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Michael C. Morgan, a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor in the department of atmospheric and oceanic Sciences, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction. In that capacity,...
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A new study by scholars at the University of Pittsburgh found half of all Black adolescents were faced with online racism at least once in 2020. While students performed schoolwork at home due to the pandemic, they spent more time online and in front...
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John D. Jones was named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Alabama A&M University. After a nationwide search that brought four finalists to campus, the university offered the job to one of its own. Dr. Jones has been serving as as...
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A nationwide investigation of state lotteries by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland found that stores that sell tickets are disproportionately clustered in lower-income communities in nearly every state. The...
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Leslee Battle has been appointed dean of the School of Health Sciences at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. She joined the faculty at the university in 2005 as an assistant professor of nursing. During her tenure, she served as assist...
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Cedric Merlin Powell, the Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Professor of Law at the University of Louisville, will be the inaugural Earl C. and Anna H. Broady Visiting Endowed Chair at Howard University School of Law for 2022-23. He will teach professional...
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As part of its continuing efforts to create more opportunities for students from the state’s historically Black colleges and universities, the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business is partnering with Benedict College in...
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Lawrence Mur’ray was named executive director of admissions and financial aid at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, effective August 29. He has been serving as senior assistant dean of graduate business progra...
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Jackson State University, the historically Black educational institution in Mississippi, has announced that it will be offering a new master’s degree program in political science. Students may pursue the degree on campus or fully online. The de...
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Jesmyn Ward, a professor of creative writing in the School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University in New Orleans, has been announced as the recipient of the 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. She will be honored at the Library of Cong...
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South Carolina State University recently launched its Institute of Business, Environment, Communications and Transportation (BECT). The institute will focus on preparing students for careers in business, environmental science, communications, and tra...
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Jane Irungu is the inaugural vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Utah State University. She had been serving as the associate provost of inclusive excellence at the University of Oklahoma. Earlier in her career, Dr. Irungu was dire...
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La Salle University in Philadelphia has announced the establishment of a Black studies minor program, beginning this fall. The university, which is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, enrolls about 3,300 undergraduate students and 1,300 gradua...
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A new endowment to support the Africana Studies program at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, has been named for Mary and Fred Easter, whose work at the college had a significant impact on the Black student experience beginning in the late 19...
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Historically Black Texas Southern University and the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston signed an agreement that will expand opportunities for education, workforce development, and research for students at the university. Under the agreement, the u...
