Faculty

Blacks Making No Progress in Physics Faculty

In 2012, Blacks were 2.1 percent of all physics faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities, down from 2.2 percent in 2008. Half of all Black physics faculty are at historically Black colleges and universities.

The First 33 Carnegie African Diaspora Fellows

The 33 fellows from North American colleges and universities will travel to Africa for 14 to 90 days to collaborate with faculty members at African institutions on curriculum development, research, graduate teaching, training, or mentoring activities.

Three New Department Chairs at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta

Janice Herbert-Carter was appointed chair of the department of medicine. Winston Thompson will lead the department of physiology and Yasmin Tyler-Hill is the new chair of the department of pediatrics.

Five Black Scholars in New University Teaching Roles

The five scholars appointed to new teaching posts are: Kibibi Voloria Mack-Shelton at Claflin University, Brett Gilbert at Rutgers University, Yuvay Meyers Ferguson at Howard University, Jeffrey Robinson at Rutgers University, and Dawn Herd-Clark at Fort Valley State University.

UCLA Biologist Tracy L. Johnson Named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland, has announced the appointment of 15 scientists as HHMI Professors. Of the 15 new HHMI Professors, only one appears to be an African American.

Theodore Shaw to Lead the Center for Civil Rights and Hold an Endowed Chair at UNC-Chapel Hill

Theodore M. Shaw, the former director-counselor and president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, was appointed director of the Center for Civil Rights at the law school of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will also hold an endowed chair in law.

A. Van Jordan Is the First Henry Rutgers Presidential Professor

Professor Jordan is the author of four collections of poetry and has won the Pushcart Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. Since 2009, he has been a full professor at the University of Michigan.

The Chief Justice of Massachusetts to Become a Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University

Roderick L. Ireland is the first African American Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He is leaving the bench in July and has accepted the position as Distinguished Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University in Boston.

Four Black Scholars in New Teaching Roles

Taking on new faculty posts are Lynn Nottage at Columbia University, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor at Princeton University, Linden F. Lewis at Bucknell University, and Matthew Delmont at Arizona State University.

Three Black Scholars in New Teaching Roles

Kwame Anthony Appiah was named professor emeritus and Ruha Benjamin was appointed assistant professor of African American studies at Princeton University. Christopher Bonner is a new assistant professor of history at the University of Maryland.

University of the District of Columbia to Eliminate 17 Faculty Positions

The elimination of the faculty positions is the result of the university's "right-sizing," which is eliminating a dozen majors and programs due to reduced funding and shrinking enrollments.

Two Black Scholars in New Teaching Roles

JeffriAnne Wilder was promoted to associate professor of sociology and granted tenure at the University of North Florida and Thurman D. Hollins was named interim director of bands at North Carolina Central University in Durham.

Terrell Lamont Strayhorn: The Youngest Full Professor at Ohio State University

Dr. Strayhorn was promoted to full professor in the department of educational studies in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University. The appointment makes him the youngest full professor at the university.

Three Black Scholars in New Teaching Roles

Avril Holt at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit and Nigel Westmaas at Hamilton College in New York were granted tenure. Anthony Kwame Harrison was appointed to an endowed chair at Virginia Tech.

Davidson College’s Hiring Process Takes Diversity Experience Into Account

Now, candidates considered for faculty and staff positions are asked about their experience working with underrepresented minority populations.

Three Black Men Given New Faculty Assignments

The appointees are Elnardo Webster at St. Peter's University in New Jersey, Juan E. Gilbert at the University of Florida, and James Tengatenga at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Two African American Scholars Named to Full Professor Posts

Randal Maurice Jelks was promoted to full professor at the University of Kansas and Heather Williams will join the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in July as a Presidential Term Professor.

Two African American Women Promoted to Full Professor at Purdue University

Maria I. Marshall was promoted to full professor of agricultural economics and Venetria K. Patton was named full professor of English and African American studies.

Five African Americans Appointed to Faculty Positions at Prestigious Universities

The appointees are E. Anne Christo-Baker at Purdue, Melissa Harris-Perry at Wake Forest, Daniel Harris at Texas A&M, Jesmyn Ward at Tulane, and Craig Bailey at the University of Cincinnati.

Howard University’s College of Medicine Names New Head of Pediatrics

Joseph L. Wright currently is professor and vice chair of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He will begin his new assignment in June.
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