Tag: University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Maryland and Its Four HBCUs Head to Mediation
Last month's federal district court ruling stating that Maryland's HBCUs were harmed by competing academic programs at nearby predominantly White universities did not offer any remedies.
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.
In Memoriam: Devenia Victoria Pinder Wallace, 1919-2013
Devenia Wallace joined the faculty at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the late 1950s. She served as chair of the home economics department, now known as the department of human ecology.
Three African Americans in New Administrative Posts at HBCUs
Cherita Weatherspoon was named head of University College at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Sunya Young is a new vice president at South Carolina State University and Robert W. McGlotten Jr. was named government liaison at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Three African American Men in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
James G. Lunnermon II and Walter W. Woods were given new posts at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Perry James Studevent Jr. was named director of student services at the medical school of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Breaks Ground on a New Academic Building
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has broken ground on a new 166,000-square-foot academic building that will be the home of its academic programs in aviation science, computer science, and engineering.
Nine Black Academics Taking on New Administrative Roles
The new appointees are Monica Boyd, Stephen L. McDaniel, Alan Robertson Sr., Tanya Freeman, Tara A. Brooks, Brandon P. Brown, Marcus Clark, Ashiwel Undieh, and Scott Jackson Dantley.
A Half Dozen African Americans in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The six new appointees are Sonja A. Bennett at South Carolina State, Tracie Hunter at Elizabeth City State, Kimberly Conway Dumpson at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Floyd Hardin at Michigan State, Ferlin McGaskey at the University of Tennessee and Joshua Woodfork at Skidmore College.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Takes Steps to Protect Its Faculty
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore was purchased 200 whiteboards that can be used as portable teaching aids but also can serve as a bulletproof shield in the event of an active shooter incident on campus.
Physician Assistant Master’s Program Debuts at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
In the new master's degree program at UMES, students will spend 15 months of eight-hour days in the classroom and laboratory. They will then spend 12 months in clinical practice alongside licensed professionals.
Mortimer Neufville Named President of Coppin State University in Baltimore
He has been serving as interim president of the university. Before coming to Coppin State, Dr. Neufville served as interim president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is the former executive vice president of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Adds Three Bachelor’s Degree Programs
One of the new programs will be a bachelor’s degree in jazz and popular music. The only other music degree offered at the university is a bachelor’s degree in music education. Business students will now be able to major in marketing or finance.
NAACP Chapter Reactivated at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The NAACP chapter at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore plans to work on voter registration and to increase student involvement with community organizations near the Princess Anne campus.
Major Changes on Campus at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The university has purchased land to increase the size of its campus by almost 50 percent and construction is scheduled to started soon on a new science center.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Decides Not to Revive Its Football Program
The historically Black university last fielded an intercollegiate football program in 1979. Many alumni wanted to restore the program but a task force appointed by the university's president Juliette B. Bell, found that the institution did not have "either the human or fiscal resources" to do so.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Names New VP for Research and Development
For the past three years, G. Dale Wesson has held the Samuel P. Massie Chair of Excellence Professorship in Science and Nuclear Engineering at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg.
HBCU in Maryland May Contribute to the Creation of a New Medical School
The new medical school would be a satellite campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County but would incorporate the health education and research programs at Salisbury University and the historically Black University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Faculty From Five HBCUs Chosen to Participate in a Leadership Development Program
The Association of American Colleges and Universities program seeks to prepare women of color in STEM disciplines for academic and administrative leadership positions.
In Memoriam: Harrison DeWayne Whittington, 1931-2012
A founding member of the board of visitors at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, he also served as a visiting lecturer, Director of Field Experience, and an adviser to the university's Upward Bound program.
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.
Four HBCUs Join the Maryland-D.C. Campus Compact
The new organization "aims to strengthen the capacity of member institutions to serve society; to enhance student learning; and to develop in individual students the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and habits of civic responsibility locally and globally."
Seven African Americans Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Taking on new duties are Kimberly Conway Dumpson, Teresa Hardee, Linda Greene, Josephine Davis, Adriel Hilton, Nevada Winrow, and Philip Sherrill.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore to Hold a Regional Spelling Bee
The university is the only HBCU among the 17 colleges and universities that sponsor qualifying events for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Moses Kairo Is the New Dean of Agricultural and Natural Sciences at UMES
He was the associate research director for the 1890 Land Grant Program of the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences at Florida A&M 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.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Wins Circle of Excellence Fundraising Award
Sixty-five colleges and universities were honored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, but the University of Maryland Eastern Shore was the only HBCU on the list.
Will Football Return to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore?
The university sent nearly 30 football players to the NFL but there has been no football team at the university since 1979. Many alumni want to bring football back.
African Americans Named Dean at Connecticut College and University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Carolyn Denard was named dean at Connecticut College and Ray J. Davis was appointed dean of the School of Arts and Professions at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Several Historically Black Universities Set Graduation Records
Several historically Black colleges and universities have reported a record number of degrees conferred at this year's commencement exercises.
HBCU Bowling Team Wins National Championship
Of the nine players listed on the roster, five are from Latin America.
Two African American Scholars Named to Lead National Organizations
Benjamin D. Reese Jr. of Duke University and Jennifer Keane-Dawes of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will head national associations.
The Next President of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Currently, Juliette B. Bell is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. She will assume her new post on July 1.
Grants and Gifts
Among the grants awarded recently to historically black colleges, Dillard University received the largest award in school history.
Grants and Gifts
This week’s grants to HBCUs or for programs relating to African Americans.
