Tag: Bowie State University
The New Editor of the Howard Journal of Communications
Chuka Onwumechili joined the Howard University faculty in 2009. Currently, he serves as chair of the department of strategic, legal, and media communications. He previously served on the faculty at Bowie State University in Maryland.
The Next Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina
Stacy Franklin Jones has spent the last several years as an independent consultant in Washington, D.C. She is the former provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bowie State University in Maryland.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Eight HBCUs Sign Agreement With China’s Ministry of Education
Eight historically Black colleges and universities have signed an agreement with the China Education Association for International Exchange. The agreement calls for 1,000 scholarships for students at the HBCUs to study abroad in China.
Four African Americans in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new administrative duties are Donna Polk at Bowie State University, Shelli Allen at East Central College in Missouri, Kedra Ishop at the University of Michigan, and Ron T. Coley at the University of California, Riverside.
Bowie State University Adds Solar-Powered Charging Stations on Campus
Each of the solar-powered charging stations has seating for up to eight people and has room for two wheelchairs. Each station has six power outlets and four USB outlets.
Former University President Publishes Her First Novel
Thelma B. Thompson served as president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore from 2002 to 2011. Since then she has completed work on her first novel and is teaching at Bowie State University.
STEM Alliance of Washington-Area HBCUs Is Producing Results
The Washington-Baltimore-Hampton-Roads Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation is a consortium of universities that is working to increase opportunities for underrepresented students in STEM fields.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Maryland and Its Four HBCUs Head to Mediation
Last month's federal district court ruling stating that Maryland's HBCUs were harmed by competing academic programs at nearby predominantly White universities did not offer any remedies.
Five African Americans Named to New Administrative Posts
The new appointees are Lowell Kent Davis at Western Carolina University, Stan Wilcox at Florida State University, Wayne Felder at Bowie State University, Bryan Samuels at the University of Chicago, and LaShonda Peebles of Chicago State University.
Seven African Americans in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The new appointees are Tyvi Small at the University of Tennessee, Camisha Duffy at Murray State, Michael Leo Owens of Emory University, Ashley Robinson at Prairie View A&M, Valandra German at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Clayton Steen at Bowie State, and Natasha Billie at Langston University.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Honors for Three African American Educators
Professor Gerald Early is getting a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Shante Hearst of Morehead State University was honored by the American College Personnel Association and Bowie State President Mickey Burnim is having an endowed chair named in his honor.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Bowie State University Launches Energy Conservation Program
The energy conservation and awareness campaign to encourage students, faculty, and staff to reduce energy consumption is being sponsored by a grant from the Verizon Foundation.
Satellite Management Project at Bowie State University Comes to an End
For the past eight years, Bowie State University in Maryland has acted as mission control for NASA's solar, anomalous and magnetospheric particle explorer satellite.
Small Business Incubator Opens at Bowie State University
The Bowie Business Innovation Center offers affordable office space, equipment, and receptionist service to start-up companies. And the businesses receive help from Bowie State faculty with mentoring, press relations, market research, and business plan support.
The New Provost at Bowie State University
Welson Jackson has more than a quarter-century of experience in higher education administration, most recently as special assistant to the president at Morehouse College.
New LGBT Resource Center at Bowie State University
The university says the center is the first of its kind on the campus of a state-operated historically Black college or university.
Bowie State University to Offer Satellite Degree Program for Nurse Practitioner Training
The HBCU will offer a master of science in nursing degree at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.
Three HBCUs Sign Collaboration Agreements With the Environmental Protection Agency
Students and faculty at Bowie State University, Howard University, and Wilberforce University will gain access to internships, mentoring, research projects, and employment opportunities.
Bowie State Selects a New Dean
Jerome H. Schiele is the former associate dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia.
Higher Education Desegregation Case Goes to Trial in Maryland
Plaintiffs seek $2 billion for the state's four historically Black universities.
