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Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black educational institution in North Carolina, has signed a new agreement with Wake Forest University that will provide students from the HBCU with a pathway to matriculate into the juris doctorate pro...
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Michael C. Lomax, president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), has been awarded the Andrew Jackson Young Lifetime Achievement Award from 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc., an African American volunteer organization dedi...
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North Carolina Central University, a historically Black educational institution in Durham, has signed a new memorandum of understanding with the Wilmette Institute in Evanston, Illinois. The Wilmette Institute is an educational organization rooted in...
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Kweli Zukeri has been named assistant vice president of web innovation and strategy at Howard University in washington, D.C. He first joined the the university’s staff in 2010 and has since held several roles in web development over his nearly...
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Rhea Roper Nedd has been named assistant vice president of equity, diversity, and inclusion at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She most recently served as director of the Center for Student Diversity at Towson University. Earlier in her career...
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The University of Vermont Press has partnered with the Society for Black Military Studies to launch the Journal of Black Military Studies. The multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal will feature articles that discuss, analyze, and document the mil...
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In 1919, Paul Robeson graduated from Rutgers University as valedictorian and the only Black student of his class. Over the past century, Rutgers has honored Robeson through several dedications and memorial celebrations. On October 19, Rutgers unveile...
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Spelman College has announced that President Helene Gayle is taking a personal leave of absence effective immediately. The college did not specify Dr. Gayle’s reason for taking leave, nor her expected return date. An announcement from the colle...
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Three historically Black universities – Bowie State University in Maryland, Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, and Alabama A&M University – have recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States Fish and Wildlif...
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A new report from the Humanities Indicators project at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences has examined trends in humanities degree completion at historically Black colleges and universities over the past 25 years. In 2022, HBCUs awarded 2,90...
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James Frazier, dean of the College of Fine Arts at Florida State University, has been named president of the International Council for Arts Deans, a global organization of deans, directors, chairs, and other arts executives in higher education. A ten...
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In a new study published in the American Journal of Education, a group of scholars from New York University sought out to find a correlation between early academic success and enrollment in a STEM major for students from different racial backgrounds....
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Sherita Johnson has been named director of the Africana Research Center in the College of Liberal Arts at Pennsylvania State University. The center aims to stimulate and sustain the development of relevant and appropriate initiatives at Penn State th...
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A new report from the United States Department of Education has outlined the attainment and persistence rates of 2019-2020 first-time postsecondary students after three years, including differences between students of different racial backgrounds. Am...
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Morgan State University, a historically Black educational institution in Baltimore, has recently launched the Student-Managed Investment Fund (SMIF), a program that provides real-world portfolio management experience to undergraduate students majorin...
