Stanford’s Condoleezza Rice Is One of the First Two Women Members of Augusta National
Condoleezza Rice, the former secretary of state in the administration of George W. Bush and current professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, achieves yet another milestone.
President of Alabama A&M University Receives Major Vote of Confidence
The university's board of trustees extended President Andrew Hugine's contract to July 2017.
Morris Brown College Files for Bankruptcy
Since the college lost accreditation a decade ago, students enrollments have dropped from 2,500 to 50. Facing a foreclosure sale on much of the campus, the college filed for federal protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
No Progress in Closing the Racial Gap in ACT Test Scores
The ACT data shows that only 5 percent of Black ACT test takers met the organization's college readiness standards in all four major subject areas.
Former Associate Attorney General to Lead an Investigation of Roxbury Community College
The college has hired Wayne Budd, a litigator with the law firm Goodwin Proctor and a former associate attorney general of the United States, to conduct a sweeping investigation of all allegations of impropriety at the college.
Moses Kairo Is the New Dean of Agricultural and Natural Sciences at UMES
He was the associate research director for the 1890 Land Grant Program of the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences at Florida A&M University.
The New Leader of the University of the District of Columbia Community College
Calvin Woodward, who holds two doctoral degrees, is the former head of Capital Community College in Hartford, Connecticut.
The First African American Woman to Lead the CIAA
Jacqie Carpenter, a former executive at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, will lead the nation's oldest athletic conference for historically Black colleges and universities.
Clemson University Is a Mecca for Black Computer Scientists
Six of the 56 Black tenure-track computer science faculty at all major research universities in the United States teach at Clemson University in South Carolina.
A New Dean at Prairie View A&M University
Tamara Brown, who was on the faculty at the University of Kentucky for the past 13 years, is the new dean of the College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology.
U.S. News Names Its Top HBCUs
The rankings are almost identical to last year's listing with Spelman, Howard, and Morehouse retaining the top spots.
Census Bureau Reports a Widening of the Racial Income and Poverty Gaps
In 2011, the average Black household in the United State had an income that was only 58 percent of the average non-Hispanic White household.
Record African American Enrollments at the University of Kentucky
In a state where Blacks are 8 percent of the population, African Americans make up 11 percent of this year's entering class.
Kenoye Eke Is the New Provost at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
Since 2010 he has served as vice president for institutional advancement at Grambling State University in Louisiana.
Robert J. Jones Named President of the University at Albany
For the past eight years, Dr. Jones has been the senior vice president for academic administration for the University of Minnesota system.
U.S. Education Department Awards $227.9 Million in Grants to 97 HBCUs
The five-year, Strengthening Historically Black College and Universities grants will be used for improving the physical plant at these institutions, strengthening their curriculum and academic resources, or to build endowments.
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Administrator Named to United Nations Post
Joan M. Prince is vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.
James Rosser Stepping Down as President of California State University-Los Angeles
Dr. Rosser has served as the sixth president of the university and professor of healthcare management since 1979.
New Report Documents a Crisis in Black Male High School Graduation Rates
While Black males have made significant gains, a Schott Foundation study finds there is a persisting large racial gap in four-year high school graduation rates.
Duke University Acquires the Papers of John Hope Franklin
The archive includes more than 300 boxes of materials which include diaries, correspondence, manuscripts, drafts of speeches, photographs, and video recordings.
No Progress in Closing the Racial Gap in SAT Scores
In 2012 the mean score for Whites on the reading and mathematics sections of the SAT was 1063, 207 points higher than the mean score for Blacks.
New CEO for Howard University Hospital
Hebert C. Buchanan Jr. has been serving as the chief operating officer at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
More Than 180,000 Black Students Enrolled in Graduate Programs
The Council of Graduate Schools reports that in the 2010-11 academic year, there were 38,498 first-time and a total of 181,905 African American/Black students in U.S. graduate schools.
Phyllis Vroom Named Deputy President at Wayne State University
The former dean of the School of Social Work will fill in at times for President Allan Gilmour who has been battling prostate cancer.
Record Black Enrollments at Louisiana State University
While the progress is commendable, it must be noted that Blacks make up only 10.3 percent of the total enrollments at the flagship campus of the state university, whereas Blacks are 32.4 percent of the population in the state.
Colleges and Universities Showing the Largest Increases in Black Student Graduation Rates
The Black student graduation rate at California University of Pennsylvania increased from 27.5 percent in 2004 to 60.5 percent in 2010. Now the Black student graduation rate is higher than the rate for Whites.
Dinaw Mengestu and Dylan C. Penningroth Win “Genius Awards”
Among the 23 MacArthur Foundation Fellow this year are Ethiopian-born writer Dinaw Mengestu and Northwestern University historian Dylan C. Penningroth.
Nearly 3 Million Black Students Are Enrolled in Higher Education
In 2011 Blacks were 13.8 percent of all students in higher education but they were 24.2 percent of all students in for-profit schools and institutions.
Addressing the Racial Divide in STEM Education
The data suggests that attracting Black students to STEM fields is not the problem but keeping them there is a major concern.
The Racial Gap in College Student Graduation Rates
The data shows the overall graduation rate for White students entering college in 2005 was 60.2 percent. For Blacks, the graduation rate was 22.3 percentage points lower at 37.9 percent.
Morehouse College Institutes Belt Tightening Measures Due to Drop in Enrollments
Employees will have to take up to five unpaid furlough days through the remainder of the year. Other budget cuts will be made and fewer part-time faculty members will be hired for the spring semester.
Online Publication Identifies Its Choices for the Best Law Schools for Blacks
Harvard Law School is rated as the best for Black students. The law school at historically Black Howard University ranks second and the Georgetown University Law Center is third.
Coppin State University President Announces He Is Stepping Down
Reginald Avery is leaving in January after five years on the job. Last February, the faculty senate approved a vote of no confidence in Dr. Avery's leadership.
Tennessee State University Announces Four Finalists for Its Next President
Glenda Glover, dean of business at Jackson State University, Ainsley Carry, vice president of student affairs at Auburn University, Candace Campbell Jackson, a vice president at the University of Akron, and Bennie Harris, a vice president at Lipscomb University, are in the running.
African Americans Are Slowly Closing the Gap in Medical School Enrollments
But a racial gap remains. African Americans make up 13 percent of the U.S. population but are only 7.3 percent of all first-time enrollees at U.S. medical schools.
Karine Gibbs of Harvard University Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship
An assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University, Dr. Gibbs will receive a total of $875,000 over the next five years to use in any way she wants to further her research.
