Appointments & Awards

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.
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