Tag: Rutgers University
Two Black Authors Are Now Teaching at City College of New York
Thomas Sayers Ellis is an award-winning poet who is teaching a course called "Race Fearlessness Poetics." Chinelo Okparanta is a Nigerian-born fiction writer who teaches an advanced workshop on creative fiction writing.
The New Leader of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University
The Institute of Jazz Studies in the John Cotton Dana Library on the Newark, New Jersey, campus of Rutgers University is the repository of more than 150,000 jazz recordings and 6,000 books on the subject.
In Memoriam: John Alfred Williams, 1925-2015
John Williams, longtime university educator and noted novelist, died on July 3 at a veteran's home in Paramus, New Jersey. Williams taught at Rutgers University from 1979 until his retirement in 1994.
Florida A&M University Confers Ph.D.s in Physics to Two Black Women
According to the National Science Foundation, 1,902 people earned Ph.D.s in physics at American universities in 2013. Only 18.8 percent were women and only 19 were Black. Now two Black women have earned Ph.D.s in physics at the same university in the same year.
Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Names Its Next President
Dr. Tashni Dubroy has been serving as as the special assistant to the president for process optimization at Shaw University. Dr. Dubroy is also the co-founder of Tea and Honey Blends, a hair care products company.
Gregory Pardlo Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Gregory Pardlo, both an instructor and a student at Columbia University in New York City, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He is also completing work on his doctoral dissertation at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
In Memoriam: Suzan Maria Armstrong-West, 1948-2015
Professor Armstrong-West had served on the faculty at Edward Waters College since 2008. Earlier, she was assistant dean of students at the University of Texas at Austin and dean of academic programs at Rutgers University.
Three Black Men Named Finalists for Vice Provost for Diversity at the University of Wisconsin
The finalists are William T. Lewis Sr., alumni fellow at Virginia Tech, Ronald L. Quincy, professor in the School of Social Work at Rutgers University, and Patrick J. Sims, a professor of theatre and interim vice provost at the University of Wisconsin.
Rutgers University Renames Institute to Honor Clement Alexander Price
Dr. Price, who died last November at the age of 69, was the Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor and the founding director of the Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience on the university's Newark campus.
In Memoriam: Clement Alexander Price, 1945-2014
Clement Alexander Price was the Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor and the founding director of the Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience at Rutgers University-Newark.
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.
Does Racism Contribute to Higher Rates of Obesity Among Blacks?
A new study led by Luis Rivera, an experimental social psychologist at Rutgers University-Newark, finds that exposure to racial and ethnic stereotypes can hinder members of minority groups in their efforts to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
In Memoriam: Anna Bethel Young, 1918-2014
After graduating from Temple University in 1946, Dr. Young became one of the first African American teachers in the public school system in Philadelphia. She later taught at Temple University and several other institutions of higher learning.
Five Black Scholars in New University Teaching Roles
The five scholars appointed to new teaching posts are: Kibibi Voloria Mack-Shelton at Claflin University, Brett Gilbert at Rutgers University, Yuvay Meyers Ferguson at Howard University, Jeffrey Robinson at Rutgers University, and Dawn Herd-Clark at Fort Valley State 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.
A. Van Jordan Is the First Henry Rutgers Presidential Professor
Professor Jordan is the author of four collections of poetry and has won the Pushcart Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. Since 2009, he has been a full professor at the University of Michigan.
Black Entrepreneurs Still Face an Unlevel Playing Field in Seeking Capital
The lead author of the study stated that "a lot of research and business practice starts with the premise that individuals have equal choice and what we found, instead, are that there are systemic restrictions to choice for some people just because of their ethnicity."
The New Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University
Since 2009, Dr. Wanda J. Blanchett has been serving as dean of the School of Education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Earlier, she held associate dean posts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Colorado-Denver.
Phoebe A. Haddon: The Next Chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden
Since 2009 Dr. Haddon has been dean of the Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland. She is the first African American to serve as dean. Previously she taught at the law school of Temple University in Philadelphia.
Wendell Pritchett to Serve as Dean at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
In February 2014, Wendell Pritchett announced that he was joining the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Now the law school says he will serve as dean for the 2014-15 academic year.
Simmons College Professor Awarded Distinguished Poetry Prize
Afaa Michael Weaver is the winner of the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award given by Claremont Graduate University to a mid-career poet so that they "can continue working towards the pinnacle of their craft."
Rutgers-Camden Chancellor Heading Back to Penn Law School
Wendell Pritchett, chancellor of the Camden campus of Rutgers University, is stepping down in June and will take a position as Presidential Term Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.
Rutgers Professor Clement Price Named Official Historian of the City of Newark, New Jersey
The post of official historian of Newark, New Jersey, has been vacant since 2005 but was revived as the city prepares to celebrate the 350th anniversary of its founding in 2016.
Rutgers University Study Finds Increase in “Concentrated Poverty”
More than 11 million Americans, 4 percent of the total U.S. population, live in these high poverty neighborhoods and 67 percent of the 11 million people in these high poverty areas are either Black or Hispanic.
Rutgers University Scholar Leads Study on Reducing Breast Cancer Risk
Adana Llanos is an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Rutgers University School of Public Health. She holds a Ph.D. in genetics from Howard University.
Major Research Project to Study Genetic Link to Disease Susceptibility Among Minorities
The research teams are located at the University of Southern California, Rutgers University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
The Successful First Cohort of the Rutgers Future Scholars Program
Of the 183 students who began in the program five years ago, 163 will enter college this fall. Of the 163 college-bound students, 98 will be attending Rutgers University on full scholarships.
The Academic Ties of the First Black Woman Judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals
Judge Watts has taught at the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Rutgers University School of Law.
Think Tank of Education Deans at HBCUs Held at Rutgers University
A group of eight deans or directors of education programs at historically Black colleges and universities met at Rutgers University to discusses issues confronting the education of African Americans and other minorities such as increasing enrollment and retention in teacher education programs.
Denise Rodgers Lands a New Job at the New Rutgers University
On Sunday Denise Rodgers was the president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. On Monday the college was absorbed into Rutgers University and the post of president no longer existed.
Rutgers University Program Helps Minority Students on the Road to Healthcare Careers
In 1987, one African American student graduated from the Rutgers pre-med program. This year, the university graduated 52 students who are going on to medical school or are continuing their education in healthcare fields.
Rutgers University Sociologist Challenges Theories on Racial Differences in Mental Health
Dawne Mouzon, an assistant professor at Rutgers University, has conducted research which disputes the commonly held belief that the lower level of mental health problems among African Americans is the result of stronger family and church ties.
Study Examines Racial Differences in Divorce Rates for Highly Educated Women
A new study by an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, finds that highly educated Black women are not as sheltered from divorce compared to highly educated women of other racial and ethnic groups.
In Memoriam: Donald Toussaint L’Ouverture Byrd II, 1932-2003
Throughout an illustrious career as a jazz recording artist and performer, he taught at North Carolina Central University, Delaware State University, Rutgers University, Hampton University, New York University, Cornell University, Oberlin College and Howard University.
This Week’s Faculty News
Stacy Hawkins, Babatunde Ojo, Leonce Ndikumana, and Maxine Adegbola will be assuming new duties.
Novelist Tayari Jones Honored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Professor Jones teaches in the master of fine arts program at the Newark campus of Rutgers University.
