Tag: North Carolina Central University
North Carolina Central University Announces New Communications Disorders Program
The communications disorders program in the School of Education at North Carolina Central University in Durham has announced that it will offer a new specialty track that combines speech-language pathology and special education.
Two African Americans Appointed to University Administrative Posts
Kecia Thomas was named associate dean for faculty leadership development and diversity at the University of Georgia and Miron P. Billingsley is the new vice chancellor of student affairs at North Carolina Central University.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Winston-Salem State University Names Its Next Chancellor
Since 2012, Elwood L. Robinson has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Cambridge College in Massachusetts. Previously, he served on the faculty at North Carolina Central University in Durham.
North Carolina Central University to Offer New Degree in Computer Science and Business
The new interdisciplinary bachelor's degree program in computer science and business at the historically Black university in Durham will be jointly administered by the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Business.
Three African Americans Named to Development Posts at North Carolina Central University
Chatonda Best Covington was appointed interim director of alumni relations. Corey Savage is the new director of development for the College of Arts and Sciences and Kevin M. Wilson was named associate athletics director for development.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
North Carolina Central University Enters Dual Enrollment Partnership With Community College
The new Eagle Connect Program allows students enrolled at Durham Technical Community College to live on the nearby North Carolina Central University campus during their first two years of study.
In Memoriam: S. Dallas Simmons, 1940-2014
Dr. Simmons served as president of two historically Black educational institutions: St. Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia, and Virginia Union University in Richmond.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Two Black Scholars in New Teaching Roles
JeffriAnne Wilder was promoted to associate professor of sociology and granted tenure at the University of North Florida and Thurman D. Hollins was named interim director of bands at North Carolina Central University in Durham.
North Carolina Central University to Begin a Bilingual Speech Language Pathology Program
North Carolina Central University, the historically Black educational institution in Durham, has entered into a partnership agreement with the Beijing Language and Culture University in China.
African Americans in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The appointees are Nigel Edwards at Florida A&M, Monica Terrell Leach at North Carolina Central, Yvonne Harris at James Madison, Bethany Pace at Towson, Robert Sellers at the University of Michigan, and Claudette McFadden at Bethune-Cookman.
New Film Honors the First Black Woman to Earn a Ph.D. at Duke University
In 1967 Ida Stephens Owens received a Ph.D. in physiology from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She went on to conduct important research on drug biotransformation at the National Institutes of Health.
HBCUs Don’t Fare Well in the Law School Rankings of U.S. News
Of the nearly 200 law schools in the U.S., Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C., ranked 135th. This was the highest-ranking law school at a HBCU.
North Carolina Central University Official to Take County Manager Post
Wendell Davis, vice chancellor for administration and finance at North Carolina Central University in Durham, has announced that he will step down from his post in April to become Durham County Manager.
Wanda Fleming Lester to Lead the Business School at North Carolina Central University
Dr. Lester was vice provost for academic affairs and undergraduate programs at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro and has 15 years of experiences as a senior administrator in higher education.
Two African Americans Named to High-Level Administrative Positions
Claude Clegg was appointed associate vice provost for faculty development and diversity at Indiana University and Harriet Frink Davis was named vice chancellor for institutional advancement at North Carolina Central University.
New Board Member at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Jim C. Harper, an associate professor and chair of the department of history at North Carolina Central University in Durham, was elected to the executive council of the organization founded by Carter G. Woodson.
Four North Carolina Universities Examine German/African American Cultural Exchanges
Four universities in North Carolina are partnering to examine the intersections of African American and German culture in the twentieth century. The semester-long project is entitled "From Harlem to Hamburg."
Four African Americans Taking on New Admintrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Harriet Frink Davis at North Carolina Central University, Bleuzette Marshall at the University of Cincinnati, Ray Anderson at Arizona State University, and Chandra Alston at the University of Tennessee.
Florida A&M University Names Its Next President
Elmira Mangum, vice president for planning and budget at Cornell University, has been chosen as the 11th president and first woman president of historically Black Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.
A New Provost at North Carolina Central University
Since 2007, Dr. Johnson O. Akinleye has been associate vice chancellor for academic programs at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He holds a Ph.D. in communications from Howard University.
North Carolina Central University Looks to Boost the Number of Nursing Graduates
North Carolina Central University has entered into a partnership agreement with Central Carolina Community College that aims to increase the number of students in bachelor's degree nursing programs.
North Carolina Central Wants to Be a Guinea Pig for Pell Grant Reform
Chancellor Deborah Saunders-White has proposed that NCCU tryout a performance-based Pell Grant system where students would be given an incentive to complete their education in four years.
Prestigious Honors for Two African American Academics
Marie Chisholm-Burns dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, received a reward for her research and the late Julius Chambers received the Spirit of North Carolina Award.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
In Memoriam: Julius LeVonne Chambers, 1936-2013
Julius Chambers, a major figure in civil rights law, was the former chancellor of North Carolina Central University and the former director-counsel and president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Students at North Carolina Central University Get Real World Business Experience
Faculty from NCCU will assist the start-up businesses in planning at a business incubator in downtown Durham. Students from the university's business school will engage in projects and internships with the companies to get real world experience in business.
In Memoriam: Cecil L. Patterson, 1917-2013
Holding master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Cecil Patterson joined the faculty at what is now North Carolina Central University in 1950 as an assistant professor of English. He taught there for 36 years.
Duke University Completes Digitalization of Eight Civil Rights Collections
The Content, Context, and Capacity Project is a joint effort of Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina Central University, and North Carolina State University. When the project is completed next year, more than 350,000 documents will have been digitized.
Charles Becton to Lead Elizabeth City State University
Charles L. Becton, the former judge for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, will serve as interim chancellor of Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. Judge Becton is completing a 10-month assignment as interim chancellor of North Carolina Central University in Durham.
North Carolina Central University Awards a Record Number of Degrees
At this spring's commencement ceremonies, North Carolina Central University in Durham awarded 712 bachelor's degrees, 246 master's degrees, and 162 law degrees. The total was the most in the university's history.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
