Appointments & Awards

Universities Honored for Their Efforts to Increase Retention of Minority Engineering Students

The three winners of the National Society of Black Engineer's Impact Award are Michigan State University, the University of Houston, and the University of Maryland-College Park.

Architecture Students Win Diversity Scholarships

Chisom Ezekwo of the University of Southern California and Damian Bolden of Auburn University will receive financial aid and an internship.

Dorothy Roberts Is the Newest PIK Professor at the University of Pennsylvania

For the past 14 years, Professor Roberts has been on the faculty at Northwestern University School of Law.

NAFEO Creates Scholarships to Honor Norman C. Francis

Norman Francis of Xavier University of Louisiana is the longest-tenured university president in the United States.

Awards for a Trio of Black Scholars

Allissa Richardson, Damien Ejigiri, and Candace Jolly are honored with prestigious awards.

Four African American Men Appointed to New Posts in Higher Education

F. Carl Walton, Everett Mitchell, Marvin Dawkins, and Timothy Bellamy are taking on new duties in higher education.

Leslie Jones Named Dean of the College of Education at Nicholls State University

She has been serving as professor and associate dean at the Louisiana university.

Toni Morrison Receives the Beacon Award at the University of Pennsylvania

Nobel laureate Morrison received the award for her strong commitment to advancing, supporting, and promoting women.

Honors for Three Black Scholars

John M. Wallace of the University of Pittsburgh, Judith Thomas of Lincoln University, and LeTondra Lawrence of Texas Woman's University, are honored with prestigious awards.

A Trio of Black Scholars Receive New Appointments

Fidelia Nnadi of the University of Central Florida, Tina Marshall-Bradley at Paine College, and Reginald DesRoches at Georgia Tech were appointed to new positions.

Edith Mitchell to Receive the Humanitarian Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology

She is clinical professor of medicine and medical oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

Coast Guard Academy Honors Its First Black Graduate

In 1966, Merle Smith was the academy's first Black graduate. Today 5 percent of the cadets are Black.

Drum Major Returns to Texas Tech as Director of Athletic Bands

Duane Hill was named associate director of bands and director of athletic bands at Texas Tech University.

Notable Appointments of African Americans in Higher Education

Mark Henderson, Andrea Ferguson and Sheila Johnson-Willis are named to new posts.

Three African American Men Win Higher Education Honors

Ira T. Wiggins, C. Garnett Henning, and Geoffrey Canada are honored.

Three Black Men Named to Prestigious Faculty Posts

Marcus C. Bruce at Bates College, Gene A. Jarrett at Boston University, and Stephon H.S. Alexander at Dartmouth College are named to important teaching positions.

Two African American Scholars Win Prestigious Awards

Barbara Johnson of Northern Illinois University and Peter Williams of the University of Delaware are honored.

Dorothy Strickland Named Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

She holds the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Chair in Education at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Two African American Men Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Aaron Austin was named vice president for student life at Bethel College and Kevin Holmes is the new director of admissions at the University of the District of Columbia.

Susan Price Is Serving as Interim Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System

Since 2004, she has served as vice chancellor of student and instructional services. She stated she is not interested in the job on a permanent basis.

African American Anthropologist at MIT Wins the Levitan Prize in the Humanities

Erica Caple James will use the $25,000 cash prize to conduct research for a book on charitable giving by Muslim Americans in the War on Terror era.

Amber Koonce Named a Luce Scholar

The University of North Carolina senior will spend a year in Asia gaining knowledge of juvenile rights in that region.

Two African American Women Honored by the International Reading Association

Patricia Edwards of Michigan State University and Charline Barnes Rowland of West Virginia University will be honored at the group's annual meeting in Chicago which convenes in April.

President James Ammons Shakes Up His Staff at Florida A&M University

Larry Robinson is the new provost. Cynthia Hughes Harris, who was serving as provost, will return to her earlier position as dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences.

Two African American Scholars Named to Lead National Organizations

Benjamin D. Reese Jr. of Duke University and Jennifer Keane-Dawes of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will head national associations.

Three African American Men Honored for Their Work in Higher Education

Lonnie Norris, Azeez Aileru, and James Rosser win prestigious awards.

African American Faculty News

Tariq al-Jamil was promoted at Swarthnore College and Sandra Waller Sheton was appointed to a named chair at DePaul University.

Two African Americans Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

William Broussard was named athletics director at Southern University and Shanda Lewis Cargile is the new EEO officer at Jackson State University.

School of Education at Elizabeth City State University Named for Helen Marshall Caldwell

Dr. Caldwell first joined the faculty at ECSU in 1953 and served until 1997. She was vice chancellor for academic affairs for nine years.

Nathaniel Bishop Named to Lead the Virginia Tech Medical School’s Interprofessionalism Program

He is an assistant professor at the medical school and also serves as president of the Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke.

Two African American College Presidents Honored by the American Council on Education

Ruth Simmons of Brown University and Beverly Daniel Tatum of Spelman College were honored at the Women's Leadership Dinner at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education in Los Angeles.

Honors for Four Black Men in Higher Education

Teju Cole, DeWayne Wickham, Alex Acholonu, and Sidney Ribeau win prestigious awards.

New Duties for Four Black Scholars

David Marshall, Gilbert Rochon, Nicole Shelton, and Gedeon Mudacumura are taking on new responsibilities.

The New Dean of the Business School at the University of Arkansas

Eli Jones is currently dean of the E.J. Curso College of Business at Louisiana State University.

King Davis Selected as Founding Director of a New Institute at the University of Texas

A professor in the university's School of Social Work, he will lead the new Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis.

Edward Hill Named Dean of the College of Education at Fort Valley State University

He was an assistant professor of special education and educational leadership at the College of Education at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.
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