Monthly Archives: October 2013
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
African American Mother and Son Earn Doctorates on the Same Day
Maurice McBride, an assistant professor of business at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, and his mother recently received doctorates on the same from Capella University in Minneapolis.
Chief Diversity Officer Files Lawsuit Against Gallaudet University
Angela McCaskill, the chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., has filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the university of violating anti-discrimination provisions of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act.
Florida State University Artisans Honor Local Civil Rights Heroes
Artists at the Master Craftsman Studio at Florida State University made 16 terrazzo panels, weighing between 800 and 2,000 pounds, that have been embedded in a city sidewalk to honor local civil rights activists of the 1950s and 1960s.
Strategies to Help Young Black Men Succeed in Education
A new study led by Dr. Shaun Harper of the Center for the Study of Race and Equity at the University of Pennsylvania, shows that there are programs and strategies that can help young Black men succeed in high school and beyond.
University of Central Florida Scholar Examines Racial Disparities in Nursing Home Care
Latarsha Chisholm, an assistant professor of health management and informatics, is the lead author of a study that found that nursing homes with large percentages of Black residents tended to deliver inferior care and were worse off financially.
MIT Scholar Examines Colleges’ Ties to Slavery
Craig S. Wilder, a professor of history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the author of a fascinating new book that details the relationships of American colleges and universities with the institution of slavery.
Nathan Stephens to Direct Multicultural Initiatives at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Nathan Stephens is the new director of the Center for Inclusive Excellence at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. For the past six years, he was the senior coordinator of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Two Black Scholars Join the Sickle Cell Disease Research Team at the University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh has announced the addition of two scholars to its Sickle Cell Disease Program. Laura De Castro was a professor of hematology at Duke University and Solomon Ofori-Acquah was a professor of pediatrics at Emory University.
Two Black Scholars Among the Three Finalists for Vice Provost for Diversity at Ohio University
Ohio University has announced three finalists for the position of vice provost for diversity and inclusion. Two of the three finalists are Black: Shari J. Clarke from Marshall University in West Virginia and John Bello-Ogunu of the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
Alabama State University Creates the NuclearPro Academy
The new educational effort at Alabama State will team up with Total Protection Services (TPS), a Charlotte-based security firm that provides security services for government and corporate installations.
Roderick McDavis to Chair the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission
Roderick J. McDavis, president of Ohio University in Athens, will lead the commission as it recommends priority needs for the 37 public colleges and universities in the state.
Xavier University Signs Transfer Agreement for Community College Students
Xavier University of Louisiana has entered into a partnership with Delgado Community College that provides a pathway for students to transfer from Delgado to bachelor's degree programs in business at Xavier.
Two Black Women in New Teaching Roles
L. Ebony Boulware was appointed chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Duke University. Kemba Clapp is a new assistant professor of radiology at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bethune-Cookman University Opens a New Campus
Bethune-Cookman University, the historically Black educational institution in Daytona Beach, Florida, has opened a new campus in Deltona. The new campus is located in a former medical complex.
Three African Americans in New Administrative Posts at HBCUs
Cherita Weatherspoon was named head of University College at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Sunya Young is a new vice president at South Carolina State University and Robert W. McGlotten Jr. was named government liaison at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
In Memoriam: Elbert Bernard White, 1945-2013
Before his retirement in 2011, Dr. White was an associate professor and the former associate dean for undergraduate studies in the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers
From time to time, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week's selections.
Recent Books That May Be of Interest to African American Scholars
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
A Change in Leadership at Howard University
Sidney A. Ribeau has announced that he is stepping down as president of Howard University in Washington, D.C. President Ribeau has served as Howard's president for five years. Provost Wayne A.I. Frederick was named interim president.
