The New Dean of the Florida A&M University and Florida State University College of...
Yaw D. Yeboah is currently a professor of engineering at Penn State. From 1975 to 1979, he earned four degrees in four years at MIT.
Robert Franklin Stepping Down as President of Morehouse College
He will take a sabbatical leave from Morehouse and return as a Distinguished Professor and President Emeritus.
Naomi Long Madgett Named the 2012 Kresge Eminent Artist
The noted poet is professor emerita at Eastern Michigan University.
Tidewater Community College Names Two African American Provosts
Michelle Woodhouse and Marvin Bright will lead the Portsmouth and Norfolk campuses of the 46,000-student community college.
Bethune-Cookman President Announces Her Retirement
Trudie Kibbe Reed has served as president of the historically Black university since 2004.
Millersville University President Announces Intention to Step Down
Francine C. McNairy, who has held the post since 2003, will leave her post a year from now.
Shenandoah University Selects a New Dean of Its Business School
Miles K. Davis is an associate professor of management at the university and the founding director of the business school's Institute for Entrepreneurship.
Two Black Women Are Among the Five Finalists for Dean of the Law School...
Marcella David and Beverly Moran will visit the Columbia, Missouri, campus next month for interviews and public forums.
Wynetta Lee Is the New Dean of the School of Education at North Carolina...
She was the dean of the College of Education at Grambling State University in Louisiana.
Cambridge College Appoints a New Provost
Elwood L. Robinson has served as a professor of psychology and dean at North Carolina Central University.
A Surge of Black Applicants at the University of California
The 5,692 Black applicants represent a 17.5 percent increase from a year ago.
Deneese Jones Named Provost at Drake University
Since 2005 she has been dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Longwood University in Virginia.
Georgia Professor to Lead the American Meteorological Society
Marshall Shepherd, professor of geography at the University of Georgia, will be the second African American to hold the position.
Langston University Names Four Finalists for President
Either Phillip Birdine, Myron Pope, Kent Smith, or Charles Williams will be Langston's next president.
New Pan African University Launched
The effort is being coordinated by the African Union.
Gwendolyn Joseph to Lead Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology
Since 2006, she has been vice president for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
Linda Darling-Hammond Wins Grawemeyer Award in Education
The Stanford University professor is honored for her book on equity in education.
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.
