Two Young Black Male Scholars Win Prestigious Awards
Donald Mitchell Jr. wins an award for his doctoral research at the University of Minnesota and Jerell Blakely is honored with a fellowship from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.
Bowdoin Professor Wins Book Award From the New York State Historical Association
Brian J. Purnell is an assistant professor of Africana studies. His book examines the early days of the civil rights movement in Brooklyn.
Novelist Tayari Jones Honored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Professor Jones teaches in the master of fine arts program at the Newark campus of Rutgers University.
Yolanda Edwards Honored for Innovative Curriculum Development in Rehabilitation Counseling
She is an associate professor of rehabilitation counseling in the School of Education at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.
A Trio of African American Award Winners
Kisha Daniels of North Carolina Central University, Gregory Robinson of the University of Georgia, and Terry Woodward of Jackson State University are honored with prestigious awards.
Arizona State University Honors Its First Black Football Player
In 1937 Emerson Harvey was the first Black player at ASU. His presence on the football team at the university served to play a major role in the racial integration of college sports in the southwest.
Two Black Women Honored by the University of Wisconsin
Tanya Lynn Brito and Dawn Bryant Crim will be honored with the Outstanding Women of Color Award.
Katina Walton Honored With a National Poetry Award
A doctoral candidate in reading and literacy at Alabama A&M University, she was honored for her book She Speaks.
Two African Americans Earn Distinguished Honors
Annette Yancy will be honored by the National Academic Advising Association and James Owens will have an award named in his honor at Auburn University.
Freeman Hrabowski to Receive the Heinz Award
The president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County will be honored for his work to increase the number of Black and other minority students who seek degrees in science and engineering.
MIT’s Wesley Harris Is Honored for Leadership in Advocating for Minorities in STEM Fields
He has been selected to receive the 2012 President's Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.
Isiah Warner Honored by the American Chemical Society
He is Boyd Professor of Chemistry and vice chancellor of strategic initiatives at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
Two Black Scholars Named Fellows of the American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society has announced 96 new fellows. Only two are Black: Joseph S. Francisco of Purdue University and James W. Mitchell of Howard University.
Winston-Salem State University Honors Two Former Chancellors
A new residence hall on campus will be named to honor Harold L. Martin Sr. who served from 2000 to 2006 and Alvin J. Schexnider who was chancellor from 1996 to 2000.
Sociologist Melvin Oliver Honored by His Alma Mater
Dr. Oliver, a professor of sociology and executive dean at the University of California at Santa Barbara, was honored by William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
LSU’s Sandra McGuire Named a Fellow of CLADEA
The assistant vice chancellor and a professor of chemistry at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge was named a fellow of the Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations.
University of Virginia Honors a Former Slave
Henry Martin was hired in 1847 as a janitor and to ring the university's bell every hour. He did so until 1909.
CUNY Scholar to Be Honored by the American Historical Association
Herman L. Bennett is a historian who specializes in the African presence in colonial Latin America.
Michigan State University Doctoral Student Wins an Award for Her Work in Plant Genetics
Gerardine Mukeshimana, a doctoral student in plant breeding, genetics, and biotechnology at Michigan State University, is being honored for her work to strengthen a common bean plant in her home country of Rwanda to better withstand drought and disease.
Williams College Honors Two Black Alumni
The Multicultural Center at Williams College in Massachusetts has been renamed to honor Allison Davis and his brother John A. Davis.
Grambling State University Honors a Former President
The university's new 157-acre west campus is being named in honor of Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones who served as president of Grambling for 41 years from 1936 to 1977.
Florida A&M Faculty Member Develops New Method to Quickly Identify Bacteria Strains
Marlon S. Thomas, an assistant professor in the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, has been awarded a U.S. patent for his development of a new method to quickly identify bacteria strains by using chemical dyes and fluorescent assays.
Clark Atlanta University Establishes an Award to Honor Alabama State University’s President
To honor its former provost, Clark Atlanta has established the the Joseph H. Silver Sr. Ph.D. Award for Leadership in Advocacy Against Dating and Domestic Violence.
Vanderbilt University Honors a Former Assistant Dean and Civil Rights Leader
Kelly Miller Smith was a Baptist preacher, president of the Nashville chapter of the NAACP, and assistant dean of the Vanderbilt Divinity School.
Kevin Crenshaw Is Honored for Excellence in Extension
He is a legal family educator for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, a joint effort of Auburn University and historically Black Alabama A&M University.
Another Honor for Ambassador and Professor James Joseph
James A. Joseph, professor emeritus at Duke University and former Ambassador to South Africa, received the Distinguished Leadership Award from the International Leadership Association.
Two Students at Winston-Salem State University Win National Award in Radio
Breanna Holmes and Iveon Sprangle will each receive a $3,000 scholarship for their winning public service announcement on free speech. In addition, their winning announcement will be made available to radio stations across the country.
Civil Rights Activist to Receive an Honorary Degree From the University of Arkansas at...
As a young girl, Gertrude Jackson had to walk nine miles a day to attend a one-room school for Black children. She later went to a segregated high school for Black students that held classes only through the 10th grade.
Dartmouth’s Stephon Alexander Honored by the American Physical Society
Dr. Alexander, the E.E. Just 1907 Professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, has been selected as the winner of the 2013 Edward A. Bouchet Award from the American Physical Society.
Honors for Wellesley College Alumna Callie Crossley
She will receive one of the Alumnae Achievement Awards from Wellesley College and the George W. Coleman Award from the Ford Hall Forum for her efforts to promote free speech.
Elizabeth City State University Honors Alumni With the Naming of a Lecture Hall
Matthew Lewis has endowed a scholarship fund in his wife's memory and the university has named a lecture hall in the couple's honor.
Mary Brown to Receive the Legacy of a Dream Award From Georgetown University
The Xavier University graduate is the executive director and co-founder of Life Pieces to Masterpieces, an academic enrichment program for young Black males in Washington, D.C.
Virginia Tech Professor Honored by the National Council for Social Studies
Josiah Tlou, a native of Zimbabwe who is a professor emeritus of education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, was named Distinguished Global Scholar of the Year.
Notable Awards to African Americans in Higher Education
Samaa Abdurraqib of Bowdoin College, Bobby Wilson of the University of Alabama, and the department of Afro-American studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have been selected for prestigious honors.
Stephanie Batiste Wins Book Prize From the Modern Language Association
An associate professor of English and Black studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara won the William Sanders Scarborough Prize for her book Darkening Mirrors: Imperial Representation in Depression-Era African American Performance.
African American Student at Auburn University Wins Scholarship to Study Architecture in Turkey
Don'Neisha Clark, a senior at Auburn University in Alabama, has been selected to receive a Gilman Scholarship from the Institute for International Education. She will study architecture at Istanbul Technical University in Turkey.
