Florida A&M University Professor Receives a U.S. Patent for Infection-Fighting Drug
Seth Y. Ablordeppey, a professor in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has received a U.S. patent for modifications he made to the drug Cryptolepine.
A Large Racial Gap Persists in Faculty Posts in American Higher Education
The racial gap is especially pronounced at the full professor level where only 3.4 percent of all posts are held by Blacks.
Program Seeks to Increase the Diversity of Neuroscience Faculty
The Broadening the Representation of Academic Investigations in Neuroscience (BRAINS) program will feature a three-day seminar this coming January on Bainbridge Island in Washington.
The Leadership Alliance Celebrates Its Twentieth Anniversary
Since its inception, the Leadership Alliance, a partnership of 32 high-ranking research universities and several minority-serving educational institutions, has produced 215 Ph.D.s and 19 M.D./Ph.D.s.
The Snail-Like Progress of Black Faculty in Engineering
The data shows that in 2011, Blacks were only 2.5 percent of all faculty in engineering positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
This Week’s Faculty News
Stacy Hawkins, Babatunde Ojo, Leonce Ndikumana, and Maxine Adegbola will be assuming new duties.
Tennessee State University Embroiled in Controversy
Jane Davis, chair of the faculty senate, was taken into custody in handcuffs for disorderly conduct during a meeting of senators and the university administration.
This Week’s Faculty News
Charlotte Owens, Jayne Cubbage, Gbemende Johnson, and D'Andra Orey have new duties.
Clemson University Is a Mecca for Black Computer Scientists
Six of the 56 Black tenure-track computer science faculty at all major research universities in the United States teach at Clemson University in South Carolina.
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.
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.
Four Black Women Named to Prestigious Faculty Posts
The new appointees are Tracy Sharpley Whiting, Nikky Finney, Tananarive Due, and Anastasia Boles.
Two Scholars Named to Department Chairs at Claflin University
Robin Dease will chair the department of philosophy and religion and Alvin Staley will lead the department of art.
Four Black Scholars Taking on New Faculty Roles
The appointees are Raymond Wise at Indiana University, Omiunota Ukpokodu at the University of Missouri Kansas City, Joseph Mwantuali at Hamilton College, and Reginald Bess at Claflin University.
Jackie Leonard Joins the Faculty at the University of Wyoming
The education professor was also appointed to a five-year term as director of the Science and Mathematics Teaching Center at the university.
Holy Cross Adds Two Black Scientists to Its Faculty
Souleymane Konate is teaching mathematics and computer sciences and Andre Isaacs is an assistant professor of chemistry.
Chyke Doubeni Is Named the Second Presidential Term Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
Doubeni was an associate professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Wendy Wilson-Fall Is the New Head of Africana Studies at Lafayette College
She was an associate professor and chair of Pan African studies at Kent State University in Ohio and previously was the director of the West African Research Center in Dakar, Senegal.
Checking the Progress of Black Faculty at the University of Missouri
The flagship campus of the University of Missouri at Columbia reports that in 2011 there were 51 Black faculty members on campus. This was one fewer than in 2006.
A Milestone Faculty Appointment at the University of Mississippi
A half century after James Meredith was the first Black student at Ole Miss, RoSusan Bartee is the first African American full professor in the department of leadership and counselor education at the university.
Karine Gibbs of Harvard University Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship
An assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University, Dr. Gibbs will receive a total of $875,000 over the next five years to use in any way she wants to further her research.
Two Black Scholars Promoted at Bucknell University
Atiya Kai Stokes-Brown was promoted to associate professor of political science and Berhanu Nega was appointed an associate professor of economics. Both scholars were granted tenure.
African American Faculty News
Birgitta Johnson joins the faculty at the University of South Carolina and Cynthia Nance of the University of Arkansas and Jessica Buck of Jackson State University are elected to prestigious positions.
Temple University Faculty Meet to Discuss Ways to Address Issues of Race in the...
About 25-30 professors and administrators at Temple University in Philadelphia gather each month to share their experiences regarding issues relating to diversity on campus and in the classroom.
The New Class of MLK Scholars at MIT
Since its creation in 1991, the Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars Program has brought more than 90 scholars to campus. This year there are six new MLK professors and scholars on campus. Four of the six are African Americans.
Two African American Educators in New Teaching Roles at the University of San Diego
Joi Spencer was promoted to associate professor and Christopher Newman was appointed assistant professor, both in the department of learning and teaching in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences.
Four Black Scholars Join the Cornell University Faculty
Cornell University, the Ivy-League educational institution in Ithaca, New York, has added 53 new faculty members this fall. Of the new additions, there are four new Black faculty members: Ludmilla Aristilde, Ishion Hutchinson, Mukoma Wa Ngugi, and Noliwe Rooks.
Penn Looks to Hire Its First Independent Africana Studies Faculty
Since the creation of the Center for Africana Studies in 2002, faculty teaching in the field have all had appointments in other departments at the university.
Tennessee State University Drops Charges Against Leader of Its Faculty Senate
Jane Davis, associate professor of literature, was taken into custody in handcuffs for disorderly conduct during a meeting last August between members of the faculty senate and the university administration.
Leading Liberal Arts Colleges Form New Partnership to Increase Faculty Diversity
The Creating Connections Consortium is a partnership between 26 leading liberal arts colleges and the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia University.
Two Black Scholars Promoted and Granted Tenure at Williams College
James Manigault-Bryant was named an associate professor of Africana studies and Ngonidzashe Munemo was promoted to associate professor of political science.
Two Black Scholars in New Faculty Posts
Jericho Brown is a new assistant professor of creative writing at Emory University in Atlanta and Nadia Rabesahala Horning was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of political science at Middlebury College in Vermont.
Retired Army General, Ronald Johnson, Joins the Georgia Tech Faculty
The former deputy commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers is a new professor of practice in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Poet Nikky Finney to Join the Faculty at the University of South Carolina
After more than 20 years at the University of Kentucky, this fall Professor Finney will take the John H. Bennett Jr. Chair of Southern Literature and Creative Writing at the University of South Carolina.
UCLA Adds Two Jazz Greats to Its Faculty
The Herb Alpert School of Music at the University of California at Los Angeles has announced that jazz greats Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter have joined the faculty of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance.
Three African Americans in New Faculty Roles
Shirley Franklin, the former mayor of Atlanta, will be teaching at the University of Texas. Vivian Fluellen was named to department chair at Fort Valley State University and Desmond Patton is a new assistant professor of social work at the University of Michigan.
