Appointments & Awards

Tracy Harris to Lead the Leonardtown Campus of the College of Southern Maryland

He has been serving as dean of enrollment services for Prince George's County Community College.

Freeman Hrabowski to Receive the Heinz Award

The president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County will be honored for his work to increase the number of Black and other minority students who seek degrees in science and engineering.

Two African Americans Earn Distinguished Honors

Annette Yancy will be honored by the National Academic Advising Association and James Owens will have an award named in his honor at Auburn University.

Seven African Americans Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

The new appointees are Carla Boutin-Foster, Chacona W. Johnson, Margaret Stephens, David Fryson, Jame'l Hodges, Ashley Robinson, and George Keith Martin.

Morgan State Professor Is the First African American President of Pi Sigma Alpha

Alice Jackson now leads the political science honor society that has 740 chapters across the United States in all 50 states.

Former President of University of Maryland Eastern Shore Joins Bowie State University Faculty

Thelma B. Thompson, who served as president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore from 2002 to 2011, has been named to a two-year term as visiting professor of English at Bowie State University in Maryland.

Katina Walton Honored With a National Poetry Award

A doctoral candidate in reading and literacy at Alabama A&M University, she was honored for her book She Speaks.

Two Black Women Honored by the University of Wisconsin

Tanya Lynn Brito and Dawn Bryant Crim will be honored with the Outstanding Women of Color Award.

Two African Americans Named to Professor Posts

Cynthia Oliver at the University of Illinois and Joe Morton at Fordham University have been named to new teaching posts.

Arizona State University Honors Its First Black Football Player

In 1937 Emerson Harvey was the first Black player at ASU. His presence on the football team at the university served to play a major role in the racial integration of college sports in the southwest.

Rodner Wright to Serve as Interim Provost at Florida A&M University

He has served as dean of the School of Architecture at Florida A&M since 1996.

Two Major Appointments at Morgan State University

DeWayne Wickham is the new chair of the department of communication and Kevin Banks is the new vice president for student affairs.

A Trio of African American Award Winners

Kisha Daniels of North Carolina Central University, Gregory Robinson of the University of Georgia, and Terry Woodward of Jackson State University are honored with prestigious awards.

Six African Americans Named to Key Administative Posts in Higher Education

Patricia Green-Powell, Joyce A. Jones, Carnell Jones, Quincy Birdsong, Deborah Archer, and Lionel Anderson are taking on new duties.

This Week’s Faculty News

Charlotte Owens, Jayne Cubbage, Gbemende Johnson, and D'Andra Orey have new duties.

Anthony Pinn Is the Founding Director of the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning at Rice University

Dr. Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religious studies at Rice University in Houston.

Eric Jack Named Interim Dean of UAB School of Business

He is an associate professor in the department of management, information systems, and quantitative methods. He has also served as associate dean of the business school since 2008.

Thomas Calhoun Elected Leader of the Association of Black Sociologists

He is a professor of sociology and interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Jackson State University in Mississippi.

Yolanda Edwards Honored for Innovative Curriculum Development in Rehabilitation Counseling

She is an associate professor of rehabilitation counseling in the School of Education at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.

Five African Americans Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

The new appointments go to Phillip Cockrell, Tyson Beale, Dewain Lee, Albert E. Smith Jr. and Edwin Mayes.

This Week’s Faculty News

Stacy Hawkins, Babatunde Ojo, Leonce Ndikumana, and Maxine Adegbola will be assuming new duties.

Jennifer Hamer of the University of Kansas to Edit New Journal

A professor of American studies at the University of Kansas, Dr. Hamer was named editor of Women, Gender, and Families of Color.

Howard University Names Three to Dean Positions

Anthiny K. Wutoh is the new dean of the College of Pharmacy. Segun Gbadegesin and Okianer Christian Dark were named to interim dean positions.

New Deans of Education at Two Historically Black Universities

Mwalimu Shujaa is the new dean at Southern University of New Orleans and Frederick Aisnor was appointed dean at Delaware State University.

Five African Americans With New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Raphael Moffett, Barbara J. Johnson, Naomi R. Thompson, Harriet Davis, and Henry W. Taylor have been named to new positions.

Novelist Tayari Jones Honored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Professor Jones teaches in the master of fine arts program at the Newark campus of Rutgers University.

Ken Walden Is the New Chaplain at Claflin University

He was the first African American senior pastor at the Lakewood First United Methodist Church in Los Angeles. He is a major in the U.S. Army Reserves.

Bowdoin Professor Wins Book Award From the New York State Historical Association

Brian J. Purnell is an assistant professor of Africana studies. His book examines the early days of the civil rights movement in Brooklyn.

New Dean at Paine College

David Chamblee was named dean of the School of Professional Studies at the historically Black college in Augusta, Georgia.

Two Young Black Male Scholars Win Prestigious Awards

Donald Mitchell Jr. wins an award for his doctoral research at the University of Minnesota and Jerell Blakely is honored with a fellowship from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.

Appointments of African Americans to Key Posts in Higher Education

Here is this week's news of appointments of Black Americans to administrative and faculty positions at colleges and universities across the United States.

Posthumous Honor for the University of Iowa’s First Black Faculty Member

The late Philip G. Hubbard, who served as vice president and professor of engineering at the University of Iowa, was inducted into the Iowa African American Hall of Fame.

Meharry Medical College Professor Installed as President of the National Medical Association

Rahn Kennedy Bailey will lead the association representing 30,000 African-American physicians nationwide for one year.

Stanford and Claflin Universities Name African Americans to Athletics Director Posts

Bernard Muir takes over the athletics program at Stanford and Jerome Fitch does the same at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Freeman Hrabowski to Head New Commision on African American Education

The president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County has been appointed by President Obama to chair the newly created President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.

Six African Americans Taking on New Roles in Higher Education Administration

Stephen McDaniel, Remica Bingham-Risher, Blane Harding, Loretta Moore, A. Benjamin Spencer, and Latanya Walker are the appointees.
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