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Cynthia-Lee Williams has joined the faculty at Seton Hall University in New Jersey as an assistant professor of criminal justice in the department of sociology, anthropology, and criminal justice. She previously held teaching positions with Dominican...
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Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, one of four historically Black medical schools in the country, has launched a new course focused on racial disparities in health care. The Advil Pain Equity Course was developed in partnership with BLKHLTH, a...
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Walter Hood, professor and chair of the department of landscape architecture & environmental planning and urban design at the University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded the Vincent Scully Prize from the National Building Museum in Washi...
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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, a historically Black educational institution in Princess Anne, has signed an agreement with the United States Department of Health and Human Services to support students pursuing careers in public health. The...
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Ashley F. G. Norwood has been named associate director of digital storytelling in the division of university communications at Jackson State University in Mississippi. She has over a decade of experience in multimedia journalism. Previously, she held...
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Glenn Wilbert Valentine, one of first Black undergraduate alumni to be hired by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, passed away on October 3. He was 69 years old. Valentine received his bachelor’s degree in public administratio...
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Gene Jarrett, the William S. Tod Professor of English and dean of the faculty at Princeton University, has been awarded the Truman Capote Literary Award for Literary Criticism in Memory of Newton Arvin for his book, Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and...
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Gerald McWorter, professor emeritus of African American studies and information science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has donated a collection of his personal papers to the University of Illinois Archives. The donation includes 60-y...
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Grinnell College in Iowa has dedicated Renfrow Hall to Edith Renfrow Smith, the college’s first Black woman graduate. Renfrow Smith, who turned 110 in July, is also the college’s oldest living alum. Renfrow Smith was born in 1914 in Grinn...
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Edward Cox, associate professor emeritus of history at Rice University in Houston, Texas, has passed away at the age of 81. Dr. Cox’s career at Rice University spanned nearly three decades. During his long tenure, he was dedicated to advancing...
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In academia, earning tenure is a significant milestone for faculty members that protects their freedom of speech when pursuing their academic interests and grants them an indefinite teaching appointment. According to a new study led by the University...
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In an earlier JBHE post, data was presented showing a drop in Black enrollments at some of the nation’s highest-ranked colleges and universities as a result of the June 29, 2023 United States Supreme Court decision banning the consideration or...
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A new report from Pew Research Center has examined trends in historically Black college and university enrollment over the past 50 years. Although HBCUs’ primary mission is to educate Black students, there has been a sharp increase in non-Black...
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Kyle R. Williams has been named assistant vice president and dean of intercultural engagement at Oberlin College and Conservatory in Ohio. Dr. Williams comes to his new role from Emory University in Atlanta, where he served as special advisor to the...
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A new study led by scholars at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development has found that Black high school students, particularly Black girls, tend to doubt their math teachers’ capabilities to provide them...
