William B. Bynum Jr. Named President at Mississippi Valley State University
Dr. Bynum, who holds a Ph.D. in sociology from Duke University, has been serving as vice president for enrollment management and student services at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
A Legal Victory for HBCUs in Maryland
A federal judge has ruled that the state of Maryland has made it difficult for its four historically Black universities to succeed by permitting nearby predominantly White universities to have similar and competing academic programs.
A Change in Leadership at Howard University
Sidney A. Ribeau has announced that he is stepping down as president of Howard University in Washington, D.C. President Ribeau has served as Howard's president for five years. Provost Wayne A.I. Frederick was named interim president.
A Small Decrease This Year, But the Racial Gap in SAT Scores Remains Huge
The mean score for Blacks on the combined critical reading and mathematical portions of the SAT was 860. This was a four-point increase from a year ago. But the mean score for Whites on these sections was 201 points higher.
Dorothy Yancy to Step Down From Presidency of Shaw University
Dr. Yancy, who has served as leader of Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, will stay on until a successor is found. Earlier in her career she served for 14 years as president of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Persisting Racial Gap in Median Household Income in the United States
In 2012, the median Black household income was only 58 percent of the median income of White households. This significant racial gap in median household income in the United States has remained virtually unchanged for the past 40 years.
Three African Americans Named MacArthur Fellows
The Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation has announced the selection of 24 individuals in this year's class of MacArthur Fellows. Three are African Americans: Kyle Abraham, Tarell Alvin McCraney, and Carrie Mae Weems.
Major Gift Endows a New Center for Black Studies at Harvard
Henry Louis Gates Jr., who has led the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for more than 20 years, was named the founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research.
Eugene White to Lead Martin University in Indianapolis
Dr. White, the former superintendent of the Indianapolis public school system, will serve one year while the university searches for a permanent president.
Supporters of Cheyney University Preparing to Sue Pennsylvania for Racial Discrimination
An attorney involved in the action stated, "The Commonwealth in 2013 continues this racial discrimination, which has caused an all-time great institution to have an all-time low student enrollment and an all-time high budget deficit."
Eddie Moore Jr. Is the New Leader of Norfolk State University
Moore served as president of St. Paul's College from November 2011 until it closed in June 2012. From 1993 to 2010, he was president of Virginia State University. Moore replaces Norfolk State president Tony Atwater who was fired last month.
George Cooper Named to Lead the White House Initiative on HBCUs
President Obama has named George Cooper, the former president of South Carolina State University, as the new executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Howard University's Ivory Toldson was named deputy director.
U.S. News Names Its Choices for the Best HBCUs
As was the case last year, Spelman College in Atlanta was ranked as the nation's best HBCU. Morehouse College in Atlanta and Howard University in Washington, D.C. held the second and third spots. In last year's rankings, Howard was second and Morehouse was third.
Gilda Barabino Named Dean of Engineering at the City College of New York
Dr. Barabino was associate chair for graduate studies and professor of biomedical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and previously served on the faculty at Northeastern University in Boston for 18 years.
Blacks Are More Likely to Be Enrolled in School Than Whites
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that in October 2012 there were 11,918,000 African Americans enrolled in school at all levels of education. This was 31.4 percent of the entire Black population over the age of 3.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Is Now Accepting Applicants for Its Newest Scholarships
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation offers a wide range of generous scholarship programs for college and graduate students. Now the foundation is offering a new program for high-achieving, low-income high school seniors.
The Huge Racial Gap in College Readiness
Only 5 percent of all African American ACT test takers showed that they were "college ready" in all four subject areas of English, reading, mathematics, and science. For Whites, one third of all students were deemed college ready in all four subject areas.
Yasmin Delahoussaye Is the New Leader of Los Angeles Southwest College
Since 2010, Dr. Delahoussaye has been serving as vice chancellor of educational programs and institutional effectiveness for the Los Angeles Community College District. She has been an administrator for the district since 1988 and previously taught at the School of Education of UCLA.
Ben Vinson III Is the New Dean of Columbian College at George Washington University
Dr. Vinson was the vice dean for centers, interdepartmental programs, and graduate programs of the School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He also served as the Herbert Baxter Adams Professor of Latin American History at Johns Hopkins.
A Change in Leadership at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis
Harris-Stowe State University, the historically Black educational institution in St. Louis, has announced that President Albert Walker has decided to step down from his post. Executive vice president Constance Gully was named interim president.
Tony Atwater Fired as President of Norfolk State University
The governing board of Norfolk State University in Virginia voted 7 to 4 to oust the institution's president, Tony Atwater. Provost Sandra J. Deloatch was named acting president. Dr. Atwater was named the fifth president of the university in April 2011.
Christopher Edley Is Stepping Down as Dean of the Boalt Hall Law School at...
Professor Edley is taking immediate medical leave and will step down as dean at the end of 2013. Professor Edley had surgery for prostate cancer last May and is in need of further treatment. He will remain on the faculty of the law school.
New Data on the Racial Gap in Public School Teachers and Principals
African Americans make up 16 percent of all enrollments in the nation's public schools. But Blacks are only 10.1 percent of all teachers and 6.8 percent of all public school principals.
President of Historically Black Wilberforce University to Step Down
Patricia A. Hardaway, the 19th president of Wilberforce University, a historically Black educational institution in Ohio, has announced that she will be stepping down from her post in December. She has served as president since 2009.
Marsha Taylor Horton to Lead the College of Education at Delaware State University
Dr. Horton, a graduate of Sweet Briar College who holds a doctorate from the University of Illinois, has been serving as associate professor and dean of the School of Education at Virginia Union University in Richmond.
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...
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.
