- 1 month ago
A new study by scholars at the University of California, Davis finds that there are significant differences by gender and race-ethnicity in application rates for postdoc positions, and in whether an applicant is seriously considered, interviewed, and...
- 1 month ago
Rupert A. Hayles Jr. is the new president of Roberts Wesleyan University in Rochester, New York. In this role, he will also serve as the fourth president of the Northeastern Seminary. Roberts Wesleyan University enrolls about 1,000 undergraduate stud...
- 1 month ago
A new study from researchers at Duke University, Northeastern University, and Breckinridge Capital Advisors finds that the U.S. municipal bond market does not consider physical climate risks when deciding where to invest, but it generally requires hi...
- 1 month ago
Jamelle Sharpe is the new dean of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Law. He has been serving as a professor at the law school. Professor Sharpe joined the school’s law faculty in 2008 and brings more than a decade of administrati...
- 1 month ago
The United States Census Bureau has released new data on residential mobility in the United States. The report finds that in 2022, more than 28 million Americans changed their residences. This was about 8.7 percent of the total U.S. population. Only...
- 1 month ago
The board of trustees of the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District in California has appointed Jamal A. Cooks as the tenth president of Chabot College in Haywood, California. Chabit College, on the East side of San Francisco Bay, enrolls near...
- 1 month ago
Leroy Sterling, a long-time educator who was one of the first Black students to enroll at Texas A&M University, died on August 8 in Bryan, Texas. He was 84 years old. A native of Booneville, Texas, Sterling applied to Texas A&M University in...
- 1 month ago
Honoring the legacy of former congressional leader and civil rights icon John Lewis, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) has recently awarded grants to six institutions through the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowm...
- 1 month ago
Brandon A. Owens, Sr. was appointed vice president of academic affairs at Wilberforce University in Ohio. In his most recent position, Dr. Owens served as associate professor and director of the J. F. Drake Memorial Learning Resources Center and Stat...
- 1 month ago
Historically Black Tuskegee University has formed a partnership with Trenholm State Community College in Montgomery, Alabama, that will provide a seamless transfer process for Trenholm State students to complete their bachelor’s degrees. Trenholm Sta...
- 1 month ago
Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick received the W. Montague Cobb/NMA Health Institute Lifetime Achievement Award. It is the highest honor awarded by the W. Montague Cobb Health Institute. Dr. Frederick was honored at the Opening Progra...
- 1 month ago
Texas Southern University’s aviation program has been professionally accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International. The university becomes just the second HBCU in history to achieve AABI accreditation. Texas Southern joins the ranks of...
- 1 month ago
Brandon A. Logan has been named vice president for university advancement and innovation at Grambling State University in Louisiana. He will also serve as executive director of the Grambling University Foundation. Since 2020, Logan has been the execu...
- 1 month ago
Pamela C. Smith, associate dean of administration and professor of accounting in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at the University of Texas at San Antonio, died on August 2 following a chronic health battle. She was 52 years old. As an academi...
- 1 month ago
André D. Green, assistant dean of students, director of activities and new student orientation, and director of the Efferson Student Union, at Florida A&M University, has died. Dr. Green was a victim of homicide, according to Tallahassee police....
