The New President of Florida Keys Community College
Jonathan Gueverra, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, has been serving as the CEO of the Community College of the District of Columbia.
Calvin Johnson to Lead the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Dr. Johnson is the former dean of the College of Education at the university and served in the Arkansas House of Representatives for six years.
Pamela Anthony Is a Finalist for Dean of Students at the University of Colorado...
She currently is assistant dean of students at Georgia State University.
Two African Americans Are Among Four Finalists for Dean of Students at Iowa State...
Pamela Anthony of Georgia State University and Miron Billingsley of Prairie View A&M University in Texas are the two African American candidates.
Central State University Announces Four Finalists for President’s Post
Johnson Akinleye, Cynthia Jackson-Hammond, Helen E. Jones-Kelley, and Maurice Taylor are the four candidates to lead the historically Black university in Ohio.
Three Finalists Chosen for Presidency of West Virginia State University
Founded in 1891 as the West Virginia Colored Institute, today only 15 percent of the student body is Black. But all three candidates for the presidency are African Americans.
The First Black Commander of the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets
For the university's first 88 years, Black students were not allowed to enroll. Now a Black student will lead the university's 2,200-member Corps of Cadets.
Robin Holmes Identified as One of Three Candidates for Key Post at Virginia Tech
She currently is vice president for student affairs and interim vice president for institutional equity and diversity at the University of Oregon.
David Harris Named Provost at Tufts University
He is currently senior associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University. He recently served for 16 months in the Obama administration.
Jem Spectar Named a Finalist for Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Since 2007, he has served as president of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
Duke University President Addresses the Issue of Race
Each year Richard H. Brodhead, president of Duke University, addresses the annual meeting of the university faculty. This year, he chose to discuss the issue of race and its impact on the Duke University community.
Purdue University Trustee Named CEO of McDonalds
When Don Thompson takes office in July, he will be the first African American CEO of the world's largest restaurant chain.
Helen Giles-Gee Named New President of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Currently, president of Keene State University in New Hampshire, she will be the first woman president in the 191-year history of the University of the Sciences.
Coppin State President Confronts His Critics
Reginald Avery held a town hall meeting on campus to allow students, faculty, and staff to air their grievances and to open the lines of communication at the university.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 First Black Woman to Chair the Southern Scholarship Foundation
Dhyana Ziegler is a professor of journalism at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.
President Julianne Malveaux Announces She Is Leaving Bennett College in May
An economist, author, and educator, she has led Bennett College since 2007.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bethune-Cookman President Announces Her Retirement
Trudie Kibbe Reed has served as president of the historically Black university since 2004.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Higher Education of the New Mayor of Gary, Indiana
Karen Freeman-Wilson is Indiana's first African American woman mayor.
Langston University Names Four Finalists for President
Either Phillip Birdine, Myron Pope, Kent Smith, or Charles Williams will be Langston's next president.
