Tag: Harvard University
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Awarded the National Humanities Medal
Professor Higginbotham was honored by President Obama "for illuminating the African-American journey. In her writings and edited volumes, Dr. Higginbotham has traced the course of African-American progress, and deepened our understanding of the American story."
African American Scholar From Harvard University to Lead New Technology Journal
Latanya Sweeney was appointed editor-in-chief of Technology Science, a new journal published by the Data Privacy Lab at Harvard University. During 2014, she served as the chief technology officer for the Federal Trade Commission.
Archive of African American Women Soldiers’ Letters Donated to Harvard University
Maryline Morris Whitaker sent 1,000 packages of hair care products to African American women serving in combat areas overseas. The letters she received in return from the soldiers have been donated to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.
Tyler Stovall to Lead the American Historical Association
Tyler Stovall is dean of humanities at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He will serve one year as president-elect of the American Historical Association and then become president for one year. The AHA is the nation's largest professional organization devoted to the study and promotion of history.
Stanford’s Jennifer Eberhardt Is Among the “50 Groundbreaking Scientists”
Jennifer L. Eberhardt, an associate professor of psychology at Stanford University, was one of 15 women among the "50 Groundbreaking Scientists Who are Changing the Way We See the World" selected by Business Insider.
Tracy Smith to Lead the Creative Writing Program at Princeton University
Professor Smith has taught creative writing at the university since 2005. Earlier, she taught at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, the University of Pittsburgh, and Columbia University. In 2012, she won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
Study Finds Blacks Have More Sleep-Related Problems Than Whites
Since sleep difficulties can lead to a higher risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and other health complications, the racial differences in sleep disorders may be a significant factor in the overall racial health disparity in the United States.
Four Black Scholars in New Faculty Posts
Taking on new faculty roles are Yosvany Terry at Harvard University, Darrick Hamilton at The New School, Paula T. Hammond at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Eugene T. Parker III at the University of Kansas.
University of California, Berkeley’s Namwali Serpell Wins the Caine Prize
Namwali Serpell, an associate professor of English at the University of California, is the winner of the 2015 Caine Prize, honoring the best writing by an African author. Dr. Serpell is a native of Zambia and came to the United States at the age of 9.
Talmadge King Jr. to Lead the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
For the past nine years, Dr. King has been chair of the department of medicine at the university. He joined the faculty at the medical school in 1997 after teaching at the University of Colorado.
Danielle Allen Elected to the American Philosophical Society
This year 34 new members were elected to the society. Of these, 27 are Americans. After an analysis of the new member list by JBHE, it appears that of the 27 new American members, only one is an African American.
Claudine Gay Appointed Dean of Social Science at Harvard University
Dr. Gay is a professor of government and a professor of African and African American studies at Harvard University. Before joining the Harvard faculty in 2006, Professor Gay taught at Stanford University.
Two Black Scholars Elected Members of the National Academy of Sciences
The two African Americans elected members of the National Academy of Sciences are Scott V. Edwards, a professor of biology at Harvard University, and Jennifer A. Richeson, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University.
Medical Education Pioneer Donald Wilson Honored by the American College of Physicians
In 1991, Dr. Donald E. Wilson was named dean of medicine at the University of Maryland, the first African American dean of a predominantly White medical school. He was also was the first Black president of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Three African Americans at Leading Universities Receive Prestigious Honors
The honorees are Roland G. Fryer Jr., the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard, assistant professor Stephen M. Avery of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Iris Outlaw, director of multicultural student programs and services at the University of Notre Dame.
Five Black Scholars Elected Fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Through an analysis of the list of new fellows conducted by JBHE, it appears that eight of the new members of the AAAS are Black. Five of the eight have current ties to the academic world.
Jason Wingard Named Dean of Continuing Education at Columbia University
Currently, Dr. Wingard is the chief learning officer at Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street investment firm. Earlier, he was vice dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he led the executive education program.
Harvard University Acquires Copy of Unfinished Play by James Baldwin
One of the main characters in the Baldwin play, Peter Davis, is based on Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Alphone Fletcher University Professor and the director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard.
Black Students Admitted to a Select Group of Colleges and Universities
Some of the nation's most selective colleges and universities have released data on the number of Black students accepted for admission into the Class or 2019.
News of Appointments, Promotions, and Retirements of Black Faculty
Faculty members profiled here include Paul Potier of Prairie View A&M, Nnamdi Pole of Smith College, Maurice Smith of Harvard, Pamela Barber-Freeman of Prairie View A&M, John Dabiri of CalTech, Phillip Williams of Emory University, and Clarence Lusane of American University.
The Next President of Meharry Medical College
James E.K. Hildreth is dean of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis. From 2005 to 2011, Dr. Hildreth was director of the Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research at Meharry.
Emery Brown Is Now a Member of All Three National Academies
Emery N. Brown, the Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering and Computational Neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
William Julius Wilson Named to the Kluge Chair at the Library of Congress
Over the next four months, Professor Wilson will conduct research at the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Dr. Wilson is the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University.
Rice University’s Anthony Pinn to Teach New MOOC on Religion and Hip-Hop Culture
Anthony Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religious studies at Rice University. Teaching duties will be shared with Grammy nominee Bernard "Bun B" Freeman.
John I. Williams to Lead Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania
When he takes office on July 1, John I Williams Jr. will be the first African American to serve as president of any of the 26 higher educational institutions affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
University of Pennsylvania Professor Honored by the American Psychiatric Association
Dorothy Roberts, the George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, has been selected to receive the 2015 Solomon Carter Fuller Award at the association's annual meeting in Toronto this May.
Seven African Americans Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Those appointed to new administrative positions are Yvette Gullatt, Whitney Battle-Baptiste, Sean Huddleston, Naisha Bradley, James Paine, Barry L. Wells, and Tonya R. Hines.
USC Professor Raphael Bostic Named to the Board of Freddie Mac
Raphael Bostic, professor at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, has been elected to the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
Early Admission of African Americans to Leading Colleges and Universities
Several of the nation’s highest ranked colleges and universities have reported data on students they have accepted under early decision or early action admissions plans. Some have provided data broken down by race.
Ranking the Top Law Schools by Their Percentage of Black Students
At none of the 15 highest-ranked law schools do Black enrollments reach 9 percent. Harvard Law School ranks first with Black enrollments of 8.7 percent.
Danielle Allen Will Join the Faculty at Harvard University
In 2007, Dr. Allen was named the UPS Foundation Professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. She was the first African American named to the permanent faculty at the Institute.
The Higher Education of a Rising Star in the Legal World
Leondra R. Kruger was appointed to the California Supreme Court. At 38 years old, she will be one of the youngest people to serve on the state's highest court. She is a graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School.
Affirmative Action Lawsuits Filed Against Harvard and the University of North Carolina
A group calling itself Students for Fair Admissions has filed federal civil rights lawsuits claiming that both institutions have practiced racial discrimination in their undergraduate admissions policies and procedures.
The Higher Education of the Next Attorney General of the United States
Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina. She is a graduate of Harvard University, where she majored in English and American literature. She is also a graduate of Harvard Law School.
Two African Americans Among the 70 New Members of the Institute of Medicine
The Institute of Medicine, a division of the National Academies, has announced the selection of 70 new members. After an analysis of the list of the 70 new members by JBHE, it appears that only two are African Americans.
New Audio Recordings of Ralph Ellison in 1953 Found at Harvard University
Earlier this year staffers at the Woodberry Poetry Room at Harvard University found audio tapes from a 1953 conference on the contemporary novel at Harvard Summer School. One of the participants in the conference was author Ralph Ellison.
