Appointments & Awards

Five Honored With James Weldon Johnson Medals

The medals are awarded to individuals with "a deep and unwavering commitment to civil and human rights."

Honors and Awards

Four awards of note relating to African Americans in higher education.

Appointments and Promotions of African Americans in Higher Education

Here is news of five African Americans who were appointed to faculty or administrative posts in higher education.

President Obama’s Top Adviser on Urban Policy Going to the University of Chicago

In January Derek Douglas will become vice president for civic engagement.

Robin Givens to Teach at Miles College

This spring the actress will teach courses in the theater department and conduct acting workshops.

HEAL Africa Wins the $1 Million Opus Prize

HEAL Africa has established 31 safe houses for women who have been victims of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Theaster Gates Is Leading the Effort to Strengthen Ties Between the University of Chicago and the Local Arts Community

Gates has been on the faculty at the University of Chicago since 2007.

Honors and Awards

Four African Americans who were honored for their achievements in higher education.

One of America’s Top College Role Models

Amber Koonce of the University of North Carolina started a nonprofit organization to distribute dolls around the world.

Boston College Professor Wins St. Elizabeth Seton Medal

M. Shawn Copeland wins awards recognizing distinguished women in theology.

Two Black Physicians Join the Faculty at the Howard University College of Medicine

Majorie Warren and Dapo Ojeyemi are among eight new faculty appointments.

Bridget Terry Long Named Chair of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Education Sciences

She leads the board that oversees the research arm of the Department of Education.

Two African-American Women in New Administrative Posts

Monique Field and Jerolyn Chapman Navarro are serving in new positions.

Miles College President Named to Federal Panel

He will advise the secretary of education on issues relating to accreditation of higher education institutions.

Faculty News

Tony Gaskew is promoted and Nwadiuto Esiobu wins a State Department fellowship.

Honors and Awards

Marie Chisholm-Burns, Michael and Libby Johnson, and M. Christopher Brown receive honors.

Two African-American Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions

The University of California Davis hires Karen Denise Howard and Muriel Hawkins is a new VP at Virginia State.

Two Black Public Health Scholars Join the Faculty of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

The Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee has added eight new faculty members this fall. Two of the new assistant professors are black.

Albert Okunade Honored for Service to the University of Memphis

Economics professor wins the Suzanne Downs Palmer Award and a $10,000 prize.

Tonya Peeples Rewarded for Service to the University of Iowa Community

The professor of chemical and biochemical engineering wins award for faculty excellence in service.

Howard University Honors Samuel F. Yette, Former Professor and Journalist

Professor Yette, who died this past January, taught journalism at Howard from 1972 to 1986.

Rukeia Draw-Hood Named to Head 4-H at Prairie View A&M University

She had directed the 4-H community center at Michigan State University.

Tuskegee University Makes Three Major Appointments

Virgil Ecton, Darryl Crompton, and Tamara Young Lee are named to vice president positions.

A New Dean at Spelman College

Sociologist Dimeji Togunde held an endowed chair at Albion College in Michigan.

Honors and Awards

Thomas H. Epps, Michael "Doc" Woods, and Ernest G. Green are honored.

Four Black Scholars Named to New Posts

Thomas Parham, Sheridan Quarles Kingsberry, Billy Thomas, and Stacey Close have been assigned to new administrative positions.

New Faculty Appointments for African Americans in Higher Education

David Mitchell, Gwen Tompkins, Crystal Gadegbeku, and Jodi Black are appointed to new teaching posts.

Phylicia Rashad Is the Inaugural Holder of the Denzel Washington Chair at Fordham University

Denzel Washington made a $2,225,000 contribution to his alma mater to fund the chair and a scholarship program.

African Americans Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Seven black administrators are taking on new duties at colleges and universities across the nation.

Honors and Awards

Four black scholars receive acclaim.

A New Dean of Engineering at the University of California at Irvine

Gregory Washington was on the engineering faculty at Ohio State University.

Three Black Scholars Named to Prestigious Fellowships

Tyrone Forman, Joseph Youngblood II, and Wizdom Powell Hammond are honored with fellowships.

Three Black Scholars Named to New Faculty Positions

Olufunmilayo Arewa, Walter Allen Bennett Jr. and Christine Thorpe begin new teaching duties.

Eight African Americans in New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Here is news of African Americans who are assuming new posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

New Director of the Black Culture Center at Indiana University

Stephanie Power-Carter is an associate professor at the School of Education.

Two Black Scholars Named Fellows at Stanford’s CCSRE

Cherene Sherrard-Johnson and Barrymoore Bogues will spend the year at the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity.
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