Category : Education

Three Black Presidents in Higher Education Announce Their Resignations

Rochelle L. Ford has stepped down from her role as president of Dillard University in Louisiana. Over the past two years, Dr. Ford has overseen the university’s first-ever cohort of graduate nursing students, millions of dollars in fundraising...

Institute of Museum and Library Services Awards $6 Million in Grants to African American Museums

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has recently awarded a total of $5,916,807 in grant funding to 30 projects at public and academic African American museums to improve operations and support the growth of museum professionals. Since its es...

University of the District of Columbia Appoints Four Women to Key Administrative Positions

Taneka S. Miller has been named vice president for government, community, and corporate relations. Her new appointment marks a return to the University of the District of Columbia, where she previously served as executive director for state and local...

Study Examines Changing Viewpoints of Black Nationalism Over the Past Forty Years

A new study led by Tony Brown, distinguished professor of sociology at Rice University, has found the characteristics of people who support Black nationalism have significantly changed since the 1980s, with the belief system now reaching a wider audi...

Ronald Johnson to Lead Tennessee State University for a One-Year Term

Ronald Johnson has been named interim president of Tennessee State University. He began his one-year term as interim president on July 1. Tennessee State University is a historically Black university in Nashville. The school enrolls about 7,700 under...

Black Women in Texas Are Twice as Likely to Experience Severe Maternal Morbidity Than White Women

A new University of Houston study has found that Black women in Texas are twice as likely to experience severe maternal morbidity (SMM) compared to their White peers. Rather than maternal mortality, which is considered death as a result of pregnancy,...

Lawrence Drake Appointed Interim President of Albany State University

Lawrence M. Drake II has been selected to serve as interim president of Albany State University in Georgia. His appointment follows the recent resignation of President Marion Ross Fedrick, who transitioned to serve as executive vice president at Geor...

Study Finds Significant Benefit of Unlimited Data Plans on Disadvantaged Households

Last week, JBHE.com reported on a recent study from the United States Census Bureau that uncovered disparities in computer and internet access among Black American households. A new study led by Southern Methodist University in Dallas in partnership...

University of Nebraska Medical Center Selects Dele Davies as Interim Chancellor

H. Dele Davies has been selected to serve as interim chancellor for the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The University of Nebraska Medical Center enrolls about 900 undergraduate students and 2,800 graduate students. Black students represent ab...

Relieved of its Probationary Status, Cheyney University Reaffirms Accreditation

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the oldest historically Black college or university in the United States, has reaffirmed its accreditation with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is no longer on probation as of June 27. In Novem...

New Dean Appointments for Six African American Leaders

Matthew Miles has been named dean of students at the Mississippi University for Women. He comes to his new role from South Louisiana Community College, where he served as the interim manager for student organizations and engagement activities. He pre...

Miles College Creates Unique HBCU Innovation and Research Center

Miles College, a historically Black university in Fairfield, Alabama, has established the 2150 Center for Innovation, Commercialization, & Growth to foster successful entrepreneurs and businesses throughout the state of Alabama, particularly in t...

Qiana Cutts Givens Receives Lillian E. Smith Writer-In-Service Award from Piedmont University

Qiana Cutts Givens, associate professor of educational foundations at Mississippi State University, has received the 2024 Lillian E. Smith Writer-In-Service-Award from the Lillian E. Smith Center at Piedmont University in Georgia. The annual prize is...

Jackson State University and University of Mississippi Establish Accelerated Law Degree Program

Historically Black Jackson State University has established a new partnership with the University of Mississippi to provide undergraduate students with an accelerated pathway to earning their law degree. Leaders from both partner institutions signed...

Ten African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Santiba Campbell has been selected to serve as interim vice president of academic affairs at Bennett College in North Carolina. She is an associate professor of psychology, holding numerous academic and administrative roles with the college over the...