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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.
The New Leader of West Virginia University Libraries
Jon E. Cawthorne was named dean of libraries at West Virginia University. He has been serving as the associate dean for public services and assessment at Florida State University Libraries.
Florida State Won the Game, But Auburn Wins in the Classroom
Florida State University won the national championship in college football. But the success on the field has not been matched in the classroom for Black football players. As a result, the university is beefing up academic support for student athletes.
Four Colleges and Universities Honored for Promoting Access for Minority Students
The inaugural Champions of Access and Success Award winners are Fayetteville State University, Florida State University, California State University, Northridge and Miami Dade College.
Two African Americans Are Finalists for Dean of Libraries at West Virginia University
Jon E. Cawthorne is the associate dean for public services and assessment at Florida State University Libraries and Janice Welburn is dean of University Libraries at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Florida State University Artisans Honor Local Civil Rights Heroes
Artists at the Master Craftsman Studio at Florida State University made 16 terrazzo panels, weighing between 800 and 2,000 pounds, that have been embedded in a city sidewalk to honor local civil rights activists of the 1950s and 1960s.
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.
Florida State University Honors Its Choral Director With a Stained-Glass Window
Andre J. Thomas is the the Owen F. Sellers Professor of Music, director of choral activities, and a professor of choral music education at the university. For the past 25 years, he has served as director of the Tallahassee Community Chorus.
A Check-Up on Black First-Year Medical Students
Brown University, Florida State University, and Florida Atlantic University reveal the racial make-up of their entering medical school classes.
Florida State University to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Its Racial Integration
Florida State admitted Black students in 1962 without the racial violence and federal intervention that occurred at several other state-operated universities in the South.
University Study Finds That Black Children Are Diagnosed With Autism Later Than White Children
The authors state that the discrepancy is probably due to unequal access to quality healthcare and a possible reluctance of Black parents to accept a diagnosis of autism.
The New Dean of the Florida A&M University and Florida State University College of Engineering
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.
Honors and Awards
• Billy C. Hawkins, president of Talladega College in Alabama, received the Omega Century Award for Excellence at the centennial celebration of the Omega Psi...
