Sylvia Jenkins Named President of Moraine Valley Community College in Illinois
She has been serving as vice president for academic affairs at the college in Palos Hills, Illinois.
The Huge Racial Gap in College Graduation Rates
Only 39.5 percent of Black students who entered four-year-college bachelor's degree programs in 2004, earned their degree within six years.
Calvin Johnson to Lead the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Dr. Johnson is the former dean of the College of Education at the university and served in the Arkansas House of Representatives for six years.
Racial Equality in Initial College Enrollment Rates
About two thirds of all Black and White high school graduates in 2011 had enrolled in college by October 2011. For those not enrolled in college, Blacks had a very high unemployment rate of more than 53 percent.
Two African American Scholars Win Pulitzer Prizes
Tracy K. Smith of Princeton University won the poetry prize and the late Manning Marable of Columbia University won the prize in history.
University of California San Diego Agrees to Take Steps to Prevent Racial Harassment
The federal government and the university have resolved an investigation of racial harassment directed against African Americans on campus.
Tufts University Makes a Concerted Effort to Recruit Students From Africa
Tufts accepted 21 students from 13 different African countries for admission into its Class of 2016. Six accepted students are from Ghana.
The First Black Commander of the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets
For the university's first 88 years, Black students were not allowed to enroll. Now a Black student will lead the university's 2,200-member Corps of Cadets.
In 2010 There Were Nearly 3 Million Black Students Enrolled in Higher Education
Blacks were 13.4 percent of all students enrolled in institutions eligible to participate in federal student financial aid programs.
Columbia Earmarks $30 Million to Increase the Diversity of Its Faculty
Columbia University has made significant strides in increasing the racial diversity of its undergraduate student body. Now there is a new plan to increase the diversity of Columbia's faculty.
Large Numbers of Black Applicants Accepted at Top-Rated Schools
More than 10 percent of accepted students at Harvard University and nearly 14 percent at Williams College, are African Americans.
Kymberly Pinder Named Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of...
She is a professor and former chair of the department of art history, theory, and criticism at the Art Institute of Chicago.
U.S. Appeals Court Upholds California Ban on Race-Sensitive University Admissions
An appeal is planned and organizers have vowed to take the fight for campus diversity to the streets.
David Harris Named Provost at Tufts University
He is currently senior associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University. He recently served for 16 months in the Obama administration.
African Americans Making Significant Progress in Graduate Nursing Programs
While the percentage of Blacks in entry-level nursing programs has declined in recent years, Black enrollments in graduate-level nursing programs has surged.
Duke University President Addresses the Issue of Race
Each year Richard H. Brodhead, president of Duke University, addresses the annual meeting of the university faculty. This year, he chose to discuss the issue of race and its impact on the Duke University community.
Purdue University Trustee Named CEO of McDonalds
When Don Thompson takes office in July, he will be the first African American CEO of the world's largest restaurant chain.
Kara Walker Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters
The professor of visual arts at Columbia University is the only African American among the 10 new members of the honorary society.
Toni Morrison Society Sets Up Shop at Oberlin College
The international literary society founded in 1993 and dedicated to scholarly research on the works of the Nobel laureate, will now be housed at Oberlin College in Ohio.
Helen Giles-Gee Named New President of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Currently, president of Keene State University in New Hampshire, she will be the first woman president in the 191-year history of the University of the Sciences.
Book on the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta Wins the Bancroft Prize
Tomiko Brown-Nagin of the University of Virginia Law School is one of three winners of the Bancroft Prize, considered one of the highest honors in academic history.
Only One African American in the 40-Member Class of 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholars
Marie Rose Katia Mehu is an appellate level prosecutor for the state of Arizona. This fall she will study international law at Cambridge University in England.
An Historic Find in a Chicago Attic: The Papers of Harvard’s First Black Graduate
The papers of Richard T. Greener, including his Harvard University diploma, were discovered in an old trunk in a house that was about to be razed.
The First Black President of Frederick Community College
Since 2005, Frederico Talley has served as vice president and dean of the Leonardtown campus of the College of Southern Maryland.
The Next President of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Currently, Juliette B. Bell is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. She will assume her new post on July 1.
President of South Carolina State University Announces His Resignation
George W. Cooper will leave his post at the end of March. The campus has been embroiled in controversy for the past several weeks after Dr. Cooper fired eight administrators.
The New Leader of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University
For 27 years, Howard Dodson was the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem.
Cirecie West-Olatunji Elected President of the American Counseling Association
The associate professor of counseling education at the University of Florida, will serve one year as president elect before assuming the leadership post in July 2013.
President Julianne Malveaux Announces She Is Leaving Bennett College in May
An economist, author, and educator, she has led Bennett College since 2007.
Good News on Educational Attainments
One in five adult African Americans over the age of 25 are now college educated. There has been tremendous progress, but a significant racial gap remains.
Supreme Court to Revisit Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Most observers believe the Court deciding this case is more conservative than the one that narrowly approved limited race-sensitive admissions in 2003.
Hazel O’Leary to Retire From Presidency of Fisk University
She was the first woman and first African American to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Two African American Professors Receive the National Medal of Arts
Rita Dove of the University of Virginia and Andre Watts of Indiana University were recognized at a White House ceremony.
Cornell University Outlines a New Agenda on Diversity
President David Skorton is mounting a concerted effort to increase diversity among students, staff, and faculty and to create better opportunities for veterans and the disabled.
Babatunde Ogunnaike Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
It appears that the University of Delaware professor is the only Black scholar among the 66 newly elected members.
Myrlie Evers-Williams Named Scholar-in-Residence at Alcorn State University
The civil rights icon will teach, prepared her papers for the university's archives, and develop a research center on social justice and civic engagement.
