Appointments & Awards

Princeton’s Patricia Smith Wins the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry

Professor Smith was honored for her newest poetry collection, The Intentions of Thunder. She currently teaches creating writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University.

A Trio of Black Scholars Taking on Academic Leadership Roles at Universities

Troy Nash is the new director of the Lewis White Real Estate Center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Carlyle Brewer is a new associate dean at Clemson University in South Carolina and Pearl Dowe was promoted to senior vice provost for academic affairs at Emory University in Atlanta.

Joycelyn Elders Honored by the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation

An expert in pediatric endocrinology, Dr. Elders was the second woman and the first African American to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. She currently serves as a professor emeritus at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Four African Americans Appointed to New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

The appointments are Anthony Campbell at Harvard University, Julie James at Tennessee State University, Charlotte Barns at Delaware State University, and Chantell Link at Lone Star College in Texas.

Four Black Scholars Selected for New Faculty Positions

Julius Crump of Carthage College and Allison McLarty of Stony Brook University were appointed to endowed positions at their institutions. Tori Young and Kristina Bowdrie are new assistant professors at Vanderbilt University and Case Western Reserve University, respectively.

The 2025 Recipients of Harvard’s W. E. B. Du Bois Medal

The W. E. B. Du Bois Medal is presented annually by Harvard University's Hutchins Center for African & African American Research in recognition of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to African and African American culture.

Six Black Americans Appointed to Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of Black Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

New Academic Positions for Three Black Scholars

Marcia Douglas was named a Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. Regina Davis was appointed assistant vice provost for online learning and extended learning at North Carolina A&T State University and Kamal Kariem is a new assistant professor of anthropology at Bates College in Maine.

FAMU’s Areto Imoukhuede Receives National Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Education Law

Professor Imoukhuede was recently honored by the Education Law Association for his article, “The Walk Away from Racial Equality,” which examines how recent Supreme Court decisions have shifted away from Brown v. Board of Education's vision of racial equality.

Five Black Administrators Appointed to New Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

A Trio of Black Scholars Selected for New Roles in the Academic World

Angela Gapa has been appointed to an endowed professorship at California State University, Chico; Vivian Gadsden of the University of Pennsylvania is the new vice president of the National Academy of Education, and Melanie George was named chair of the dance program at Marymount Manhattan College.

Yale’s Elijah Anderson Receives National Award for Ethnographic Research on Urban Crime

Dr. Anderson has studied inequality, structural racism, and crime and violence for nearly five decades. The author of five books, he currently serves as the the Sterling Professor of Sociology and of Black studies at Yale University.

New Administrative Positions for Four Black Leaders in Higher Education

The appointments are Rolanda Horn at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Victor McCrary at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., Tamara Michel Josserand at North Carolina A&T State University, and David Halbert at Framingham State University in Massachusetts.

Three HBCUs Announce New Dean Appointments

Xavier Whitaker is the new vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Talladega College; Taviare Hawkins is the new dean of the School of Science at Hampton University; and Shannon Campbell is the new dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University.

A Trio of Black Scientists Selected for New Positions in Academia

Vera Combs, a pharmacology and toxicology scholar at Hampton University, and Santiba Campell, associate professor of psychology at Bennett College, are taking on new leadership roles at their institutions. Additionally, L'Issa Campbell has joined the faculty at the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine.

New Administrative Appointments for Three Black Leaders in Higher Education

Sheriah Dixon is the Title VI coordinator at Syracuse University, Duane Bailey is director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation at the City College of New York, and Calvin Joyner is associate director for student leadership and involvement at the College of Charleston.

Dartmouth to Construct First Campus Building Named for a Black Alum

“Dartmouth wasn’t made in my image, but it is possible to remake it to include my image. There has been a continual making and remaking of who Dartmouth is for and who belongs here,” said alumna and television mogul Shonda Rhimes, who has donated $15 million to construct the Shonda Rhimes Hall - the first Dartmouth building named for a woman or a Black alum.

Four Black Scholars Selected for New Faculty Appointments at Universities

The appointments are Lassiter Speller at Eastern New Mexico University, Karl Thompson at Howard University, Tracie Kirkland at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Ebenezer Tackey-Otoo at the University of Cincinnati.

Julian Thayer Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Behavioral Medicine

Currently teaching as a distinguished professor of psychology at the University of California, Irvine, Dr. Thayer is known for his research on how stress and emotion impact the heart-brain connection.

A Pair of New Vice Presidents at Dillard University

At historically Black Dillard University in New Orleans, Darvelle Hutchins will serve as vice president of institutional advancement and Dexter Odom will serve as vice president for business and finance and chief financial officer.
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