Harvard Graduate From South Africa Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Matthews Mmopi is one of 10 students selected for Rhodes Scholarships from southern Africa.
Malika Jeffries-El Is a Rising Star in Academic Chemistry
She will be honored by the American Chemical Society at the group's national meeting in San Diego this March.
Shayne Evans to Receive the Diversity Leadership Award From the University of Chicago
He will be honored on January 12 as part of the university's Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration.
An Honor for a Denver Lawyer Who Founded Law School Scholarship Fund
Gary M. Jackson was selected to receive the highest honor bestowed by the Colorado Bar Association.
Amherst College Graduate Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Sebabatso Manoeli is one of 10 Rhodes winners from the southern Africa region.
Three African American Women Are Rewarded for Inspiring Their Students
The Black women are among 15 honorees of the Gail McKnight Beckman Trust.
Two African American Women Slated to Receive Prestigious Awards
Bevlee Watford of Virginia Tech and Jacqueline Jones-Triche of Tuskegee University will be honored.
Dawn Wright Honored by the Association of American Geographers
She is affectionately known on the campus of Oregon State University as "Deepsea Dawn."
Twila Perry Honored by the Association of American Law Schools
She is a professor and the Alexander T. Waugh Scholar at the Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.
University of Washington Honors Its First African American Senior Administrator
The late Samuel E. Kelly was named vice president for minority affairs in 1970.
Shirley Ann Jackson to Be Honored by the AAAS
The president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be given an award at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Prestigious Awards for Three Black Scholars
Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, Gloria Boutte, and Sulayman Nyang are honored by their universities.
Honors for African Americans in Higher Education
Here are some notable awards and honors for African American scholars.
Honors for Four African American College Officials
Brandon Brown, Zina McGee, Roderick McDavis, and Rosie Phillips Bingham win prestigious awards.
Kansas State Scholar Named Chief of African Village
Myra Gordon is associate provost for diversity at Kansas State and now a chief of the Nigerian village of Alayi.
Two Howard University Students Awarded Luard Scholarships
They will spend their junior year abroad studying in the United Kingdom.
Marilyn Nelson to Receive the Frost Medal from the Poetry Society of America
She taught in the English department at the University of Connecticut from 1978 to 2002 and is the former poet laureate of Connecticut.
Vanderbilt University Professor Wins Outstanding Book Award
H. Richard Milner IV is being honored by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
A Black Scholar Awarded the National Humanities Medal
Kwame Anthony Appiah was awarded the medal by President Obama at a White House ceremony.
Three African American Men Honored With Prestigious Awards
Keith W. McIntosh of Pima County Community College, Cedric Gathings of Mississippi State, and Roland Smith of Rice University, are the honorees.
Two African American Women Receive Honorary Degrees from the University of Alicante in Spain
Professors Linda Darling-Hammond of Stanford and Gloria Ladson-Billings of the University of Wisconsin are among the first three recipients of honorary degrees in education from the University of Alicante.
Emory Professor Wins Three Book Awards
Lawrence P. Jackson is honored for his book The Indignant Generation.
Two Black Scholars Slated to Win Prestigious Awards
Harriet Hamilton will be honored by the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports and Osei K. Darkwa by the World Education Congress.
A Trio of African Americans Receive Awards
Kendra Preer, Ron Thomas, and Lisa Jackson are the honorees.
Professor Dollye Robinson Honored for 60 Years of Service to Jackson State University
The university has bestowed the title of dean emerita on Dr. Robinson who first joined the music department faculty in 1952.
Portrait of John Hope Franklin Unveiled at Oklahoma State Capitol
John Hope Franklin, considered by many as one of the greatest historians of the twentieth century, was born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, in 1915. His grandfather had been a slave.
Three Black Women Scholars Win Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Barbara White of the University of Texas, Treva Lindsey of the University of Missouri, and Lonieta Cornwall of Shaw University.
Honors for Four Black Men in Higher Education
Teju Cole, DeWayne Wickham, Alex Acholonu, and Sidney Ribeau win prestigious awards.
Two African American College Presidents Honored by the American Council on Education
Ruth Simmons of Brown University and Beverly Daniel Tatum of Spelman College were honored at the Women's Leadership Dinner at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education in Los Angeles.
School of Education at Elizabeth City State University Named for Helen Marshall Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell first joined the faculty at ECSU in 1953 and served until 1997. She was vice chancellor for academic affairs for nine years.
Three African American Men Honored for Their Work in Higher Education
Lonnie Norris, Azeez Aileru, and James Rosser win prestigious awards.
Amber Koonce Named a Luce Scholar
The University of North Carolina senior will spend a year in Asia gaining knowledge of juvenile rights in that region.
Two African American Women Honored by the International Reading Association
Patricia Edwards of Michigan State University and Charline Barnes Rowland of West Virginia University will be honored at the group's annual meeting in Chicago which convenes in April.
African American Anthropologist at MIT Wins the Levitan Prize in the Humanities
Erica Caple James will use the $25,000 cash prize to conduct research for a book on charitable giving by Muslim Americans in the War on Terror era.
Two African American Scholars Win Prestigious Awards
Barbara Johnson of Northern Illinois University and Peter Williams of the University of Delaware are honored.
Coast Guard Academy Honors Its First Black Graduate
In 1966, Merle Smith was the academy's first Black graduate. Today 5 percent of the cadets are Black.
