Category : Education

Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama, to Offer Two New Bachelor’s Degree Programs

Miles College, the historically Black educational institution in Fairfield, Alabama, has announced that it has received approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to offer the college’s first online ba...

George Washington University Professor Wins American Marketing Association Award

Vanessa Perry, the associate dean for faculty and research and professor of marketing at the George Washington University School of Business in Washington, D.C., received the 2020 Williams-Qualls-Spratlen Multicultural Mentoring Award of Excellence f...

Florida A&M University Enters Partnership With a College of Applied Sciences in Ghana

Historically Black Florida A&M University in Tallahassee has entered into a partnership with the Regentropfen College of Applied of Sciences in Ghana. The exchange program allows students from Regentropfen College of Applied Sciences to travel to...

Hendrix College in Arkansas Announces the Hiring of Three Black Women to Its Faculty

Jericka S. Battle is a new instructor of psychology. She will teach courses in statistics, research methods, stereotyping and prejudice, and social cognition. Her primary research interest centers on identifying and testing systems of power that may...

In Memoriam: Cordy Tindell Vivian, 1924-2020

Cordy T. Vivian, former chaplain and dean of the Divinity School at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and an icon of the civil rights movement died at his home in Atlanta on July 17. He was 95 years old. A native of Missouri, Vivian grew up...

California State University, Dominguez Hills Acquires Massive Archive of Black History

Dr. Mayme A. Clayton California State University, Dominguez Hills has signed an agreement with the Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum board of directors to house its collection of African American history and culture on the university’s Carson campu...

Wright State University Libraries Debuts Online Anti-Racism Resource Guide

The staff at the Wright State University Libraries has created an online Anti-racism Guide providing campus resources, book recommendations, education videos and more about racism and racial justice. The Anti-racism Resource Guide provides students,...

In Memoriam: Elijah Walter Miles, 1934-2020

E. Walter Miles, a former professor of political science at San Diego State University, died in San Diego on July 8. He was 86 years old. A native of Hearne, Texas, Dr. Miles was a graduate of Prairie View A&M University in Texas. After serving i...

Three African Americans Who Are Stepping Down From University Positions

Dana Canedy, administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes at the Columbia University School of Journalism since 2017, is leaving the university to take a position as senior vice president and publisher at Simon and Schuster. Before coming to Columbia Univers...

Persisting Racial Shortfall in Black Students at Selective State Colleges and Universities

A new report from The Education Trust finds that among the 101 most selective state-operated colleges and universities, most enroll a smaller percentage of Black students today than they did 20 years ago. Each of the 101 selective public colleges and...

Keith Whitfield Will Be the First Black President of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The Nevada System of Higher Education’s board of regents voted to appoint Keith Whitfield as the next president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, When he takes office on August 24, Dr. Whitfield will be the university’s 11th permane...

College Students’ Negative Stereotypes About Black Men Persist Based on What They’re Wearing

A new study lead by researchers at Oregon State University finds that while more formal clothing may deflect certain racially biased assumptions, many people still hold negative stereotypes about Black men based on what they’re wearing. In an exp...

African Americans Appointed to Dean Positions at Three Universities

Earnstein Dukes was announced as the new dean of the University Library at Texas Tech University. She started her career at the university as a systems librarian in 2002 and was later served as associate dean of libraries for 11 years. Dukes was name...

Parents Say They Want School Integration But Their Actions Produce Greater Racial Segregation

A new report published by the Making Caring Common Project at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University finds that a large majority of parents across race, class, geographic region, and political affiliation favor substantially racially...

General Ronnie D. Hawkins Chosen to Lead Angelo State University in Texas

Ronnie D. Hawkins was selected to serve as the 11th president of Angelo State University in Texas. By state law, the appointment may not be made official for 21 days after the announcement of a sole finalist. When he takes office on August 14, Hawkin...