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Education Department Takes Steps to Ease the PLUS Loan Crisis

A large number of historically Black colleges and universities have seen a significant drop in enrollments because many students and their families have been unable to secure PLUS loans from the federal government. A new appeals ruling may help alleviate the crisis.

An Apparent Effort to Suppress the Voting Rights of Students at Elizabeth City State University

Montravis King, a senior at Elizabeth City State University, who has been registered to vote in the county since 2009, was running for a seat on the city council. But the county board of elections has ruled that he in ineligible because he is not registered in his "permanent domicile."

National Institutes of Health Reaches an Agreement With the Family of Henrietta Lacks

In 1951 Henrietta Lacks' cancer cells were extracted for research without her knowledge. Researchers were able to keep her cancer cells alive and they continued to replicate in the laboratory. The so-called HeLa cells are still used in research today and have been used to make important scientific advances.

Millicent Lownes-Jackson Named Dean of the Business School at Tennessee State

Dr. Lownes-Jackson has previously served the university as interim provost and executive vice president and associate dean of the College of Business.

The New Provost at Morehouse College

Since 1997, Garikai Campbell has served on the mathematics faculty at Swarthmore College in suburban Philadelphia. He has also been associate dean of academic affairs, acting dean of students, and associate vice president for strategic planning at Swarthmore.

New Poll Shows Mixed Opinions on Affirmative Action

A new Gallup polls shows limited support for race-sensitive admissions to college, even among Blacks. But the same poll showed widespread support for affirmative action programs and other government efforts to help Blacks and other minorities.

Phyllis Worthy Dawkins Named Provost at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Dawkins was provost, senior vice president for academic affairs, and professor of education at Dillard University in New Orleans. Earlier she held several positions at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina.

University of Missouri-Kansas City Names New Director of Black Studies Program

Adrienne Walker Hoard has been serving as professor of art and art education at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She previously taught at Ohio State University and Louisiana State University.

The New Dean of the Business School at Elizabeth City State University

Kingsley Nwala was named dean of the Walter R. Davis School of Business and Economics at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. He had served as interim dean and was chair of two different departments at the business school.

Gordon May Named President of the Auburn Hills Campus of Oakland Community College

He has been serving as interim president of the Auburn Hills campus since February and was also serving as president of the college's Highland Lakes campus. He has been president of the Highland Lakes campus since 2002.

Judith Gay to Lead the Community College of Philadelphia

Dr. Gay has served as vice president for academic affairs at the college for the past 13 years. Previously, she served on the faculty at Montgomery County Community College, Chestnut Hill College, and Gettysburg College.

Blacks Reach Racial Parity in College Enrollments, But Lag in Degree Attainments

During the 2011-12 academic year, Blacks made up 14.5 percent of all enrollments in degree-granting institutions but earned only 10.1 percent of all degrees earned at these institutions. Blacks were 19.2 percent of all students who earned degrees at private, for-profit degree granting institutions.

Algie Gatewood Named President of Alamance Community College

Dr. Gatewood has been serving as the president of the Cascade Campus of Portland Community College in Oregon. He will assume his new role at Alamance Community College on October 1. Dr. Gatewood is a graduate of Livingstone College, an HBCU in Salisbury, North Carolina.

Mortimer Neufville Named President of Coppin State University in Baltimore

He has been serving as interim president of the university. Before coming to Coppin State, Dr. Neufville served as interim president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is the former executive vice president of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities.

Bethune-Cookman University Names Its Next Provost

Makola M. Abdullah has been serving as provost, vice president of academic affairs, and professor of mathematics at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens. Earlier, he was dean and a tenured professor of civil and environmental engineering at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.

Eric Gravenberg to Lead the College of Alameda in California

The community college has a diverse student population with Blacks, Whites, Latinos, and Asians all making up at least 14 percent but not more than 29 percent of the student body, according to the latest Department of Education data.

Black Scholar Is the New Dean of Engineering at the University of Delaware

Babatunde A. Ogunnaike is the new dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware. Dr. Ogunnaike joined the faculty at the university in 2002. Prior to joining the university faculty, he had a 13-year career at DuPont Inc.

Morehouse School of Medicine Names Its Next President

Valerie Montgomery Rice was named the next president of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. She will take office upon the retirement of John E. Maupin Jr. on July 1, 2014. She has been serving as executive vice president and dean of the medical school.

Denise Rodgers Lands a New Job at the New Rutgers University

On Sunday Denise Rodgers was the president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. On Monday the college was absorbed into Rutgers University and the post of president no longer existed.

Rudy Crew Appointed President of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn

Dr. Crew has been serving as the chief education officer for the state of Oregon since 2012. He is the former chancellor of the New York City Public Schools and the former superintendent of the public school system in Miami, Florida.
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