Honors & Awards

Freeman Hrabowski Receives the Centennial Academic Leadership Award

Dr. Hrabowski will receive $500,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, which he can use in support of academic programs at his discretion.

Five Honored With James Weldon Johnson Medals

The medals are awarded to individuals with "a deep and unwavering commitment to civil and human rights."

Honors and Awards

Four awards of note relating to African Americans in higher education.

HEAL Africa Wins the $1 Million Opus Prize

HEAL Africa has established 31 safe houses for women who have been victims of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Honors and Awards

Four African Americans who were honored for their achievements in higher education.

One of America’s Top College Role Models

Amber Koonce of the University of North Carolina started a nonprofit organization to distribute dolls around the world.

Boston College Professor Wins St. Elizabeth Seton Medal

M. Shawn Copeland wins awards recognizing distinguished women in theology.

Honors and Awards

Marie Chisholm-Burns, Michael and Libby Johnson, and M. Christopher Brown receive honors.

Albert Okunade Honored for Service to the University of Memphis

Economics professor wins the Suzanne Downs Palmer Award and a $10,000 prize.

Tonya Peeples Rewarded for Service to the University of Iowa Community

The professor of chemical and biochemical engineering wins award for faculty excellence in service.

Howard University Honors Samuel F. Yette, Former Professor and Journalist

Professor Yette, who died this past January, taught journalism at Howard from 1972 to 1986.

Honors and Awards

Thomas H. Epps, Michael "Doc" Woods, and Ernest G. Green are honored.

Honors and Awards

Four black scholars receive acclaim.

Honors and Awards

Gilbert Rochon and Sylvester Neal are honored for their achievements.

Honors and Awards

A summary of this week's significant awards bestowed on blacks in higher education.

Honors and Awards

• Moustapha Diack, a professor in the doctoral program of science and mathematics education at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, received the 2011...

Honors and Awards

Honors bestowed on African Americans by colleges and universities.

University of Wisconsin Honors the First African-American Woman Graduate of Its Law School

Vel Phillips Hall is only the second building on campus named after an African American.

Endowed Chair in Black Studies Named to Honor African-American Labor Pioneers

The John and Eula Cleveland Chair in Black History Studies at Howard University is the first endowed chair in the university’s department of Afro-American studies.

New Law School Scholarship Honors the First Black Federal Judge in Arkansas

The William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has established a new scholarship program to honor George Howard Jr., the first African-American federal judge in Arkansas.
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