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Harvard-Trained Doctor Named to Head United Nations Effort on HIV/AIDS in Africa

September 3, 2013

Dr. Speciosa Wandira-Kasibwe is a senior adviser to the president of Uganda on population and health. From 1993 to 2004, she served as vice president of Uganda, the first woman in Africa to hold such a position.

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Administrator Named to United Nations Post

September 19, 2012

Joan M. Prince is vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

Foundation to Help Child Soldiers Establishes a Chapter at Oberlin College

October 3, 2011

Ishmael Beah was a child soldier in Sierra Leone but went on to graduate from Oberlin College.

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HBCU Brilliance Initiative to Provide Technical Assistance Funding to Eleven HBCUs

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A Pair of New Administrators Join the Forthcoming Xavier University of Louisiana Medical School

Appointments & Awards December 12, 2025

Southern Company Foundation to Fund Endowed Professorships in Sustainability at Four HBCUs

Grants and Gifts December 12, 2025

Yale’s Marlene Daut Wins the 2025 Haiti Book Prize

Appointments & Awards December 12, 2025

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Deborah Jones Named President of the MGH Institute of Health Professions

Breaking News December 8, 2025

“I am inspired by the [MGH Institute for Health Professions'] mission to educate health professionals and researchers who will drive innovation in the delivery of equitable and interprofessional care,” said Dr. Jones. “This mission aligns deeply with my own purpose, which is to bring together people, ideas, and systems for the greater good, because the greater good is stronger than any individual part.”

Ayana Allen-Handy to Lead the Hofstra University School of Education

Breaking News December 8, 2025

Dr. Allen-Handy, professor of urban education at Drexel University, is slated to become dean of Hofstra University's School of Education on January 1. She is a leading scholar on the social foundations and social contexts of education.

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