Morgan State Professor Is the First African American President of Pi Sigma Alpha

Alice M. Jackson, professor of political science at Morgan State University in Baltimore, was installed as president of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. She is the first African American president of the society.

Pi Sigma Alpha was established in 1920 at the University of Texas for students and faculty interested in the study of government and politics. Today, there are 740 chapters at colleges and universities in all 50 states.

Dr. Jackson holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, a master of public administration degree, and a Ph.D. in American government and public administration, all from Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Related Articles

2 COMMENTS

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

Is the Black-White Income Gap Finally Shrinking for Good?

In 2019, the median Black household income was 59.7 percent of the median income of non-Hispanic White families. In 2022, In the income gap was 65.2 percent.

Study Finds Blacks More Likely to Live Behind Decaying Levees Than Whites

While nationwide the disparity for Blacks is less than 20 percent, there are high levels of disparity for Black populations behind levees in Kentucky (284 percent) and Tennessee (156 percent).

Harold Martin Announces He Will Step Down as Leader of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Harold L. Martin, Sr., who is in his fifteenth year as leader of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has announced that he will retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year. He is currently the longest-serving chancellor in the 17-campus University of North Carolina System.

Three African American Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities

Corey D. B. Walker has been named dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. Crystal Shannon has been named dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Indiana University Northwest and Colvin T. Georges Jr. was appointed dean of students for the Albert A. Sheen campus of the University of the Virgin Islands.

Featured Jobs