Tag: Florida A&M 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.
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.
In Memoriam: Arnold Tooson Bell, 1951-2013
Dr. Bell taught at Florida A&M University for 31 years. He was the first African American to be named a certified clinical specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.
Florida A&M University Aids Students’ Path to Medical School
Under a new agreement, undergraduate students at Florida A&M University who are accepted into the Medical Scholars Program will be offered provisional acceptance into the medical school at Florida Atlantic 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.
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.
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.
Bethune-Cookman University Names Its Next Provost
Makola M. Abdullah has been serving as provost, vice president of academic affairs, and professor of mathematics at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens. Earlier, he was dean and a tenured professor of civil and environmental engineering at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.
This Week’s Roundup of New Appointments of Blacks in Higher Education
The appointees are Paul Tchounwou at Jackson State University, Alonda Thomas at Florida A&M University, Aaron James at Grambling State University, Elbert Malone at South Carolina State University and Gerald Hunter at Norfolk State University.
Florida A&M University Lifts the Suspension of Its Marching Band
The band was suspended following the death of drum major Robert Champion who died as a result of a hazing incident following a football game in November 2011. The new director hopes to have the band on the field for the university's first home football game on September 7.
The Top Undergraduate Feeder Institutions for Blacks Who Earn Scientific Doctorates
The National Science Foundation reports that between 2002 and 2011, 9,202 Blacks received doctorates in science and engineering fields. Howard University in Washington, D.C., was the leading undergraduate feeder institution for Blacks who earned doctorate in these fields.
In Memoriam: James Edward Hawkins, 1949-2013
Dr. Hawkins joined the faculty at Florida A&M University in 1977 as an assistant professor of broadcast journalism. He served as dean of the journalism school from 2004 to his retirement in 2012.
Five African Americans Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Julie Graves at the University of Memphis, Martino Harmon at Iowa State University, Lonnie Brown Jr. at the University of Georgia School of Law, LaVelle Hendricks of Texas A&M University Commerce, and Deidre McRoy at Florida A&M University.
Florida A&M University Hires a New Director of Bands
After the death of drum major Robert Champion in an alleged hazing incident in late 2011, Florida A&M University suspended all activities of its famous Marching 100 band. The suspension is still in place but Sylvester Young has been hired as the new director.
Historically Black Bennett College Selects Its Next President
Rosalind Fuse-Hall is the former chief of staff to the president of Florida A&M University and previously was executive assistant to the chancellor of North Carolina Central University.
Florida A&M University Professor to Lead the Marketing Management Association
Roscoe Hightower, professor of marketing in the School of Business and Industry at Florida A&M University, was named president-elect of the Marketing Management Association.
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.
David H. Jackson Jr. Named President of the Southern Conference on African American Studies
Dr. Jackson, the author or editor of several scholarly books, is chair of the department of history, political science, public administration, geography and African American studies at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.
Florida A&M University Professor Using Plants From His Native Ghana for New Medicines
Seth Y. Ablordeppey, professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, has received a U.S. patent for a compound that fights a staph infection that is resistant to common antibiotics.
Charges Upgraded to Manslaughter in the 2011 Death of FAMU Drum Major Robert Champion
The 10 defendants had previously been charged with third-degree felony hazing. Two additional individuals, who had not been arrested previously, were also charged with manslaughter.
Florida A&M University Teams Up With the Federal University of Technology in Nigeria
Under the agreement, the two universities will exchange faculty and will cooperate on research and teaching projects. Florida A&M will host graduate students from Nigeria in master's and doctoral degree programs.
New Appointments of African Americans in Higher Education
Debra Barksdale was named director of the new doctoral program in nursing practice at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Mark Foster was promoted and granted tenure at Bowdoin College and Antoneia Roe was named director of judicial affairs in the student affairs division at Florida A&M University.
Medical Prodigy Is a Freshman at Florida A&M
At age 14 Tony D. Hansberry developed a new suture method for patients undergoing hysterectomies. The new method decreases hospital stays for women who undergo the surgery.
Florida A&M University Professor Is on the Cutting Edge of HIV Research
Kinfe Ken Redda, professor of medicinal chemistry in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Florida A&M University, has received a U.S. patent for the development of therapeutic agents for the treatment of HIV.
Florida A&M University Placed on Probation by Accrediting Agency
The association's concerns over the school's financial outlook and student safety may be related to the November 2011 death of drum major Robert Champion, who died after a hazing incident.
Florida A&M Faculty Member Develops New Method to Quickly Identify Bacteria Strains
Marlon S. Thomas, an assistant professor in the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, has been awarded a U.S. patent for his development of a new method to quickly identify bacteria strains by using chemical dyes and fluorescent assays.
Colleges That Are Successful in Graduating Low-Income Students
At Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, 71 percent of the Pell Grant students entering college in 2005 went on to earn their degree within six years. The overall graduation rate for 2005 entering students at FAU was 43 percent.
Florida A&M University Adds a Facilities Management Degree Program
The university states that the new facilities management program is the only one of its kind in the state of Florida and the only program at a historically Black college or university.
Hazing Problems Continue to Plague HBCUs
New allegations have been raised against a dance group at Florida A&M University and the marching band at Clark Atlanta University.
Moses Kairo Is the New Dean of Agricultural and Natural Sciences at UMES
He was the associate research director for the 1890 Land Grant Program of the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences at Florida A&M University.
Rodner Wright to Serve as Interim Provost at Florida A&M University
He has served as dean of the School of Architecture at Florida A&M since 1996.
Six African Americans Named to Key Administative Posts in Higher Education
Patricia Green-Powell, Joyce A. Jones, Carnell Jones, Quincy Birdsong, Deborah Archer, and Lionel Anderson are taking on new duties.
Florida A&M University Opens the Rural Diversity Healtcare Center in Crestview
The new center is focused on producing graduates who will be committed to serving the healthcare needs of people in rural areas of the Florida Panhandle.
Appointments of African Americans to Key Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week's news of appointments of Black Americans to administrative and faculty positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
