Tag: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Names Corey King as Its Next Chancellor
Dr. King has been serving as vice chancellor for inclusivity and student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Prior to his role in Green Bay, he was vice president for enrollment management and student financial services at Bethune- Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. Earlier, he was vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Florida Atlantic University.
Warren Hilton Will Be the First Black President of Onondaga Community College in New York
Dr. Hilton has been serving as vice president for enrollment management and student affairs at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. When he takes office on July 1, he will become the college's ninth president and the first African American to hold the position.
John McKnight Selected as the Next Dean of Haverford College in Pennsylvania
Since 2016, Dr. McKnight has been the dean of institutional equity and inclusion at Connecticut College. Prior to joining the staff of Connecticut College, he worked at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, as dean of intercultural development. Earlier, he served as director of multicultural affairs and a coordinator of residence life at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Seven African Americans Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts in Academia
Taking on new roles are Thomas C. Segar at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Diane Crawford at Syracuse, Carol Burton at Western Carolina, Stephanie Danette Preston at Penn State, Shiera D. Goff at the University of Massachusetts, Adanna Johnson at Georgetown and James Harper at Tuskegee University.
Notable Awards for Black Scholars
The honorees are Janice R. Franklin of Alabama State University, Jack Thomas of Western Illinois University, civil rights icon Myrlie Evers-Williams, Gladius Lewis of the University of Memphis, and Isaac Crumbly of Fort Valley State University.
Notable 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.
UCLA Publishes Livingstone’s Lost Account of an African Massacre
Livingstone has used ink he made from berries to write on the pages of an old newspaper.
