Category : Education

- 3 weeks ago

Three Black Scholars to Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions

Mark Harden is the new dean of the Shaw University Divinity School in Raleigh, North Carolina. He previously served as executive director of the Gospel Initiative in Littleton, Colorado, and as vice president of academic affairs and dean of the colle...

- 3 weeks ago

New Assignments for Five Black Women Faculty Members

Shanen M. Sherrer was recently promoted to associate professor of biochemistry with tenure at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Her research is focused on studying the biological outcomes of DNA damage caused by environmental sources. Dr. Sherrer...

- 3 weeks ago

In Memoriam: Kimberley Jessica Johnson Evans, 1973-2023

Kimberly Evans, a professor of nephrology at Duke Medical School, died in Durham, North Carolina, on August 23. She was 50 years old. A native of Queens, New York, Dr. Evans earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at New York University and her m...

- 4 weeks ago

Ohio State University Is Launching a Hip-Hop Studies Program

Ohio State University’s School of Music is launching a hip-hop studies program this fall. “I think there’s been a shift in higher education in terms of what thinking about music is and what it might be,” said Michael Ibrahim, director of the School o...

- 4 weeks ago

Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education. Historically Black Bowie State University in Maryland received a $150,000 gra...

- 1 month ago

How to Create a Search Process to Boost Diversity in STEM Faculty

A team of biomedical researchers from 16 top engineering programs in the nation has developed a set of processes that helps eliminate traditional barriers to historically excluded groups pursuing academic careers in biomedical engineering. The projec...

- 1 month ago

Marla Frederick Will Be the Next Dean of Harvard Divinity School

Marla Frederick will become dean of Harvard Divinity School on January 1. “I am honored to return to Harvard as the next dean of Harvard Divinity School,” Dr. Frederick said. “It is a place bustling with conscientious faculty, staff, students, alumni...