Appointments & Awards

Appointments & Awards

Four Universities Appoint African Americans to Dean Posts

Appointments & Awards

Universities Appoint Six New Black Administrators

Honors & Awards

Honors and Awards for Six African American Educators

Appointments & Awards

Three African American Scholars in New Faculty Roles

Appointments & Awards

Claudine Gay Appointed Dean of Social Science at Harvard University

Honors & Awards

The Nation’s Top-Ranked University Debater Is an African American

Appointments & Awards

Sydney Richardson Is the New Leader of Adult Education Programs at Salem College

Honors & Awards

Medical Education Pioneer Donald Wilson Honored by the American College of Physicians

Appointments & Awards

New Appointments or Promotions for Black Faculty Members

Appointments & Awards

Five African Americans Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Honors & Awards

Emory University School of Law to Name an Endowed Chair in Honor of John Lewis

Honors & Awards

African American Adjunct Professor Wins a Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Appointments & Awards

Six African Americans Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Honors & Awards

Three African Americans at Leading Universities Receive Prestigious Honors

Honors & Awards

Sjohnna McCray Wins the 2015 Walt Whitman Award

Honors & Awards

University of Maryland Building a Monument to Frederick Douglass

Appointments & Awards

Yale Medical School Scholar Named to State Mental Health Post

Honors & Awards

Dorothy Cowser Yancy Honored by Johnson C. Smith University

Appointments & Awards

Two Black Women Appointed to Named Faculty Positions

Honors & Awards

Three Black Women in Higher Education Win Notable Awards

Appointments & Awards

A Quartet of African Americans in New University Administrative Posts

Appointments & Awards

The Next Dean of the College of Education at New Mexico State University

Appointments & Awards

Three Black Men in New University Faculty Roles

Appointments & Awards

Six African Americans Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

African-American History

University of Virginia Names New Building After Former Slaves of University Professors

Honors & Awards

The Late Maya Angelou Honored by the U.S. Postal Service

Honors & Awards

Vassar College Honored for Its Commitment to Increasing Opportunities for Low-Income Students

Honors & Awards

Washington and Lee University Black Law Students Win Mock Trial Competition

Honors & Awards

Honors and Awards for Black Leaders in Higher Education

Books

Two Black Scholars Win Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

Appointments & Awards

Jonathan Holloway Named to an Endowed Chair at Yale University

Appointments & Awards

Four African Americans Named to Dean Positions

Appointments & Awards

Five New Administrative Appointees at Virginia State University

Books

Alain Mabanckou Is a Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize

Appointments & Awards

New University Administrative Posts for Three African Americans

Appointments & Awards

CCNY’s Gilda Barabino to Lead the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

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Breaking News

American-Born Layli Maparyan Appointed President of the University of Liberia

Breaking News
Dr. Maparyan, a distinguished academic and prolific scholar, had been serving as the executive director of the Wellesley Centers for Women and a professor of African Studies at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.

Kyle Farmbry Has Resigned as President of Guilford College in North Carolina

Breaking News
Before being named the first African American president of Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2022, Dr. Farmbry served as a professor of public administration in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University in Newark.

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