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The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University has announced the recipients of the 2024 Frederick Douglass Book Prize. The award is presented annually by Yale University, in partnership with the Gilde...
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The Winston-Salem State University Foundation has recently acquired 42 acres of land to expand the university’s campus. The property, purchased for $7.5 million, is located less than 3 miles away from the HBCU’s existing 110-acre main cam...
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Gregory Young has been named assistant vice chancellor of strategic initiatives at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He comes to his new role from Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, where he was director of the project management offic...
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Wiley University, a historically Black institution in Marshall, Texas, has recently signed a new agreement with Anguilla Community College on the Caribbean island of Anguilla. The new partnership will provide students at the community college with a...
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Yvonne Jeffries Johnson, an HBCU graduate and former chair of the board of trustees of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, passed away on December 4. She was 82 years old. In 1993, Johnson made history as the first African American elected...
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James Solomon, Jr., former vice president at Morris College and one of the first three Black students to attend the University of South Carolina, passed away on November 29. He was 94 years old. At the age of 17, Solomon joined the United States Air...
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A street next to the University of Memphis’ stadium has been recently renamed in honor of Glenn Rogers, Sr., the university’s first Black football player. In the spring of 1968, Rogers joined the football team at what was then Memphis Sta...
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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...
