Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

The College of Arts and Sciences at Emory University in Atlanta has been awarded a $225,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to conduct a yearlong examination of the histories of slavery in the Black Atlantic, as well as the struggles against it, in order to better understand current social justice efforts. The project will explore how slavery in the Black Atlantic has been archived, memorialized, and interpreted both historically and more recently. Historian Walter C. Rucker and anthropologist Bayo Holsey will co-lead the research.

Delaware State University has been awarded a two-year, $230,000 grant to create U.S. history curriculum and lesson plans that include Black history for the 8th and 11th grades of public and charter schools in the state of Delaware. Donna A. Patterson, chair of the department of history, political science, and philosophy at the university is the principal investigator of the grant.

Historically Black Spelman College in Atlanta received a $12 million gift from the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation to support the creation of the Center for Innovation & the Arts on campus. The center will be a state-of-the-art academic facility designed to bring creative disciplines, technology, and innovation into close collaboration. It will be designed to become a catalyst for interdisciplinary interaction by clustering together numerous arts departments, now scattered across the campus, to create a vibrant community of innovators, collaborators, artists, musicians, and scientists.

The University of the District of Columbia, a historically Black educational institution in Washington, D.C., received a $2.3 million gift from an anonymous donor to support Black, Brown, and economically disadvantaged students at the university. This is the largest private gift UDC has received from a single donation. The $2 million gift will create two new scholarship programs under the umbrella, the Deans’ Developing America’s Workforce Nucleus (DAWN) Scholarships.

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Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Temple University President JoAnne Epps Dies Suddenly at Campus Service

JoAnne A. Epps, acting president of Temple University in Philadelphia, collapsed on stage during a celebration of life ceremony for Charles L. Blockson on September 19, where she was scheduled to speak. She was taken from the stage to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. President Epps was 72 years old.

Professor Michael Dawson Wins Award From the American Political Science Association

Michael C. Dawson, the John D. MacArthur Professor of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity Studies and professor of political science at the University of Chicago, received the Charles E. Merriam Award from the American Political Science Association. The award is given to a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research.

Several HBCUs Obtain Grants From the Institute of Museum and Library Services

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency, has announced 64 grants totaling $20,363,297 to support libraries and archives across the country. Some of these grants have been awarded to historically Black colleges and universities.

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