Tag: Hendrix College

GerShun Avilez Appointed Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota

Dr. Avilez's background includes teaching and academic leadership appointments with the University of Maryland, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Yale University. His scholarship focuses on Black Diasporic literature and visual culture.

Beverly Henry Wheeler Receives National Award for Lifetime Achievement in College Admissions

The National Association for College Admissions Counseling has named its inaugural lifetime achievement award after Beverly Henry Wheeler, interim director of admission at Hendrix College. She is honored for her contributions to advancing equity in college admissions.

Hendrix College in Arkansas Announces the Hiring of Three Black Women to Its Faculty

At Hendrix College, a liberal arts educational institution in Conway, Arkansas, Jericka S. Battle and Rosilyn Sanders were hired as instructors of psychology and Latorya D. Hicks was appointed an assistant professor of chemistry.

Higher Education Grants or Gifts 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.

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