Tag: Catholic University of America
In Memoriam: Julius Chapman, 1937-2023
Julius Chapman served in dean positions at Towson University in Maryland and Coppin State University in Baltimore. He was also provoset and vice president for academic affairs at Voorhees University in Denmark, South Carolina.
In Memoriam: Dianne Jemison Pollard
In addition to her service as dean of the Honors College at Texas Southern University, Dr. Jemison Pollard was chair of the department of fine arts at the university for 10 years. She also was an award-winning university stage director who directed over 50 productions.
Four African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to University Diversity Positions
The African Americans assigned to new diversity posts are James McShay at the University of Maryland College Park, Dominique A. Quarles at Mississippi State University, Sharnnia Artis at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and Mel Williams Jr. at the Catholic University of American in Washington, D.C.
Grossmont College in California Names Denise Whisenhunt as Its Next President
Whisenhunt has been serving as vice president of student services at San Diego City College. She served as interim president of the college in 2016 and 2017. Whisenhunt has been on the staff at the college since 2001.
William Jackson of the University of California, Davis Honored by the National Science Board
The National Science Board recognized Dr. Jackson, a distinguished researcher and emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of California, Davis, as both a leader in the field of chemistry and a mentor and advocate for increasing minority participation in science.
In Memoriam: Barbara A. Newsome, 1946-2021
Dr. Newsome joined the faculty at Mississippi Valley State University in 2001 as an assistant professor in the social work department. During her tenure, Dr. Newsome served as the interim chair of the department, internship field coordinator and the director of the master of social work degree program.
In Memoriam: David Clyde Driskell, 1931-2020
In 1977, Driskell joined the faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park. He taught there until his retirement in 1998. In 2001, the university established the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora.
Academic Study Finds Blacks More Likely Than Whites to Support Teaching Creationism in Schools
In a survey of nearly 10,000 participants, the authors found that a higher percentage of Black (58 percent) and Latino Americans (57 percent) compared to Whites (44 percent) support teaching creationism in the classroom instead of (but not alongside) evolution.
Chemist William Lester Honored by the International Association of Top Professionals
William Lester currently serves as a professor and associate dean in the College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the associate director and faculty senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Bowie State University Study Examines the History of Lynchings in Maryland
The study documented 40 lynchings in the state during the period from 1854 to 1933. The research was conducted by Nicholas M. Creary and two students. Dr. Creary is an assistant professor of history and government at Bowie State.
Denise Whisenhunt Is the New Leader of San Diego City College
Denise Whisenhunt has been serving as vice president for student services. She is expected to serve as interim president for up to a year. The college enrolls about 17,000 students. African Americans make up 12 percent of the student body.
A New Dean at Jackson State University in Mississippi
Dr. Robert Blaine was appointed dean of undergraduate studies and cyber learning. He has been serving as special assistant to the provost for cyber learning and is an associate professor of music at the university.
The Academic Ties of the First Black Woman Judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals
Judge Watts has taught at the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Rutgers University School of Law.
Langston Fitzgerald Wins The Kennedy Center/ Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award
He is a professor of trumpet at Pennsylvania State University but was nominated for the award by a master's degree student of his when he taught at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
