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Phyllis Sharps Named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing

Considered the organization's highest honor, the "Living Legend" designation is granted to individuals who exemplify the resolve and ingenuity of the nursing professions and have made significant impacts on health systems and health policy.

In Memoriam: Kimberly Walker, 1965-2025

At the time of her passing, Dr. Walker was an assistant professor and program director for medical diagnostics at the University of Delaware. Her scholarship centered on infectious disease and health policy research.

Research Shows Racial Differences in Letters of Recommendations for College Applications

According to a new study, letters of recommendations received by Black students have fewer overall sentences than those received by White students. Additionally, Black students' letters are less likely to mention key topics such as their intellectual promise.

JBHE Contributor Chuck Stone Receives Posthumous Honor From the Pulitzer Prize Board

While teaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Professor Stone collaborated with The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education compiling a number of directories of African Americans who held endowed professorships at U.S. colleges and universities.

The Next Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida

Levi Thompson has been serving as dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware. He previously served as a faculty member at the University of Michigan, where he was associate dean for undergraduate education and director of the Hydrogen Energy Technology Laboratory.

Tanisha Ford Wins National Book Award for a Biography of Prominent Civil Rights Movement Fundraiser

Dr. Ford's award-winning book - Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power, Behind the Civil Rights Movement - examines the social history of Mollie Moon, founding president of the National Urban League Guild.

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

University of Delaware Brings HBCU Students to Campus for Summer Engineering Research Program

The new Summer Engineering Research Experience at the University of Delaware is part of the university's dual-degree program with Delaware State University, which allows DSU students to earn both their bachelor's degree and master's degree in engineering in only five years.

Alicia Fontnette Appointed Executive Director of the National Council for Black Studies

The National Council for Black Studies has selected Alicia Fontnette as the organization's executive director. Dr. Fontnette is an assistant professor in the department of African studies at the University of Delaware, which will serve as the council's new headquarters.

University of Delaware Research Examines Impact of Highway Construction on Black Neighborhoods

In 1957, the Wilmington city council voted to bring Interstate 95 right through the Adams-Jackson corridor in the downtown area. In all, 507 residential dwellings, 50 commercial structures, 48 garages, two churches, one public school, one private school and one theater were demolished — and 926 families displaced — to make way for the highway.

In Memoriam: James E. Newton 1941-2022

Dr. Newton joined the faculty at the University of Delaware in 1972 as an assistant professor of education. The following year he became associate professor and director of the Black American Studies Program.

Three Black Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Wunyabari Maloba was appointed to an endowed professorship at the University of Delaware. Phillis Isabella Sheppard was named faculty director of the James Lawson Institute for the Research and Study of Nonviolent Movements at Vanderbilt University, and Ama Baafra Abeberese was promoted to associate professor of economics and granted tenure at Wellesley College.

In Memoriam: Babatunde Ayodeji Ogunnaike, 1956-2022

Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, a native of Nigeria, was the William L. Friend Chair of Chemical Engineering and former dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware. He was an expert in process control, modeling and simulation, systems biology, and applied statistics.

Four Universities Announce the Hiring of African Americans to Diversity Positions

Taking on new roles related to diversity are Fatimah Conley at the University of Delaware, Jackie Hunter at the University of Vermont, Donovan Roy at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, and Janice Hamlet at Northern Illinois University.

New Assignments in Higher Education for Four Black Faculty Members

Taking on new roles are Dan Smith at the University of Delaware, KMarie King at Albany Medical College, Derris Devost-Burnett of Mississippi State University, and Bebonchu Atems at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York.

Brittany Pearl Battle of Wake Forest University Honored by Sociologists for Women in Society

The Feminist Activism Award from the organization Sociologists for Women in Society was established in 1995. The award is presented annually to an SWS member who has notably and consistently used sociology to improve conditions for women in society.

David C. Wilson Named Leader of the School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Wilson currently serves as senior associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences and is a professor of political science and psychological and brain sciences at the University of Delaware. He will become dean of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley on July 1.

Some Progress in Increasing Black Faculty in Accounting But There Is a Long Way to Go

The data shows that there are 211 Black faculty members teaching accounting at the nation's business schools. They make up just 3.2 percent of all faculty at these schools. Of the 211 Black faculty members, 107 are women and 104 are men.

Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore Named Provost at California Polytechnic State University

Dr. Jackson-Elmoore is currently dean of the Honors College at Michigan State University and a professor with affiliations in the School of Social Work and the Global Urban Studies Program. She also currently co-chairs a university-level Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Steering Committee.

Delaware State Graduates Will Have an Opportunity to Enroll in Athletic Training Graduate Program

Under a new agreement, one student from Delaware State’s kinesiology degree program within the department of public and allied health sciences will be selected to enroll in the master of science Athletic Training Degree Program at the University of Delaware.
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Princeton’s Patricia Smith Wins the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry

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