Appointments & Awards

Yale’s Mae-ling Lokko Recognized for Her Work in Architectural Design

Dr. Lokko focuses her work on the intersectoral design and research of bio-based materials to drive ecological health and generative justice goals. She currently serves as an assistant professor in the School of Architecture and assistant director of the Center for Ecosystems in Architecture at Yale University.

New Roles for Ten Black Administrators at Colleges and 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.

Nwando Achebe Elected to the Royal Historical Society

Dr. Achebe, an endowed professor at Michigan State University, is known for her research on the study of women, gender, sexuality, and oral history in Nigeria.

NACUBO Presents Its Highest Honor to Dawn Rhodes

The National Association of College and University Business Officers is honoring Dawn Rhodes, chief business and finance officer and senior vice president at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

New Roles for Four Black Scholars in Academia

Daniel Hastings has been granted the highest faculty honor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Linda Baker of Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Derrick Cohens of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff are taking on leadership roles at their institutions. Florida State University's Alma Littles is the new president of the Florida Medical Association.

Shatema Threadcraft Receives Book Awards From the American Political Science Association

Dr. Threadcraft is a member of the Vanderbilt University faculty. Her new book, The Labors of Resurrection: Black Women, Necromancy, and Morrisonian Democracy, has received two book awards from the American Political Science Association.

Seven Black Administrators Selected for New Roles at Colleges and Universities

The appointments are Akirah Bradley-Armstrong at MIT, Corey Edmonds at Morris College, Nechell Bonds at Prairie View A&M University, Juanita Womack at Emory University, Taran L. McZee at Talladega College, Nakia Pugh at the University of the District of Columbia, and Rosalyn Galloway at North Carolina A&T State University.

Five Black Scholars Selected for New Faculty Appointments

Emery Brown was granted MIT's highest faculty title and Denise Davis-Maye is the inaugural associate provost for faculty affairs at Albany State University. Jeffrey Allen Murdock, Shaundra Daily, and Maxie Hollingsworth have joined the faculties of Yale University, the University of Tennessee, and Sam Houston State University, respectively.

Four Professors Receive the 2026 Trailblazer Award From the National Black Nurses Association

Among this year's recipients of the National Black Nurses Association's Trailblazer Awards are four Black scholars currently teaching at universities: Angela Frederick Amar of New York University, Felesia Bowen of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Stephan Davis of Georgetown University, and Selena Ann Gilles of the University of Pennsylvania.

New Appointments for Eight Black Administrators 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 Academic Appointments for Six Black Educators in Academia

Henry R. Young of the University of Georgia and Tricia Penniecook of the University of South Florida were promoted to leadership roles. Derrick C. Lewis Sr. and Jennifer Hunter joined the faculties of Rust College and Virginia Commonwealth University, respectively. Yale University's Marlene Daut was selected for a fellowship at New York Public Library, and Kenni Zellner is an endowed visiting assistant professor at Boston College Law School.

Keisha N. Blain Awarded for New Book on Black Women’s History in Human Rights Movements

The University of Georgia Libraries has honored Dr. Blain, professor of history and Africana studies at Brown University, for her latest book, Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights.

Five Black Leaders Appointed to Administrative Roles in the Academic World

Jennifer Clark, Loria Oliver, and Rashanda L. Lowery are taking on leadership roles at Jackson State University, the University of Arkansas, and Livingstone College, respectively. Georgia Southern University's Memory Littles was appointed to a University System of Georgia committee, and Kenny Thompson has joined the College Sports Commission.

Five Black Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Amelia Kraehe of the University of Arizona and Ashanti Jones of the University of Louisiana Monroe were appointed to academic leadership roles. Jamal Cyrus is a a new assistant professor of sculpture at the University of Houston, Grisha Coleman is a new professor in music and theater arts at MIT, and Nicholas Ball was promoted to full professor of chemistry at Pomona College.

Another Book Award for Yale’s Marlene Daut

Marlene Daut, professor of French and Black studies at Yale University, has received another award for her book The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe. The monograph's latest honor is the University of Edinburgh's James Tait Black Prize, the longest-running literary award in the United Kingdom.

New Leadership Roles for Six Black Administrators at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The administrators who have been appointed to new roles are Genesis Doubletree at Shaw University, Andrea G. Riley at Paine College, Joshua Spivey at Benedict College, Monique Sneed at Jarvis Christian University, Charlyn A. Hilliman at Tuskegee University, and Johngerlyn Young at Livingstone College.

Four Black Scholars Who Are Taking on New Academic Roles

Herman Bennett of the City University of New York was selected for a year-long fellowship at the Library of Congress. Mouhamédoul Niang was promoted to full professor at Colby College in Maine. Elizabeth J.A. Siwo-Okundi and Angela Lynn Tucker are new assistant professors at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the University of Houston, respectively.

Penn Carey Law School Professor Anita Allen Receives a Career Achievement Award

A faculty member with the University of Pennsylvania for nearly three decades, Professor Allen is an internationally renowned expert on philosophical and social justice dimensions of privacy and data protection law.

New Leadership Roles for Five Black Administrators in Higher Education

The appointments are Darrius Jones at Tuskegee University in Alabama, Arthur Bradford at Northwest Arkansas Community College, Edward Raimundi at Virginia Tech, Brittany Bell at Valley City State University in North Dakota, and Jarett Gerald at La Salle University in Philadelphia.

New Faculty Appointments for Three Black Scholars

Chandra Bhimull was selected for an endowed professorship at Colby College in Maine and Ngozi Okidegbe was promoted to full professor at the Boston University School of Law. Bradley S. Gardner has joined the Savannah State University faculty as an associate professor of political science and international affairs.

Christine Jenkins Honored by the American Veterinary Medical Association

Dr. Jenkins, an alumna of two historically Black universities, was recently recognized by the the American Veterinary Medical Association for her lifetime contributions to advancing opportunities for underrepresented students and veterinarians.

Five Black Americans Appointed to Administrative Roles in Higher Education

The appointments are Derrick Jordan at Tuskegee University in Alabama, Joelle L. Rollins-Kent at South Carolina State University, Kenneth Goodrum at Wittenberg University in Ohio, Roderick Smothers Jr. at LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, and Rashida Willard at Mt. Hood Community College in Oregon.

New Roles for Four Black Scholars in Higher Education

Nadya Mason is vice president for research at the University of Chicago and Fayron Epps is associate dean of the School of Nursing at Georgia State University. Leonard Egede of the University at Buffalo was named a SUNY Distinguished Professor and Joshua Adewole Kerobo was appointed to the faculty of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

University of Arkansas’ Cynthia Nance Honored by the American Bar Association

Professor Nance recently completed her second tenure as dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law. She was first appointed dean in 2006, making her the first woman and first person of color to lead the law school.

New Appointments for Seven Black Administrators at Colleges and Universities

The appointments are S.G. Carthell, Sr. at Murray State University, Nicole Porter at the College of Alameda, Llyod H. Nesbitt at Edward Waters University, Jacqueline G. Powell at Rust College, Brian A. Snell at Florida Memorial University, Joshua Smith at the University of Lyncburg, and Donna Polk at Coppin State University.

Three Black Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles

MIT's Whitney Henry was named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. Dianne Pinderhughes was appointed interim chair of the department of Africana studies at the University of Notre Dame and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah was selected for an endowed chair at the College of the Holy Cross.

Spelman’s Cheryl Finley Awarded for Contributions to African American Art and Art History

Dr. Finely, an endowed professor at Spelman College in Atlanta, is an art historian, curator, art critic, educator and author whose work centers on contemporary African diaspora art, art markets, African American art and film, photography, and museum studies.

Six Black Administrators Selected for New Positions 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.

A Trio of Black Scholars Promoted to Full Professor at Coppin State University in Baltimore

Coppin State University, the historically Black educational institution in Baltimore, has the announced the promotion of Khadijah Ali-Coleman, Johnny Rice, and David Scott to the rank of full professor.

Yale’s Nana Osei Quarshie Wins the 2026 Cheiron Book Prize

The book prize is presented annually by Cheiron: The International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Dr. Quarshie's scholarship centers on the relationship between mental healing, political expulsions, immigration, and urban belonging in West Africa since the seventeenth century.

New Appointments for Six Black Administrators in Higher Education

The appointments are Keiko Price Carter at Emory University in Atlanta, Talibah M. Bayles at Miles College in Alabama, Markel Quarles at California State University, Stanislaus, Traevena Byrd at George Washington University, Rodney D. Smith at Texas Southern University, and Willie D. Moore at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.

Three Black Scholars Selected for New Faculty Positions

Quanice G. Floyd has been tasked with developing an online arts administration degree at the University of Cincinnati. Boukary Sawadogo is chair of the department of media and communication arts at the City College of New York and Richard D. Benson II is the inaugural director of the Detroit Center for Black Studies at Wayne State University.

Boston University’s Louis Chude-Sokei Awarded for Distinguished Scholarship in Africana Studies

Dr. Chude-Sokei, an endowed professor at Boston University, is the 2026 recipient of the Teshome H. Gabriel Award from the the University of California, San Diego's Association for Advanced Research in Africana Studies.

New Administrative Roles for Seven African Americans 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.

Rutgers University’s Kimberly Mutcherson Honored by the Association of American Law Schools

Professor Mutcherson was the first woman, the first Black person, and the first LGBTQ person to serve as a dean at Rutgers Law. She was recently recognized as a trailblazer in legal education by the Association of American Law Schools.

New Administrative Appointments for Four African Americans in Higher Education

The appointments are Melvin Thompson at Polk State College in Florida, Dawn Osborne-Adams at Yale University in Connecticut, Jason Frierson at the Nevada System of Higher Education, and Yulander Wells Jr. at Syracuse University in New York.
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