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Clyde C. Aveilhe, longtime higher education administrator, passed away on November 5. He was 87 years old. Originally trained as a public school teacher in Washington, D.C., Dr. Aveilhe’s first role in higher education came at his alma mater, H...
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On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States restricted the ability of colleges and universities to use race-conscious admission policies. The decision is rooted in the premise that using race in admissions processes unfairly bars more ac...
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Saint Augustine’s University, a historically Black educational institution in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been on the precipice of losing its accreditation for the past two years. In December 2022, the Southern Association of Colleges and Scho...
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The Association of American Law Schools and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago have recently released the American Law School Faculty Study, providing a snapshot of the demographics and characteristics of law teaching a...
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Ronald Johnson, who has served as interim president of Tennessee State University for the past six months, has abruptly resigned his position. He was scheduled to serve as president until June 30, 2025. It appears that his decision to resign was made...
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Last week, JBHE reported that the National Science Foundation recently released its annual data on doctoral degree recipients in the United States. Data for the annual Survey of Earned Doctorates shows that universities in the United States conferred...
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Brown University, an Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island, has recently announced a new set of admissions initiatives aimed at recruiting and retaining a diverse student body. The announcement was released on December 4 by Provost Francis J....
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At a recent Tennessee State University board of trustees meeting, administrators informed board members that the university was heading towards a $46 million deficit by the end of the current academic year on June 30, 2025.The news follows an audit c...
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Kevan Turman has been named vice chancellor for university advancement. He comes to Winston-Salem State University from another HBCU, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania. He held several key administrative roles at the university, including director o...
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Xavier University of Louisiana has recently announced a new master’s degree program in genetic counseling. The university stated that the program is the first of its kind in the state of Louisiana and the first to be offered at a historically B...
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Charles Chavis, Jr., assistant professor in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, has been awarded the Kay Family Award from the Anti-Defamation League. The organizatio...
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Texas Southern University, a historically Black institution in Houston, has recently launched the Education Leadership Fellowship program. Established by the board of regents to cultivate the next generation of educational leaders, the fellowship wil...
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Nicole Porchia has been promoted to vice president for student development at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas. A staff member with the university for over a decade, she most recently served as associate vice president for student success and...
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Morrison Obeng, longtime professor at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, passed away on November 18. He was 76 years old. Before emigrating to the United States in 1973, Dr. Obeng served as a high school teacher in Ghana. He later...
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Nikki Giovanni, University Distinguished Professor Emerita of English at Virginia Tech, passed away on December 9. She was 81 years old. Professor Giovanni was a member of the Virginia Tech faculty from 1987 until her retirement in 2022. She was the...
