Two African American Women Who Have Been Appointed Deans
Danielle Lauria is the new dean of nursing, health, and wellness at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California, and Sarah Price was appointed dean of the College of Education at Florida A&M University.
Tuskegee University President Charlotte Morris Announces Her Retirement
President Morris has served the university for almost 40 years in different capacities including chief of staff to the president and secretary to the board of trustees. Dr. Morris also served as the director of the university’s Title III program and has acted as interim and associate dean in the Brimmer College of Business and Information Science.
Heidi Lewis Is the New President of the National Women’s Studies Association
Heidi Lewis, an associate professor of feminist and gender studies at Colorado College, has been elected president of the National Women’s Studies Association. Established in 1977, the NWSA prioritizes promoting and supporting knowledge about women and gender through teaching, learning, research, and service in academic settings.
Sean Johnson to Lead Entrepreneurship Center at North Carolina A&T State University
Sean Johnson has been appointed director of the Center of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at North Carolina A&T State University. He was senior project manager in the Workforce Development Center at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College.
Howard University’s New President Organizes His Top Staff
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza was named senior advisor for strategic initiatives and Allison Morgan Bryant will stay on as a member of the cabinet as the vice president of the Office of Corporate Relations. Calvin J. Hadley was named assistant provost for academic partnerships and student engagement and Latrice Byam was appointed executive director of academic planning and curriculum for the Office of the Provost.
Research & Studies
American Students Studying Abroad in Sub-Saharan Africa
In the 2021-22 academic year, there were 4,614 American students who studied at universities in sub-Saharan Africa. This is about one tenth of the number of students from sub-Saharan Africa studying at U.S. universities.
U.S. Public Schools Remain Separate and Unequal
Approximately 522,400 students, or 1 percent of overall student enrollment, attended public schools where fewer than half of the teachers met all state certification requirements. Of the students attending those schools, 66 percent were Black and Latino students.
Statistic of the Week
35%
Percentage of all high schools with large enrollments of Black students that offered calculus
54%
Percentage of all high schools with low enrollments of Black students that offered calculus
Source: U.S. Department of Education (see JBHE post )
Quote of the Week
“Black students would sometimes deliberately underachieve to drop down from a higher-level mathematics course to a lower-level course to satisfy their social needs to be with students who look like them.”