has been hired as the director of intercollegiate athletics at Alabama State University in Montgomery. Dr. Cable has served as the senior associate commissioner for administration with the Southwestern Athletic Conference since December 2...

The Huge Racial Disparity in Passage Rates on the Architect Registration Examination

Of the more than 100,000 licensed architects in the United States, only 2 percent are African Americans. The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has published new data to help inform essential discussions about equity, diver...

Charlotte Morris Appointed the Ninth President of Tuskegee University in Alabama

The board of trustees of historically Black Tuskegee University in Alabama has named Charlotte Morris as the ninth president of the educational institution that was founded by Booker T. Washington. Dr. Morris has served as interim president on two oc...

Black Urban Areas Are Much Hotter Than White City Neighborhoods in the Summer

New research from the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy finds that low-income neighborhoods and communities with higher Black, Hispanic, and Asian populations experience significantly more urban heat than wealt...

Black Woman Named Chancellor of the University of the West of Scotland

Yekemi Otaru, a passionate supporter of women in business and an active mentor of business owners in the world’s poorest countries, will formally take up the role of Chancellor at the University of the West of Scotland in Paisley on September 1. Otar...

New Report Shows That Black Women Have a Widen Pay Gap With Men Than White Women

A new report from the American Association of University Women examines how the gender pay gap is even more pronounced for women of color. History has created systems that funnel women — especially women of color — into lower-paying occupations, unde...

Four African American Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions

Ashley C. Benson was appointed to the newly created dean of student engagement position at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. She comes to Luther from the College of Wooster in Ohio where she has worked as the associate dean of students since 2017. Pri...

Benedict College in South Carolina to Offer a New Major in Esports Administration

Students at historically Black Benedict College in Columbia, South, will have a new major to consider this fall. The college has established a bachelor’s degree program in Esports administration. The new major consists of required core classes...

New Assignments in Higher Education for Four Black Faculty Members

Dan Smith, associate professor of public policy and administration at the University of Delaware, has been named associate dean for the social sciences for the College of Arts and Sciences at the university. Dr. Smith is a faculty member in the Schoo...