Appointments & Awards

Kemeshia Swanson Receives 2024 Eudora Welty Book Prize

Dr. Swanson, an assistant professor at Mississippi State University, has been recognized for her new book, Maverick Feminist: To Be Female and Black in a Country Founded Upon Violence and Respectability.

New Administrative Roles for Three African Americans in Higher Education

The three African Americans appointed to administrative posts in higher education are Chandra Dorsey-Felton at Florida Memorial University, Quaneshia Hamms at Grambling State University in Louisiana, and BJ Abrams at Michigan State University.

New Faculty Appointments for Six Black Scholars

Here is this week’s roundup of Black scholars who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@jbhe.com.

UNCF President Michael Lomax Receives Andrew Jackson Young Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Lomax is currently in his twentieth year as president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund. He has dedicated his five-decades-long career to civic duty and education, including service as the fifth president of Dillard University in New Orleans.

Three Black Leaders Appointed to Administrative Roles at Universities

The African Americans appointed to administrative posts in higher education are Kweli Zukeri at Howard University, Kevin Nesfield at Florida Memorial University, and Apryle Gladney at Washington University in St. Louis.

Five Black Leaders Selected to Lead Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in Higher Education

The appointments are Rhea Roper Nedd at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Robert Shorty at Grand Valley State University, Rassheedah "Eda" Watts at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, Janice Hall at Virginia Tech, and Romona West at the University of Arkansas.

New Faculty Appointments for Six Black Scholars

Here is this week’s roundup of Black scholars who have been appointed to faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@jbhe.com.

Berkeley Professor Walter Hood Wins National Award for Excellence in Architecture and Landscape Design

Hood is a professor and chair of the department of landscape architecture & environmental planning and urban design at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a practicing architect and a past recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Grant.

Five Black Leaders Appointed to Administrative Roles at HBCUs

Taking on new administrative duties are Ashley F. G. Norwood at Jackson State University in Mississippi, Jamal Sowell at Florida A&M University, Lorri Saddler at Clark Atlanta University, Cedric Mobley at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Lovelle McMichael at North Carolina A&T State University.

Gene Jarrett Receives Award for His Biography of Paul Laurence Dunbar

Gene Jarrett's book, Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird, tells the story of Dunbar's life as an African American writer in the late 1800s.

Grinnell College Dedicates Building in Honor of First Black Alumna Edith Renfrow Smith

Renfrow Smith, who recently celebrated her 110th birthday, is Grinnell College's first Black alumna and oldest living alum. The newly established Renfrow Hall will serve as a space for the college and local community to collaborate on civic engagement projects.

Kimberlé Crenshaw Honored With Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal

Presented by Harvard University, the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal is considered the university's highest honor in the field of African and African American studies.

Seven Black Scholars Receive Faculty Appointments at Colleges and Universities

Here is this week’s roundup of Black scholars who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@jbhe.com.

Barbara Savage Receives Book Award for Her Recent Biography of Merze Tate

The Before Columbus Foundation has honored Barbara Savage, professor emerita at the University of Pennsylvania, with their 2024 American Book Award for her book, Merze Tate: The Global Odyssey of a Black Woman Scholar.

Six African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts 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 contact@jbhe.com.

New Faculty Appointments for Five Black Scholars

The appointments are Eddie Branch at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Jamila Kareem at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Derek Griffith at the University of Pennsylvania, Dereck Barr-Pulliam at the University of Louisville, and Don Simmons at Simmons University.

Edmund W. Gordon Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Pre-K-12 Education

Dr. Gordon's career in education spans nearly seven decades, and includes roles in both public service and academia. He currently serves as a professor emeritus at both Columbia University and Yale University.

Five Black Leaders Appointed to Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities

The appointments are Jennifer Wiggins at Virginia Tech, Kimberly Woodard at Stillman College, Robert Earl at Borough of Manhattan Community College, Parnell Lovelace at Jessup University, and Tim Abney at Lincoln University of Missouri.

New Faculty Appointments for Seven Black Professors

The new appointees are Elisa A. Mitchell, Keisha Green, Hayden Dawes, Sherritta Michelle Williams, Walter Lee, Breonte Guy, and Quin'Nita Cobbins-Modica.

Gilda Barabino Awarded the 2024 Carnegie Mellon Dickinson Prize in Science

Dr. Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts, has conducted extensive research on the understanding of sickle cell disease and orthopedic tissue engineering, as well as advancing diversity and belonging in engineering education and research.

Seven Black Leaders Appointed to Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of Black leaders 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 contact@jbhe.com.

Three Black Social Scientists Join the Boston University Faculty

The new Boston University Black faculty members in the social sciences are Bradley Craig, Brooke Durham, and Pamela Zabala Ortiz.

Berkeley Law Establishes New Democracy Research Center in Honor of Christopher Edley, Jr.

The Edley Center on Law & Democracy will focus its efforts on advancing the understanding of threats to America's democracy. The center's namesake, Christopher Edley, Jr., served as dean of Berkeley Law from 2004 to 2013. He passed away on May 10, 2024.

New Faculty Appointments for Five Black Scholars

The faculty appointments are Jude Sandy at Swarthmore College, Jean Beaman at CUNY's Graduate Center, Seth Gaiters at North Carolina State University, Andrew Waaswa at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Alex Alston at Bryn Mawr College.

W. Paul Coates Honored With a Lifetime Achievement Award From the National Book Foundation

Coates served as the African American studies manuscript and reference librarian in the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University for over a decade. He also taught as an adjunct instructor of African American studies at Sojourner-Douglass College in Maryland.

Eight African Americans Appointed to Administrative 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 contact@jbhe.com.

New Faculty Appointments for Four Black Scholars

The new faculty appointments are Marcelitte Failla at North Carolina State University, Travis Alvarez at LaGuardia Community College in New York City, Shawna Friday-Stroud at Florida A&M University, and Heather Lavender at Syracuse University in New York.

National League of Nursing Honors Sharon Irving for Outstanding Clinical Practice Leadership

Sharon Irving, professor of pediatric nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, has conducted extensive research on clinical care delivery, particularly nutrition care delivery for critically ill infants and children.

Six Black Leaders Named to Administrative Roles at Universities

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 contact@jbhe.com.

Three African Americans Selected for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Positions in Academia

The appointments to diversity positions are LaVar J. Charleston at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Lynzie De Veres at Caltech, and Marlon Black at the University of St. Thomas. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@jbhe.com.

New Faculty Appointments for Four Black Scholars

The appointments are Ronnie Ursin at Borough of Manhattan Community College, Wesley Cox at Fullerton College, Wanda Arrington at Alcorn State University, and Lassiter Speller at Eastern New Mexico University. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@jbhe.com.

Three Black Authors Named Finalists for Yale’s 2024 Frederick Douglass Book Prize

The finalists are Kerri Greenidge, professor at Tufts University; Sarah Johnson, professor at the University of California, San Diego; and Emily Owens, professor at Brown University.

Seven Black Leaders Appointed to Administrative 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 contact@jbhe.com.

Lincoln University of Missouri Selects Three Black Men for New Administrative Roles

Lincoln University of Missouri, an HBCU in Jefferson City, Missouri, has appointed Grant Winrow, Cornelius Brownlee, and Issac Bivins, Jr. to leadership roles in advancement and student affairs.

New Faculty Positions for Four African American Scholars

The appointments are Charles Bell at Illinois State University, Danielle Wood at MIT, Robert Gooding-Williams at Yale, and Maurice Dawson Jr. at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Beverly Henry Wheeler Receives National Award for Lifetime Achievement in College Admissions

The National Association for College Admissions Counseling has named its inaugural lifetime achievement award after Beverly Henry Wheeler, interim director of admission at Hendrix College. She is honored for her contributions to advancing equity in college admissions.
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