Faculty

Three Black Professors Who Have Been Granted Prestigious Faculty Titles

Tamara Taggart and Oumar Ba have been selected for endowed faculty appointments at Rutgers University and Cornell University, respectively. Columbia University has named Farah Jasmine Griffin a University Professor, the institution's highest faculty designation.

Four Black Scholars Selected for Dean Appointments at Universities

The new deans are Raquel Monroe at Howard University, Randy Bradley at Belmont University in Nashville, Alexia Hudson-Ward at Georgetown University, and Jewel Bronaugh at Virginia State University.

New Academic Appointments for Four Black Professors

Faculty members Amelia Kraehe at the University of Arizona, Desmond Stephens at Virginia State University, Elizabeth Carter at Seton Hall University, and Cedric Merlin Powell at Howard University are taking on new assignments.

New Dean Appointments for Five Black Scholars in Academia

The new deans are Keisha Pollack Porter at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Cora Bragg Thompson at Savannah State University in Georgia, Nancy Kirkpatrick at Smith College in Massachusetts, Lionel Howard at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and Jessica Brooks at Virginia State University.

Rutgers University Has Appointed Two Black Scholars to Prestigious Professorships

Wanda Blanchett has been named a University Professor at Rutgers-New Brunswick and John Keene has been named a Board of Governors Professor of English at Rutgers-Newark.

Five Black Scholars Selected for Dean Appointments at Universities

The appointments are Kamau Siwatu at Texas Tech University; Courtney Anderson at Georgia State University; Michael Bolden at the University of California, Berkeley; Jide Wintoki at the University of Kansas; and Marla Peppers at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

New Academic Appointments for Three Black Educators at HBCUs

Kisha Cunningham Aites and Archie Williams have been selected for associate dean roles at Savannah State University and Alcorn State University, respectively. Bracy Martin has been appointed interim director of bands at Elizabeth City State University.

New Faculty Appointments for Three Black Professors

Olaoluwatoni Alimi and Francis Tsiboe have joined the faculties of Princeton University and North Dakota State University, respectively. Barbara McCaskill has been promoted to distinguished research professor at the University of Georgia.

Three Black Professors Selected for Dean Positions at Universities

Brian Brown will lead the School of Business at Virginia Commonwealth University, Ronald Hickman was appointed dean of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and Kala Burrell-Craft was named dean of the College of Education at Grambling State University in Louisiana.

Three Black Scholars Taking on New Appointments in Higher Education

The academics taking on new positions are Percy Mack at South Carolina State University, Ronett Jacobs at Alverno College in Milwaukee, and Stephen Philip Harvey at Salisbury University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's joint public radio station.

New Academic Appointments for Four Black Professors

Edward Hill, Jr. of Talladega College, George Johnson of South Carolina State University, Melissa Bonds of Alverno College in Milwaukee, and Lee Baker of Duke University have received new appointments at their institutions.

New Appointments for Three Black Faculty Members at Universities

Brandon Hasbrouck has been selected for an endowed professorship at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Kelvin Lesene is the new director of Delaware State University's aviation program and Phokeng Dailey, a communications professor at Ohio Wesleyan University, will serve as the institution's vice president of marketing.

Three Black Women Appointed to Named Professorships at Duke University

Duke University in Durham, North Carolina has appointed Jasmine Nichole Cobb, Tamika Nunley, and Phia Salter to named professorships under the Bass Fellow program.

Derrick Scott Appointed Provost of Fort Valley State University

With an extensive background in HBCU academics and administration, Dr. Scott has served as dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences at Virginia State University and as director of the Center for Health Disparities at Delaware State University.

New Dean Appointments for Six Black Leaders in Academia

The new deans are Judette Louis at Old Dominion University in Virginia, Kimberly Poole at Clemson University in South Carolina, Matthew Johnson-Roberson at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, MarQuita Barker at Davidson College in North Carolina, Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz at Barnard College in New York City, and Yarneccia Dyson at the University of Houston.

Four Black Scholars Assigned New Duties at Universities

The appointments are Beatrice Adams at Princeton University in New Jersey, Patricia Poitevien at Brown University in Rhode Island, Tony Brown at Rice University in Houston, and Najja Baptist at the University of Arkansas.

Two Black Women to Lead Academic Affairs at Colleges

Chawne Kimber has been named dean of faculty at Pitzer College in California and Anita Thomas has been named provost of Meredith College in North Carolina.

New Faculty Appointments for a Trio of Black Scholars

Trina Fletcher and Maurice Mangum are taking on associate dean positions at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Bloomfield College, respectively. Courtney Patterson-Faye has received a promotion at Wesleyan University.

New Faculty Appointments for a Trio of Black Scholars

Eric Deggans is taking on a new role at Washington and Lee University. Royette Dubar of Wesleyan University and Heidi Cruz-Austin of Muhlenberg College have received promotions.

New Dean Appointments for Four African American Scholars

Tanya Walker at the University of Arkansa at Pine Bluff, Nicole Hall at the University of Virginia, Kimberly Moffitt at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Charles Smith at Gordon State College in Barnesville, Georgia, have been appointed to dean positions.

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