Tag: Stanford University
Duke University Professor Wins the Bollingen Prize for American Poetry
Nathaniel Mackey is the Reynolds Price Professor of Creative Writing at Duke University. The prize, which comes with a $150,000 cash award, is given out biennially by the Yale University Beineke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
USC Professor Raphael Bostic Named to the Board of Freddie Mac
Raphael Bostic, professor at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, has been elected to the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
Study to Determine Best Practices to Combat Illiteracy in Rwanda
The Stanford University researchers have finished the first phase of what is a planned five-year project. Over the next few years, the research will assess interventions aimed at improving literacy to determine what is most effective.
Academic Study Finds Political Animosity Now Exceeds Racial Hostility
Hostile feelings for people of the other political party now exceed racial biases and dislikes, according to a study conducted by researchers at Stanford University and Princeton University.
Stanford University’s Condoleezza Rice Receives West Point’s Thayer Award
The award is presented by the U.S. Military Academy's Association of Graduates to individuals who exemplify West Point's motto, "Duty, Honor, Country." Dr. Rice, a former U.S. secretary of state, is now a professor at Stanford University.
The Most Diverse Student Bodies in American Higher Education
According to U.S News & World Report, the Newark campus of Rutgers University was rated as the most diverse in the country. Andrews University, Stanford University, St. John's University, and the University of Houston tied for second place.
Two Black Professors Are Named MacArthur Fellows
The Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation has announced the selection of 21 individuals in this year’s class of MacArthur Fellows. Two are African Americans with current ties to the academic world: Jennifer L. Eberhardt of Stanford University and Terrance Hayes of the University of Pittsburgh.
Vassar College Professor Wins the Saroyan Prize for International Writing
Kiese Laymon is an associate professor of English at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. The Saroyan Prize is given every two years by the Stanford University Libraries and the William Soroyan Foundation.
Whites’ Support of Prison Reform Depends on Their Perception of the Black Prison Population
A new study by psychologists at Stanford University finds that when White Americans are informed about the disproportionate number of African Americans in prisons, they are less likely to support prison reform.
Stanford University Making Progress in African American First-Year Enrollments
Of the 1,691 incoming first-year students at Stanford University in California, 10.5 percent are African Americans. Two years ago, there were 142 Black first-year students who made up 8 percent of the incoming class.
Seven African American Scholars Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Through an analysis of the list of new fellows conducted by JBHE, it appears that 11 of the 188 new American members of the AAAS are African Americans. Thus, African Americans make up only 5.9 percent of the new members of the academy.
Nathaniel Mackey Honored by the Poetry Foundation
Nathaniel Mackey, professor emeritus of literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named the winner of the 2014 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. The prize comes with a $100,000 award.
University Study Examines Racial Preferences of Online Dating Site Users
In a study of participants at an online dating site, those who indicated that race was unimportant were still overwhelmingly more likely to open profiles of potential partners that were of the same race or ethnic group.
New Photo Archive at Stanford University Documents the Civil Rights Movement
The Bob Fitch Photography Archive, which contains more than 200,000 images, has been donated to the Stanford University Libraries. Fitch worked as a photojournalist for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the 1960s.
NoViolet Bulawayo Wins Two Awards for Her Debut Novel
Bulawayo, a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, is a native of Zimbabwe. She won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and the Etisalat Prize for her book We Need New Names.
Black Faculty at Stanford: No Progress in 20 Years
The number of Black faculty at Stanford has increased by 25 percent from 1993 to 2003 and another 18 percent from 2003 to 2013 but the Black percentage of the total faculty has remained unchanged at 2.6 percent.
Four Elite California Universities in Joint Effort to Boost Minority Ph.D.s in STEM Fields
The consortium, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, includes Stanford University, the California Institute of Technology, the University of California at Los Angeles and is led by the University of California at Berkeley.
Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality Issues Its First Annual Report
In the report, some of the nation's leading economists examine labor markets, poverty indicators, income and wealth inequality, the safety net, and poverty's impact on health and education.
Claude Steele Named Provost at the University of California, Berkeley
Since 2011, Dr. Steele has been dean of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. Before becoming dean, Professor Steele served for two years as provost at Columbia University in New York City.
Major Program to Educate the Next Generation of African Leaders Is Underway
The first students in the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program have completed their first semesters at U.S. colleges and universities. Over the next decade 15,000 students, many from Africa, will participate.
Carnegie Mellon Scholar Named to Board of a Major Foundation
Jendayi E. Frazer, Distinguished Public Service Professor and director of the Center for International Policy and Innovation at Carnegie Mellon, was elected to the board of directors of the MasterCard Foundation.
Stanford Study Finds That Sharing Cultural Experiences Can Reduce Intergroup Prejudice
Psychologists at Stanford University state that their findings could help policymakers, employers, school administrators and others interested in creating a more positive climate for people from diverse backgrounds.
Stanford University Creates Fellowships for African MBA Students
Fellows will receive full tuition scholarships and must agree to return to Africa within two years of graduating from the Stanford business school and work for a business, government agency, or nonprofit organization for a least two consecutive years.
Many High-Achieving Minority Students Don’t Apply to Top-Rated Colleges
Why aren't there more high-achieving minority students at the nation's most selective colleges and universities? One reason, according to a new study co-authored by Caroline Hoxby of Stanford University, is that they simply don't apply.
Three African Americans With New Appointments in Higher Education
Rodney Irvin was promoted at Virginia Tech, Cheryl Thomas was named a vice president at Lincoln University, and LaTonia Karr was appointed to board of trustees at Stanford University.
Racial Segregation Returns in Schools Relieved of Court Desegregation Orders
A study at the Stanford University School of Education finds that districts that were released from court desegregation orders saw racial segregation grow faster than 90 percent of other school districts.
The Post Post-Racial Era?
The election of Barack Obama in 2008 prompted some commentators to say that the nation had entered a post-racial era, but new data from researchers at three universities shows that anti-Black sentiments are on the rise.
MasterCard Foundation Makes a Major Commitment to the Education of Africans
Among the partnering institutions in the United States are Arizona State University, Michigan State University, Stanford University, the University of California Berkeley, Duke University and Wellesley College.
Stanford Sees a Surge in African Studies Students
The number of students taking African studies courses at Stanford has increased 27 percent over the past eight years.
Stanford’s Condoleezza Rice Is One of the First Two Women Members of Augusta National
Condoleezza Rice, the former secretary of state in the administration of George W. Bush and current professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, achieves yet another milestone.
Stanford and Claflin Universities Name African Americans to Athletics Director Posts
Bernard Muir takes over the athletics program at Stanford and Jerome Fitch does the same at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Stanford University Research Finds Racial Bias in Whites’ Views on Juvenile Sentencing
The study found that participants who had been told the offender in a violent crime was Black were more likely than other participants to support life in prison without parole for convicted juveniles.
Stanford University Study Finds That a Shorter Walk to Water in Africa Saves Lives
A new study by researchers at Stanford University finds that African families who live closer to water supplies are significantly healthier than families who live farther away.
Two African American Women Receive Honorary Degrees from the University of Alicante in Spain
Professors Linda Darling-Hammond of Stanford and Gloria Ladson-Billings of the University of Wisconsin are among the first three recipients of honorary degrees in education from the University of Alicante.
Robert Franklin Stepping Down as President of Morehouse College
He will take a sabbatical leave from Morehouse and return as a Distinguished Professor and President Emeritus.
Linda Darling-Hammond Wins Grawemeyer Award in Education
The Stanford University professor is honored for her book on equity in education.
