Dr. Farmer has served as dean of the School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville for the past 11 years. She has more than three decades of experience in dental practice and education.
Meharry Medical College's new A.B.L.E Clinic provides specialized care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, a population facing disproportionate levels of tooth decay and complex oral health issues.
Taking on new administrative roles are Lavelle Hayes at North Carolina A&T State University, Rabekha D. Stewart at Stephens College in Missouri, Torrance Garvin at Savannah State University in Georgia, and Javan D. Reed at Meharry Medical College in Nashville.
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.
Over the next five years, leaders at historically Black Meharry Medical College will partner with community stakeholders in Nashville, Tennessee; Detroit, Michigan; and San Bernadino, California to address the cities' disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular disease.
Bonham, former acting director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, has been named president of Meharry Medical College's Diaspora Human Genetics Institute, where scholars are currently working to build the largest African ancestry genomics research database. Bonham will also direct Meharry's Center for Bioethics, Social, and Behavioral Research.
“We do not tolerate hate and will fiercely defend the welfare and dignity of our community,” said Meharry Medical College President James Hildreth. “This abhorrent act will not shake who we are — and have been — for almost 150 years.”
The African Americans selected for new roles in higher education are Shena Crittendon at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, Majornette Jefferson at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Terri Hooper at Benedict College in South Carolina, and Jelani Favors at the United Negro College Fund.
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 contact@jbhe.com.
“Meharry's presence in Memphis is driven by our mission, which calls us to go to communities with both profound need and significant potential,” said James E.K. Hildreth Sr., CEO and president of Meharry Medical College.
To expand its patient care services and student training opportunities, Meharry Medical College has recently purchased eight new medical clinics in Nashville and Memphis. Combined, the clinics currently serve 25,000 patients.
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.
Cynthia Chude has been named the inaugural Escare-Kingston Scholar at Meharry Medical College and the University of Pennsylvania. She will simultaneously pursue a medical degree at Meharry and a Ph.D. in health care management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
"By combining our expertise with Oracle Health’s innovative technology, we will forge a path that other institutions and communities can follow," said Meharry Medical College President James E. K Hildreth.
Thanks to an $18 million investment from Sanofi, Meharry Medical College, Howard University, and Morehouse School of Medicine plan to expand their clinical research staff, pharmacy infrastructure, and training programs.
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.
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.
“We have much more to do to build a country where every person, regardless of race, has equal access to quality health care – and where students from all backgrounds can pursue their dreams,” said Bloomberg.
"This memorandum of understanding with Health and Human Services will give our students and other Meharrians an opportunity to work with government and provide new avenues for the health equity future," said Jeannette South Paul, provost of Meharry Medical College.