Category : Education

New GAO Report Finds Widespread Racial Segregation in the Nation’s Public Schools

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that although the K-12 public school student population has gown more diverse, many schools remain divided along racial, ethnic, and economic lines throughout the United States....

Olivier Charles Selected to Become President of Bishop State Community College in Alabama

The Alabama Community College System board of trustees has appointed Olivier Charles as president of Bishop State Community College in Mobile. His tenure begins August 1. Historically Black Bishop State Community College enrolls just under 2,200 stud...

The Scourge of Inflation Hits Black Families at an Even Higher Rate

Inflation has soared to rates that are higher than has been the case since the late 1970s. New research from the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy finds that Black families experience slightly higher inflation...

Darnell Hunt Will Be the Next Provost at the University of Calfornia, Los Angeles

Darnell M. Hunt was appointed executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of Calfornia, Los Angeles. He will begin this new role on September 1, 2022. “Inclusive excellence and engaged scholarship are more than mere buzzwords,” Dr. Hunt s...

New Study Provides Evidence on the Effect of Race on Criminal Sentencing

New research by scholars at Loyola University Chicago, the University of Mississippi, and Barnard College in New York City examines whether criminal defendants of different races are punished with the same level of severity.The researchers organized...

Six African American Scholars Appointed Deans at Colleges and Universities

Robert N. Garner was appointed dean of the School of Science and Engineering at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. He was chair of the department of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas....

Jackson State University in Mississippi Offers a New Major in Supply Chain Management

The College of Business at historically Black Jackson State University in Mississippi has announced the establishment of a new bachelor’s degree program in supply chain management. The global supply chain has been a major topic of discussion since th...

Three Black Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to New Faculty Positions

G. Gabrielle Starr, president of Pomona College in Claremont, California, since 2017 and professor of English and neuroscience, has been appointed the McConnell Professor of Human Relations at the college. Her most recent book is Feeling Beauty: The...

Morgan State University’s Actuarial Science Program Gets a Boost From Symetra Life Insurance

Historically Black Morgan State University in Baltimore has announced a new partnership with Symetra Life Insurance to provide scholarships supporting 25 students pursuing a degree in actuarial science. The scholarship program will provide wraparound...

Black Educational Pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune Honored With a Statue at the U.S. Capitol

Each of the 50 states is now permitted to choose who will represent the state in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol. Recently, a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune was unveiled to represent the state of Florida. She is the first African Americ...

Southern University in Louisiana Teams Up With Community College to Face Nursing Shortage

Historically Black Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has entered into a partnership with Baton Rouge Community College in an effort to produce more nurses who have a bachelor’s degree credential. Baton Rouge Community College enrol...

New University Administrative Posts for Six African Americans

Richantae Johnson is the new interim director of gender equity and Title IX coordinator at Kent State University in Ohio. She has been serving as a compliance investigator and deputy Title IX coordinator at the university. Prior to joining Kent State...

A Trio of African Americans Who Will Be Taking on New Roles Relating to Diversity

Anya Dani is joining the interdepartmental program in the conservation of cultural heritage at the University of California, Los Angeles in a newly created position: director of community engagement and inclusive practice. Most recently, she has been...

Getty Images Launches a New Black History Archive for Educators and Scholars

Getty Images has launched the Black History & Culture Collection, an initiative created to provide free non-commercial access to historical and cultural images of the African/Black Diaspora in the United States and the United Kingdom from the nin...

Why Is The College Board No Longer Releasing Racial Data on Advancement Placement Test Scores

In years past, JBHE has published reports on the racial gap in participation in the Advanced Placement program of The College Board. These reports also included data on the racial gap in scores between Black and White students. (See, for example, thi...