Category : Education

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The Number of African American Doctorates Reaches an All-Time High

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 57,862, doctorates in 2023, u...

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Four Black Faculty Members Appointed to New Positions

Corey O. Montgomery has been appointed as the Richard W. Nicholas, M.D. & Corey O. Montgomery, M.D. Chair in Orthopaedic Oncology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. A faculty member since 2010, he curre...

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In Memoriam: Clifton Wharton, Jr., 1926-2024

Clifton Wharton, Jr., the first Black president of Michigan State University and the first Black chancellor of the State University of New York system, passed away on November 16. He was 98 years old. Dr. Wharton’s career spanned higher educati...

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Kimo Ah Yun Named First Black President of Marquette University

After five months of service as acting president, Kimo Ah Yun has been named the twenty-fifth president of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is the first person of color to lead the university in its 143-year history. According to the...