Tagged: Harvard University

Black First-Year Enrollment at Harvard Continues to Decline

For the Harvard Class of 2030, about 9.3 percent of students are Black. This is a major decline from three years ago, when 18 percent of first-year students at Harvard were Black.

In Memoriam: Henrie Monteith Treadwell, 1946–2026

Dr. Treadwell earned her bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the University of South Carolina in 1956, making her the university's first Black graduate since Reconstruction.

The Next President of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture

Travis E. Mitchell will become the new president of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture in November. Mitchell is a member of the foundation board and the board of visitors for the journalism school at Morgan State University in Baltimore, as well as the board of trustees for Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Charles R. Drew University’s Medical School Dean Announces Her Retirement

Deborah Prothrow Stith was recruited to CDU in 2016 with two key responsibilities; restart residency training in South Los Angeles and establish the HBCU's own independent medical school. She met both those expectations.

Columbia’s Teachers College to Lead Study on the Impacts of Racial Inequities in New York City

“This study is an opportunity to turn historical understanding and community priorities into concrete recommendations for redress and racial justice,” said Columbia University's Sonya Douglass.

Chidi Blyden Named Executive Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies

“Harvard’s role is to be a catalyst for educating the world about Africa today, not Africa of the past,” said Chidi Blyden, executive director of the Ivy League institution's Center for African Studies.

UCLA’s E. Dale Abel Receives Prestigious Honor from the Government of Jamaica

E. Dale Abel of the University of California, Los Angles has been awarded the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander by the Government of Jamaica. The award is one of the nation's highest honors.

Research Finds Neighborhood Integration Does Not Lead to Higher Black-White Marriage Rates

Although economically-mixed neighborhoods lead to higher rates of marriage between high-income and low-income adults, racially-mixed neighborhoods do not result in higher rates of Black-White marriages.

University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke Announces His Retirement

University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke will retire from his presidency in June 2027, concluding 13 years of service. Schmoke, who previously served three terms as mayor of Baltimore, is a former dean of the Howard University School of Law.

Harvard Graduate School of Education Expands Its Black Teacher Archive

The Black Teachers Archive was unveiled publicly in 2023. The newly revamped online archive created in partnership with Harvard's Digital Arts + Humanities Team, contains new exhibits, curated features, and a more robust search function.

H. Dele Davies Appointed Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center

An expert in pediatric infectious diseases and community health, Dr. Davies has led the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the past two years. Effective July 1, he will officially become the university's ninth chancellor.

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Fisk and Harvard Universities’ Glee Clubs Perform Together for the First Time

The Harvard Glee Club and the Fisk Jubilee Singers are two of the oldest collegiate choirs in the United States. This spring, the two groups joined together for the first time to participate in collaborative workshops and perform a joint concert in Nashville.

Caleb Gayle Wins Distinguished Book Prize in Great Plains Studies

The Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has honored Northeastern University's Caleb Gayle for his new book on Edward McCabe, a Black man who tried to establish a U.S. state governed by and for Black people.

Harvard Publishes Database of 1,613 People Enslaved by University Leaders

The Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program has released an updated database featuring the names, locations, and documented dates of 1,613 individuals enslaved by members of the university community, as well as the names of the university leaders who enslaved them.

The Racial Gap in Maternal Mortality Rates by Education Level

For Black women with a college degree, the maternal mortality rate in 2019 was 26.21 per 100,000 women. This was more than four times the rate for White women with a college degree.

In Memoriam: Castell Vaughn Bryant, 1938-2026

Dr. Bryant was a longtime administrator at several higher education institutions throughout the state of Florida. She was the first woman to serve as interim president of Florida Memorial University and Florida A&M University.

Terrence L. Johnson to Lead Emory University’s Candler School of Theology

Currently serving as the Charles G. Adams Professor of African American Religious Studies at Harvard Divinity School, Dr. Johnson is slated to become the next Mary Lee Hardin Willard Dean of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University on August 1.

In Memoriam: Carl Anthony, 1939-2026

As an undergraduate, Anthony attended Columbia University in New York City, where he was the only African American student enrolled in the Ivy League institution's architecture school. He went on to teach at the University of California, Berkeley.

Harvard University Honors Three-Time College President Ruth J. Simmons

Dr. Simmons has served as president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University. When she was appointed president of Brown, she became the African American woman to lead an Ivy League school.
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