Tag: Hampton University
Two African Americans Awarded Gilliam Fellowships
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has chosen nine students for its 2013 Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study. The students receive $46,500 per year, for up to four years, for doctoral studies in the life sciences. Two of nine fellows are African Americans.
Hampton University School of Pharmacy Opens a Drug Information Center
The questions will be answered by students in the last year of the doctor of pharmacy program. Their answers will be reviewed by a faculty member before the answer is given to the consumer.
In Memoriam: Donald Toussaint L’Ouverture Byrd II, 1932-2003
Throughout an illustrious career as a jazz recording artist and performer, he taught at North Carolina Central University, Delaware State University, Rutgers University, Hampton University, New York University, Cornell University, Oberlin College and Howard University.
Hampton University Provost Elected Chair of the National Institute of Aerospace
Pamela V. Hammond, the former dean of the School of Nursing Hampton University in Virginia, was elected chair of the nonprofit research association conducting advanced study in aerospace and atmospheric science.
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.
Hampton University Enters a Partnership With the Dental School at Penn
The new HU-UPenn Biodental Program will allow students to earn a bachelor's degree in biology at Hampton University and a doctorate in dental surgery from Penn.
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.
Hampton University Offers New Degree Program in Liberal Arts With Several Concentrations
The concentrations include international studies, law and justice, music management, urban studies, recreation and tourism, community and social services, and emergency and disaster management.
Tamara Holmes Brothers to Lead Advisory Board at the Hampton University Museum
She is director of corporate and foundation relations at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.
How HBCUs Contributed to the 1940s War Effort
A U.S. government video from the 1940s describes how several historically Black colleges and universities were contributing to the war effort.
Hampton University Radio Now Available Worldwide
Hampton University in Virginia has reached an agreement with Clear Channel Communications to make the university's radio station available worldwide over the Internet.
One Third of All Teams Banned by the NCAA From Postseason Play Are at HBCUs
The football teams at Hampton, Texas Southern, and North Carolina A&T as well as the basketball teams at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State did not past muster on the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate.
In Memoriam: Freddye T. Davy, 1933-2012
She was director of the Honors College at Hampton University. This spring the college was renamed in her honor.
William R. Harvey Named to the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society
He has been president of Hampton University in Virginia since 1978, one of the longest-tenured, sitting college presidents in the nation.
The New Dean of the Graduate College at Hampton University
Patrena N. Benton was the assistant vice president for academic affairs and director of the Edwin P. McCabe Honors Program at Langston University in Oklahoma.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants won by historically black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Honors for Four African American College Officials
Brandon Brown, Zina McGee, Roderick McDavis, and Rosie Phillips Bingham win prestigious awards.
Bus Tour for Diversity In Medicine to Stop at Five HBCUs
At each school visited, about 150 students will participate in a full-day program where they will learn how to succeed in pursuing a medical career.
New Posts in Higher Education for Three African Americans
Maria Baxter-Nuamah, Stephen Ekunwe, and Aunjanue Ellis have received appointments.
Hampton University Senior Wins Marshall Scholarship
Kendyl Crawley-Crawford will study environmental science at the University College of London.
The New Dean of the Hampton University Journalism School
Brett Pulley has worked for many major media companies and is a graduate of Hampton University.
In Memoriam: Royzell L. Dillard
He served on the faculty at Hampton University for 25 years.
The Papers of Artist John Biggers Have Been Donated to Emory University
Muralist John Biggers founded the art department at Texas Southern University.
Grants and Gifts
This week’s grants to HBCUs or for programs relating to African Americans.
Grants and Gifts
This week’s grants to HBCUs or for programs relating to African Americans.
Grants and Gifts
This week's grants to HBCUs or for programs relating to African Americans.
Langston University President to Step Down: Will Take Post at Hampton University
JoAnn W. Haysbert, president of Langston University in Oklahoma, has announced that she will step down at the end of the year. President Haysbert is the first woman to lead the historically black university. She has served as president for six years.
Two African-American Women Join the Predominantly Male Club of Athletics Directors at Division I Universities
Nationwide less than 10 percent of all athletic directors at the NCAA's Division I colleges and universities are women. But recently two historically black universities named women to lead their athletics programs.
