Penn State Scholar to Lead the University of Belize

Cary F. Fraser, an associate professor of African and African-American studies at Pennsylvania State University, was named president of the University of Belize in Central America.

The First Woman Board Chair in the 115-Year History of Historically Black Voorhees College

Mary Ellen Moule was elected chair of the board of trustees of historically black Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina. She is the first woman to hold the position in the college’s 115-year history.

The New President of Harris-Stowe State University

Albert Walker was named the new president of Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, effective October 1.

A New Dean of Engineering at the University of California at Irvine

Gregory Washington was on the engineering faculty at Ohio State University.

Carl McCall Named to Lead SUNY Board of Trustees

A former state senator, McCall has served on the SUNY board since 2007.

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania Chooses Three Finalists for President

Either Beverly Edmond, William B. Bynum Jr., and Robert Jennings will replace retiring Ivory V. Nelson as president.

Dillard University Names New President

Walter M. Kimbrough is currently president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas.

St. Paul’s College President to Step Down

Robert L. Satcher Sr. will serve until March as executive adviser to the college. Eddie M. Moore Jr., former president of Virginia State University will serve as interim president, effective November 10.

African-American Scholar Is Elected President of the Biomedical Engineering Society

Gilda Barabino is the first African American to serve as president of the society.

CIAA Commissioner Steps Down After 22 Years

Leon Kerry has led the conference for the past 22 years and has brought in millions of dollars of revenues which have benefited member institutions.

The New President of Lincoln University

Robert R. Jennings is the former president of Alabama A&M University.

Andrea Lewis Miller Chosen as the Next President of Baton Rouge Community College

Since 2006, Dr. Miller has been serving as chancellor of Sowela Technical Community College in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

New Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

H. Dele Davies is currently a professor at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

Gwendolyn Joseph to Lead Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology

Since 2006, she has been vice president for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Langston University Names Four Finalists for President

Either Phillip Birdine, Myron Pope, Kent Smith, or Charles Williams will be Langston's next president.

The Higher Education of the New Mayor of Gary, Indiana

Karen Freeman-Wilson is Indiana's first African American woman mayor.

Deneese Jones Named Provost at Drake University

Since 2005 she has been dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Longwood University in Virginia.

Wynetta Lee Is the New Dean of the School of Education at North Carolina...

She was the dean of the College of Education at Grambling State University in Louisiana.

Two Black Women Are Among the Five Finalists for Dean of the Law School...

Marcella David and Beverly Moran will visit the Columbia, Missouri, campus next month for interviews and public forums.

Brian Bridges to Lead the UNCF’s Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute

He currently serves as vice provost for diversity, access, and equity at Ohio University in Athens.

Shenandoah University Selects a New Dean of Its Business School

Miles K. Davis is an associate professor of management at the university and the founding director of the business school's Institute for Entrepreneurship.

Bethune-Cookman President Announces Her Retirement

Trudie Kibbe Reed has served as president of the historically Black university since 2004.

Tidewater Community College Names Two African American Provosts

Michelle Woodhouse and Marvin Bright will lead the Portsmouth and Norfolk campuses of the 46,000-student community college.

Fayetteville State University Administrator to Head HBCU Organization

Emily M. Dickens has been elected chair of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Community Development Action Coalition.

Robert Franklin Stepping Down as President of Morehouse College

He will take a sabbatical leave from Morehouse and return as a Distinguished Professor and President Emeritus.

The New Dean of the Florida A&M University and Florida State University College of...

Yaw D. Yeboah is currently a professor of engineering at Penn State. From 1975 to 1979, he earned four degrees in four years at MIT.

Faculty at Coppin State Approves No Confidence Resolution Regarding the University’s President

According to published reports, 55 faculty members voted for the no confidence motion and only 13 faculty members opposed the resolution.

Three Finalists for Post at the Center for Black Culture & Research at West...

The three finalists vying for assistant director of the center are James Jackson, Curtis Proctor, and Maurice Gipson.

President Julianne Malveaux Announces She Is Leaving Bennett College in May

An economist, author, and educator, she has led Bennett College since 2007.

The First Black Woman to Chair the Southern Scholarship Foundation

Dhyana Ziegler is a professor of journalism at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.

Cirecie West-Olatunji Elected President of the American Counseling Association

The associate professor of counseling education at the University of Florida, will serve one year as president elect before assuming the leadership post in July 2013.

The New Leader of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University

For 27 years, Howard Dodson was the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem.

President of South Carolina State University Announces His Resignation

George W. Cooper will leave his post at the end of March. The campus has been embroiled in controversy for the past several weeks after Dr. Cooper fired eight administrators.

The Next President of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Currently, Juliette B. Bell is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. She will assume her new post on July 1.

The New Dean of the Business School at the University of Arkansas

Eli Jones is currently dean of the E.J. Curso College of Business at Louisiana State University.

The First Black President of Frederick Community College

Since 2005, Frederico Talley has served as vice president and dean of the Leonardtown campus of the College of Southern Maryland.

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