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Florida A&M University President Retains Support of the Board of Trustees

The Florida A&M University board of trustees decided not to suspend President Ammons as a result of the hazing death of band member Robert Champion Jr.

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.

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.

Number of Blacks Earning Doctorates Declined in 2010

Some, but not all, of the decline is due to a reclassification of 77 doctoral programs in education.

Federal Government Issues New Guidelines on Efforts to Increase Racial Diversity on Campus

The reports states: "Learning environments comprised of students from diverse backgrounds provide an enhanced educational experience for individual students."

Barbara Savage Wins Grawemeyer Award in Religion

Penn professor is honored for her book on the politics of Black religion.

Harvard Examines Its Ties to Slavery

The Slavery and Research Project has published a 34-page booklet.

African American Student at Wake Forest University Wins a Rhodes Scholarship

Brandon Turner is the 12th student at Wake Forest in the past 25 years to win a Rhodes Scholarship.

The New President of Lincoln University

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

FBI Releases Data for U.S. Hate Crimes in 2010

Of the reported 6,628 reported hate crime incidents in 2010, 47.3 percent were motivated by racial bias.

Jesmyn Ward Wins National Book Award

She is an assistant professor of creative writing at the University of South Alabama.

Cornel West to Return to Union Theological Seminary

Dr. Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary, called Professor West, "the leading public theologian of our age."

Black Students at Tufts Mount a Campus Protest Calling for an Africana Studies Major

About 60 students participated in a protest on the Tufts campus that produced some positive results.

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.

Faculty Senate Votes “No Confidence” in President of Mississippi Valley State University

Donna H. Oliver has led the university since January 2009.

Joyce Ester Named President of Kennedy-King College in Chicago

She has been serving as associate vice president for student services at Bakersfield College in California.

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.

Dillard University Names New President

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

Southern University Declares Financial Emergency

All employees earning more than $30,000 a year, including tenured faculty, will receive a furlough during the academic year which will reduce their pay by 10 percent.

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.
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