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The Next President of Buffalo State University

Katherine Conway-Turner, provost at Hood College in Maryland, has been selected as the next president of Buffalo State University, a member of the State University of New York system. The appointment must still be approved by the SUNY board of trustees.

Terrell Lamont Strayhorn: The Youngest Full Professor at Ohio State University

Dr. Strayhorn was promoted to full professor in the department of educational studies in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University. The appointment makes him the youngest full professor at the university.

UNCF Receives $25 Million From Conservative Group

The grant will consist of $18.5 million that will be earmarked for 3,000 merit-based scholarships for African American undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students and $6.5 million to support the United Negro College Fund and its member institutions.

Alvin Singleton Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters

This year nine new members were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Only one of the new members is an African American. He is Alvin Singleton, the highly regarded composer.

Tricia Bent-Goodley Named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Social Work

Tricia Bent-Goodley is a professor of social work, director of the doctoral program in social work, and chair of the Women's Leadership Initiative at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She will be the second African American to serve as editor-in-chief.

Evelyn Ellis to Lead Two Campuses of Western Kentucky University

Since 2012, Dr. Ellis has been serving as chief of staff and education operations manager for the U.S. Department of Defense Dependents' School in Seoul, South Korea. Earlier she was an associate dean at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

In Memoriam: Maya Angelou, 1928-2014

Maya Angelou, author, poet, dancer, actress, civil rights activist, and the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University, has died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was 86 years old.

Jonathan Holloway Appointed Dean of Yale College

Dr. Holloway is a professor of history and American studies and chair of the Department of African American studies at Yale. He will begin his duties as dean of Yale College, the undergraduate division of Yale University, on July 1.

Two African American Women Named Deans at Emory University in Atlanta

Erika Hayes James was appointed dean of the Goizueta Business School at the university and Bridgette Young Ross will be the dean of the chapel and spiritual life.

The New Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University

Since 2009, Dr. Wanda J. Blanchett has been serving as dean of the School of Education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Earlier, she held associate dean posts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Colorado-Denver.

Kurt L. Schmoke to Be the Next President of the University of Baltimore

A former Rhodes Scholar and mayor of Baltimore for 12 years, Schmoke served as dean of the Howard University School of Law from 2003 to 2012. Most recently, he has served as interim provost and general counsel at Howard.

A Record Number of Black First-Year Students to Enter Harvard This Fall

A total of 177 Black students have accepted the university's offer of admission to the Class of 2018. It appears that Blacks will make up about 11 percent of the entering class this fall.

Joan Yvette Davis Named Chancellor of Delgado Community College

Davis has been serving as interim president of Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A graduate of Bennett College, she is the former interim chancellor of the Alabama Community College System.

Mary Evans Sias Is Leaving the Presidency of Kentucky State University

Dr. Silas has been president at Kentucky State since 2004. She is the only woman serving as president of any state-operated university in Kentucky. Before coming to Kentucky State, Dr. Sias was an administrator at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Tom Jackson Jr. Named the Tenth President of Black Hills State University

Dr. Jackson has been serving vice president for student affairs at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Before coming to the University of Louisville in 2007, Dr. Jackson was vice president for student affairs at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Emery Brown Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

While the academy does not release data on the race or ethnicity of its members, after an analysis of the list of 84 new members by JBHE, it appears that only one of the new members is an African American.

Morgan State President to Stay in Place for the Time Being

Over the past 18 months, Morgan State University President David Wilson was fired, reinstated, and given a new one-year contract. Now the regents have kept him on for an undetermined tenure to serve "at the pleasure of the board."

The Next Dean of the University of Houston Law Center

Leonard M. Baynes, a professor at the School of Law of St. John's University in Queens, New York, has been selected as the next dean of the University of Houston Law Center. He will begin his new job on August 15.

Clark Atlanta University President Announces His Intention to Retire in 2015

Carlton E. Brown, president of Clark Atlanta University, has announced that he will retire at the end of the 2014-15 academic year. Dr. Brown has served as president of Clark Atlanta since 2008.

Joseph Francisco Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska

Currently, Dr. Francisco is the William E. Moore Distinguished Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Chemistry at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He will take on his new duties on July 1.
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