In Memoriam: Quinton Bernard Wilkes, 1941-2015

QuintonWilkesQuinton Bernard Wilkes, the first African American man to earn a Ph.D. in psychology at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York, and one of the founders of the Black studies program at Fordham, died on New Year’s Day. He was 73 years old and suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

A native of Washington, D.C., Dr. Wilkes earned his undergraduate degree at Morgan State University in Baltimore. He served in the U.S. Army in West Germany before earning his doctorate at Fordham. He then served for 30 years in the New Jersey Department of Mental Health and was active in the civil rights movement.

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

Huston-Tilloston University to Establish Two Satellite Campus in California

Huston-Tilloston University, a historically Black educational institution in Austin, Texas, has announced plans to launch two new satellite campuses in California. The university has already received approval to begin offering online courses to California students in January.

Two Black Scholars Selected for Endowed Professorships at Ivy League Universities

The two Black scholars appointed to endowed faculty positions at Ivy League schools are Vaughn Booker at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorceta Taylor at Yale University.

Sanofi Grants $18 Million to Three Historically Black Medical Schools to Increase Diversity in Clinical Studies

Thanks to an $18 million investment from Sanofi, Meharry Medical College, Howard University, and Morehouse School of Medicine plan to expand their clinical research staff, pharmacy infrastructure, and training programs.

Kemeshia Swanson Receives 2024 Eudora Welty Book Prize

Dr. Swanson, an assistant professor at Mississippi State University, has been recognized for her new book, Maverick Feminist: To Be Female and Black in a Country Founded Upon Violence and Respectability.

Featured Jobs