Category : Education

What Happens to African American College Graduates After They Get Their Degree?

A new report from the U.S. Department of Education examines the status one year later of students who earned a bachelor’s degree in the 2015-16 academic year. Some of the data is broken down by race and ethnic group. The data showed that 29.3 p...

Howard Spearman Named the First African American President of Rock Valley College

The board of trustees of Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois, has named Howard Spearman as the college’s eighth president. When he takes office on September 1, he will be the first African American to lead the educational institution. Roc...

Education: UNCF Survey Shows How COVID-19 Impacts Students at Private HBCUs

The United Negro College Fund has released the results of its Pulse Survey of students at member institutions on the impact of COVID-19 on their college plans. The UNCF represents 37 private historically Black colleges and universities.The survey of...

UNCF Survey Shows How COVID-19 Impacts Students at Private HBCUs

Arlie Petters to Become Provost at the Abu Dhabi Campus of New York University

Arlie O. Petters was appointed provost of the Abu Dhabi campus of New York University in the United Arab Emirates. He will begin his new duties on September 1. In explaining his decision to become provost of the NYU Abu Dhabi campus, Dr. Petters said...

University Study Finding Persisting Racial Bias by Ridesharing Drivers

After reports surfaced that drivers discriminated against certain groups, ridesharing platforms such as Uber and Lyft removed information that could indicate a rider’s gender and race from initial ride requests. But a new study, led by a resear...

Lesley-Ann L. Dupigny-Giroux Elected President of the American Association of State Climatologists

Lesley-Ann L. Dupigny-Giroux, a professor of geography at the University of Vermont, has been elected to serve a two-year term as the president of the American Association of State Climatologists. The organization provides expertise, outreach, and c...

Eight Black Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments or Duties

Camille Wilson, a professor of educational foundations, leadership & policy in the department of educational studies at the University of Michigan, was named to a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professorship at the university. The...

Six HBCUs Receive Major Donations From Wife of Amazon Founder

MacKenzie Scott, a novelist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has announced that she has made eight-figure donations to several historically Black colleges and universities. Scott was awarded 4 percent of Amazon shares in divorce proceedings....

New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Seven African Americans

Toyia Younger has been named senior vice president for student affairs at Iowa State University. Dr. Younger has been serving as the vice president for leadership development and partnerships for the American Association of State Colleges and Univers...

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...

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

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...