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Jackson State University President Marcus Thompson abruptly resigned on May 7. Denise Jones Gregory, the HBCU's provost, has been tapped to serve as interim president.

This year, the qualifications for achieving the R1 Carnegie Classification were simplified. Now, institutions must simply award a minimum of 70 doctorates and spend at least $50 million on research per year. These updated metrics have the potential to increase the number of HBCUs with R1 status.

The Black women appointed to new administrative positions are Tershuna Bass at Jackson State University, Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings at Howard University, Rosalynne Whitaker-Heck at Bowie State University, and LaTonya Branham at Central State University.

Robert Blaine III is slated to become the next president of the University of Bahamas on July 1. With a background in both the public sector and academia, he previously held leadership roles with two HBCUs in Mississippi.

A Jackson State University faculty member for nearly two decades, Dr. Orey is a scholar of race and politics, biopolitics, political psychology, and legislative politics and voting.

Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

The four individuals appointed to new administrative posts at HBCUs are Letherio Zeigler at Jackson State University in Mississippi, Rachel James-Terry at Florida A&M University, Kevin Nesfield at Florida Memorial University, and Shawn Thierry at Texas Southern University.

Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Walden University, headquartered in Minneapolis but conducts most of its business online, awarded 1,536 doctorates to African Americans during the five-year period. This was 12 percent of all doctorates awarded to Black Americans during the five-year period. The only other universities awarding more than 200 doctorates to African Americans were two historically Black educational institutions, Howard University and Jackson State University.

Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

The Wellness on Wheels mobile lab aims to reduce barriers to quality healthcare for Mississippi communities while providing health sciences students with experiential learning opportunities.

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.

Taking on new administrative duties are Ashley F. G. Norwood at Jackson State University in Mississippi, Jamal Sowell at Florida A&M University, Lorri Saddler at Clark Atlanta University, Cedric Mobley at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Lovelle McMichael at North Carolina A&T State University.

The U.S. Department of State and the Mississippi Consortium for International Development recently organized a conference aimed at connecting leaders from African universities and HBCUs and strengthening global educational partnerships.

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.

PepsiCo is providing scholarships for students attending nine select HBCUs across the country. Additionally, the company is donating $100,000 in total to Florida A&M University and Prairie View A&M University to enhance their STEM programming.

As chief of staff and vice president of administration at Tennessee State University, Dr. Johnson oversaw the university's auxiliary services and many departments dedicated to student operations.

Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

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.