The Snail-Like Progress of Racial Diversity in Faculty Posts in South African Higher Education
In 1994 when the Republic of South Africa ended apartheid and allowed free democratic elections, Whites made up 83 percent of the academics at the nation's universities. Today, 67 percent of the professors at public universities are White.
Wesleyan University Creates a New Scholarship Program for African Students
Applications to the program must be citizens or permanent residents of one of Africa’s 54 countries. Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or who are permanent U.S. residents are not eligible for the program. Only students applying for need-based financial aid and who have demonstrated need will be considered.
More Than Half of Students From Africa Who Want to Study in the U.S....
In 2015, Africa had a visa denial rate of 44 percent as compared with 30 percent for students from Asia, and 8 percent from Europe. By 2022, the visa denial rate for African students increased to 54 percent, compared to 36 percent for Asian students and 9 percent for European students.
The Second Cohort of Carnegie African Diaspora Fellows
Participants must be African natives with a terminal degree in their field who currently are teaching at an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada. Sixty African faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities are in the current group of fellows.
Huge Increase in Students From Sub-Saharan Africa at U.S. Colleges and Universities
In the 2022-23 academic year, the number of students from Nigeria was nearly three times the number of students from any other sub-Saharan African nation. Nigerians made up more than one third of all students from sub-Saharan Africa who studied in the United States in the 2022-23 academic year.
Bipartisan Group of U.S. Senators Introduce the HBCU Africa Partnerships Act
The legislation would expand partnerships and student exchange programs at HBCUs to build up the capacity and expertise of students, scholars, and experts from sub-Saharan Africa in key development areas, including food systems, agriculture, nutrition and farming, democracy, and public health.
University of Alabama at Birmingham Faculty to Train Nursing Students in Jamaica
The University of Alabama Birmingham School of Nursing has partnered with the World-Health Organization Collaborating Center at the University of West Indies-Mona Campus in Kingston, Jamaica, to improve how they train nursing students by using simulators.
African Immigrants Give a Huge Boost to the American Economy
Some 40 percent of sub-Sharan African immigrants are college educated. This is a higher percentage than the White adult population of the United States. A third of African immigrants with a college education have a degree in a STEM field.
The Economic and Educational Status of African Immigrants in the United States
Black women who have immigrated from Africa now earn more on average that Black and White women who were born in the United States. Black immigrant men from Africa have not fared as well, despite the fact that more than half of them are college graduates.
Indiana University’s African American Dance Company’s Cultural Exchange Tour in China
The African American Dance Company at Indiana University recently returned from a week-long visit to Beijing, China, where it participated in a cultural exchange program with the School of Law and Humanities at the China University of Mining and Technology.
Two Yale Students Will Use Grant to Start a Preparatory High School in Burundi
Wendell Adjetey and Etienne Mashuli, both graduate students at Yale, have received a fellowship from the nonprofit Echoing Green that will be used to start a foundation, school, and library in Burundi's capital city.
Scholars From Sub-Saharan African Nations Teaching at U.S. Colleges and Universities
There were 2,220 scholars from sub-Saharan African nations teaching at U.S. colleges and universities in the 2021-22 academic year. This was up nearly 50 percent from the prior year at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scholars from sub-Saharan African nations made up only 2.4 percent of all foreign scholars teaching in the United States that year.
Washington State University Partners With Six Universities in Nigeria
Washington State University recently signed memorandums of understanding with six African universities, committing the institutions to three principal goals: Broaden education access; enhance food security; and promote health equity by addressing health detriments and vulnerability to disease.
Students From Sub-Saharan Africa at U.S. Colleges and Universities
In the 2012-13 academic year, there were 30,585 students from sub-Saharan Africa enrolled at colleges and universities in the United States. They made up 3.7 percent of the 819,644 foreign students at U.S. colleges and universities.
A Big Jump in the Black Student Acceptance Rate at Oxford
Yet only 1.3 percent of all students accepted for admission are Black.
Scholarship Program Will Bring 40 African Men to Morehouse College
Strive Masiyiwa, founder and chair of Econet Wireless, has established the Ambassador Andrew Young International Scholars program.
HBCU Agrees to Accept Transfer Nursing Students From Hubei University in China
Students will complete two years of study at Hubei University in Wuhan City, China. They will then transfer to Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina to complete their bachelor's degree program in nursing.
Dartmouth College Study Finds Cosmetic Surgery to Look Whiter Fails to Boost Women’s Self-Esteem
In a study of 63 women in Venezuelan, 24 who had undergone a rhinoplasty and 39 who wanted to have one, Dr. Lauren Gulbas, assistant professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College, found that all the women of African descent believed that having a nose job would improve their self-esteem.
Ohio State Faculty and Students Are in Ethiopia Training Healthcare Professionals
This summer the 20-member Ohio State contingent in Ethiopia will concentrate on educational efforts involving cervical cancer screening, rabies prevention, and improvements in food security and safety.
University Survey Examines Poverty in Africa
The Afrobarometer was co-founded by Michael Bratton, a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University. Nearly half of all African respondents this year said that they go without food, medicine, or drinking water at least occasionally.
University of Georgia Hosting a Group of African Journalists
Ten journalists from the African nations of Burundi, Congo, Niger, and Senegal will participate in sessions on broadcast journalism, media education, online media, and business models for success.
African American College Students Are Increasingly Studying Abroad
According to the Institute of International Education, in the 2011-12 academic year, Blacks made up 5.3 percent of the total of 283,332 students who studied abroad. This is up from 3.5 percent six years earlier.
University of Utah Project to Provide Prenatal Care to African Refugees
Aster Tecle, an assistant professor of social work, will co-lead The Perinatal Community Health Workers to Support African Refugee Women and Families that will train other African women to provide appropriate information, assistance, and prenatal care.
Sub-Saharan Nations Sending the Most Scholars to Teach in the U.S.
In 2011-12, there were 1,887 scholars from sub-Saharan African nations teaching in the U.S. This is down from 2,750 just four years ago. Nigeria sent 315 scholars to teach in the U.S., the most of any sub-Saharan African nation.
Texas Tech Partners With the National University of Equatorial Guinea
The nation of Equitorial Guinea is now the third largest producer of oil in Africa and is looking for international partners to develop its petroleum industry, agricultural sector, educational system, and tourism.
Trinity College Students Build Grinding Mills at a Refugee Camp in Uganda
In the past farmers at the Kyangwali Refugee Camp in Uganda, home to about 250,000 people, had to walk six hours with 100-pound bags of grain to access a facility that could turn their crops into food.
University of California, Davis Scientists Seek to Boost Safe Milk Production in Rwanda
In Rwanda, cows produce on average 5 liters of milk per day. A healthy and efficient milk production system should result in between 25 to 40 liters of milk per day. Scientists at UC Davis are educating veterinarians and small farmers on ways to increase production of safe milk.
University of Rwanda to Offer Its First Doctoral Programs
The University of Rwanda in Africa has announced that it will offer eight new doctoral programs beginning in the coming academic year. The programs will be the first doctorates in the university's history.
Florida International University Begins a Collaborative Effort on African Diaspora Studies
Florida International University in Miami has entered into an agreement with the Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar in Quito, Ecuador, to develop a collaborative program in African diaspora studies and Latin American cultural studies.
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.
