Tag: University of Maryland
Phoebe Haddon to Step Down as Dean of the University of Maryland School of Law
Haddon was selected as dean of the nation's third-oldest law school in 2009 after serving for 25 years on the faculty of the Temple University School of law in Philadelphia. After a one-year sabbatical, she will return to serve on the law school's faculty.
Sylvester James Gates Awarded the Mendel Medal From Villanova University
Sylvester James Gates, the John S. Toll Professor of Physics and director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland in College Park, was named the winner of the Mendel Medal, given out by Villanova University.
Four African Americans Taking on New Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Jameca W. Falconer at the Logan College of Chiropractic in Missouri, Lori S. Gentles at California State University, Fullerton, P. Kevin Williamson at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, and Ralph Amos at the University of Maryland.
The Inaugural Winner of a Book Award in African American Art History
Bridget R. Cooks, an associate professor of art history and African American studies at the University of California Irvine, was honored by the Driskell Center at the University of Maryland College Park.
Law Professor to Lead the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
At the start of the new year Sherrilyn Ifill, professor at the Francis King Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland, will become president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.
New CEO for Howard University Hospital
Hebert C. Buchanan Jr. has been serving as the chief operating officer at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
Notable Appointments of African Americans to Higher Education Posts
Here is this week's roundup of key appointments of African Americans at colleges and universities across the United States.
Danette Howard Named Secretary of Higher Education for the State of Maryland
She has been serving as interim secretary since last August and previously held research positions at the University of Maryland and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Sylvester James Gates Named a Member of the American Philosophical Society
Of the 27 new members of the society elected this year, Professor Gates is the only African American.
Universities Honored for Their Efforts to Increase Retention of Minority Engineering Students
The three winners of the National Society of Black Engineer's Impact Award are Michigan State University, the University of Houston, and the University of Maryland-College Park.
Higher Education Desegregation Case Goes to Trial in Maryland
Plaintiffs seek $2 billion for the state's four historically Black universities.
African Americans Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Seven black administrators are taking on new duties at colleges and universities across the nation.
