Category : Education

Kimberlé Crenshaw Honored With Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal

The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University has named Kimberlé W. Crenshaw as one of eight recipients of this year’s cohort of W.E.B. Du Bois Medalists. The award is considered Harvard’s highest h...

Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University Launch Joint School of Public Health

Norfolk State University, a historically Black educational institution, and Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, have received approval from the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia to launch a Joint School of Public Health. The sch...

Seven Black Scholars Receive Faculty Appointments at Colleges and Universities

Dwight Williams has been named to the Kurt D. Kaufman Endowed Chair in Chemistry and Biochemistry at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. He has been a faculty member with the college since 2015, and previously held a two-year appointment as the Roger F. a...

U.S. Department of State Facilitates Collaborative Conference for African Universities and HBCUs

The United States Department of State, in partnership with the Mississippi Consortium for International Development, recently hosted a conference through their International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) aimed at strengthening educational partner...

Barbara Savage Receives Book Award for Her Recent Biography of Merze Tate

Barbara Savage, the Geraldine R. Segal Professor Emerita of American Social Thought and a professor emerita of Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania, has been honored with the 2024 American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation....

Morehouse School of Medicine Establishes Industry Partnership to Advance Cancer Research

The Morehouse School of Medicine, one of four historically Black medical schools in the country, has established a new partnership with Manifold, an AI-powered clinical data platform, to enhance research initiatives at the school’s Institute of...

Six African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Alonda Thomas has been appointed chief marketing and communications officer at Florida A&M University. She comes to hew new role from Jackson State University in Mississippi, where she served as chief communications officer and associate vice pre...

In Memoriam: Wendell Harris, 1940-2024

Wendell Harris, professor and administrator at several New York educational institutions, passed away suddenly on September 28. He was 83 years old. Harris began his career teaching fifth grade in Jamaica while serving in the Peace Corps. He eventual...

Seven Black Academics Are Among This Year’s “Genius Award” Winners

Photo credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | Illustration: JBHE The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recently announced the 22 latest recipients in its fellowship program, commonly referred to as “genius grants.” MacArth...

Study Finds Preterm Births Among Low-Income Black Women Are on the Rise

According to a new study led by the University of California, San Francisco, preterm births in the United States are on the rise, particularly among low-income Black mothers. In an examination of more than five million births in the United States bet...

Many HBCUs See a Surge In Enrollments

Many of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities had a record number of applicants this past admissions cycle. And many HBCUs have reported a significant increase in enrollments this fall. Undoubtedly, the Supreme Court’s...

Federal Report Examines Racial Differences in Parent Involvement in K-12 School Activities

The United States Department of Education has released the most recent edition of their Parent and Family Involvement in Education report. The study outlines racial differences in parents’ involvement in children’s activities and school m...

Leapetswe Malete Named President-Elect of the National Sport and Physical Activity Organization

Leapetswe “Leps” Malete, associate professor of kinesiology at Michigan State University, has been named president-elect of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. He will serve as president-elect for...

Encountering Online Microaggressions is Associated With Poor Sleep Quality for Black Women

According to a new study led by North Carolina State University, witnessing online microaggressions is associated with poor sleep quality among young Black women – even when the microaggressions are not personally directed at them. The study au...

Joe Russell Appointed Dean of Students at Middlebury College in Vermont

Joe Russell has been named dean of students at Middlebury College in Vermont. Russell joins the Middlebury College community after nearly two decades of service at the University of Vermont. He began his tenure at UVM in 2005 as director of residenti...