Tag: University of Alabama
One African American Among the Four Finalists for President of the University of Nebraska System
Prior to his appointment as president of Central Michigan University in 2010, Dr. George Ross served as president of Alcorn State University in Mississippi.
In Memoriam: Bernard Williams, 1952-2014
Dr. Bernard Williams was the long-time director of the "Golden Voices" choir at Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama. In addition to leading the choir, he served as college organist and was a professor of education.
The Good News and Bad News on Sororities at the University of Alabama
This year 21 Black women were offered bids to join sororities at the University of Alabama. But Black women were just 1 percent of all new sororities members. The process was further tainted by a sorority member's posting of a photograph with a racist caption.
University of Alabama’s New Effort to Boost the Diversity of Its Business Students
The Culverhouse College of Commerce at the University of Alabama has launched a new initiative aimed at increasing the diversity of incoming students.
Joan Yvette Davis Named Chancellor of Delgado Community College
Davis has been serving as interim president of Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A graduate of Bennett College, she is the former interim chancellor of the Alabama Community College System.
Three African American Faculty Members Win Awards
The honorees are Viola L. Acoff of the University of Alabama, Dorinda Carter Andrews of Michigan State University and Margaret A. Burnham of the Northeastern University School of Law.
Arthur Dunning Is the New Leader of Albany State University
Dr. Dunning was serving as a professor and senior research fellow at the Education Policy Center of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He is expected to serve as interim president for up to one year.
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.
Eight African Americans Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Yvette Underfue Murph, Roger Sidje, Tysus D. Jackson, Keisha Williams, Lee H. Melvin, Wilbur L. Walters Jr., Curtis Campbell, and Victor K. Wilson.
New Initiative Looks to Boost the Number of Blacks in Graduate-Level Computer Science
Seven universities have been chosen by the National Science Foundation for participation in the Institute for African American Mentoring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS, pronounced "I am CS"). The $5 million program is being led by computer scientists at Clemson University in South Carolina.
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.
Honors for Three Black Scholars
The honorees are Archie Wade, a retired professor of kinesiology at the University of Alabama, Adriel Hilton of Grand Valley State University, and John Idowu of New Mexico State University.
In Memoriam: James Alexander Hood, 1942-2013
Hood was one of two Black students who successfully integrated the University of Alabama in 1963. He spent only two months on a hostile campus before transferring to Wayne State University. Many years later, he returned to the University of Alabama to earn a doctoral degree.
Joyce Stallworth Appointed Associate Provost at the University of Alabama
Since 2004, she has been senior associate dean of the College of Education at the university and has been on the University of Alabama faculty since 1995.
In Memoriam: Yvonne Kennedy, 1945-2012
She has served as an Alabama state representative since 1970 and was the former president of Bishop State Community College. She held a doctorate from the University of Alabama.
Notable Awards to African Americans in Higher Education
Samaa Abdurraqib of Bowdoin College, Bobby Wilson of the University of Alabama, and the department of Afro-American studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have been selected for prestigious honors.
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.
Curtis Reynolds Earns Promotion at the University of Florida
He was promoted to vice president for business affairs.
