In Memoriam: Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)

Professor Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

In Memoriam: Walter D. Clark (1952-2011)

He was dean of enrollment management and judicial affairs at Roxbury Community College in Boston.

In Memoriam: James Earl McLeod (1944-2011)

James Earl McLeod, vice chancellor of students and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has died after a battle with cancer.

New Law School Scholarship Honors the First Black Federal Judge in Arkansas

The William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has established a new scholarship program to honor George Howard Jr., the first African-American federal judge in Arkansas.

In Memoriam: Etta B. Stinson Williamson (1905-2011)

Etta B. Stinson Williamson, the oldest graduate of Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, died last month at the age of 106.

In Memoriam: John Q. Taylor King Sr. (1921-2011)

John Q. Taylor King Sr., the longest-serving president of what is now Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas, died earlier this month. He was 89...

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Melvin B. Tolson Jr., Richard David Morrison, and Oscar A. Rogers Jr. recently passed away.

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Matthew J. Perry (1921-2011) Matthew J. Perry, civil rights leader and the first African-American federal judge in South Carolina, died late last month at his...

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Frank W. Hale Jr., civil rights activist and vice president emeritus at Ohio State University, died last week from cancer. He was 84 years old.

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