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Since 1985, the Whiting Foundation has supported creative writing through the Whiting Writers’ Awards. Three of this year's winners are Black scholars with current academic affiliations at American institutions of higher education.

Jerome Morris has been named president-elect of the AERA Council and Tabbye Chavous has been appointed as the association's executive director.

Despite the significant financial challenges and lack of resources at historically Black colleges and universities, Black students at HBCUs are more likely to experience better mental health outcomes than their peers at other institutions.

Nearly 160 years after its original publication, the University of Michigan has released a new edition of Malinda Russell's A Domestic Cookbook, the oldest known cookbook authored by a Black American woman.

Following the Great Recession, Detroit neighborhoods that experienced an increase in their Black populations were more likely to experience an increase in high-cost alternative financial institutions.

Dr. Snowden served as a professor of social welfare and public health policy at the University of California, Berkeley from 1978 until his passing in January. He was dedicated to advancing research on mental health services and eliminating racial disparities in healthcare.

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.

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.

Dr. Gòkè-Pariolá brings nearly five decades of higher education experience to his new role. For the past nine years, he has served as North Central College's provost and vice president for academic affairs.

The new faculty appointments are Harold Dean Trulear at Howard University, Kimberly Bailey at the University of Cincinnati, Isis Settles at the University of Michigan, and Mabel Wilson at Columbia University.

Historically, supporters of Black nationalism were more likely to be men, younger in age, and from a lower income or educational background. The new study found none of these factors predicted Black nationalism, and the belief system is now found among a wider audience of Black Americans.

Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Dr. Grundy's book, Respectable: Politics and Paradox in Making the Morehouse Man, explores the culture and experiences of graduates from Morehouse College in Atlanta, the country's only historically Black college for men.

The study found scientists with African-sounding names are 15 percent less likely to be quoted by news outlets than their peers with Anglo-sounding names.

From 1970 to 1976, Dr. Hudson served as the tenth president of what is now Hampton University in Virginia. He also held an interim appointment as president of his undergraduate alma mater, Livingstone College in North Carolina.

“In my experience, leading with personal authenticity and humility, as well as with vision and strategy, builds credibility, increases trust, and strengthens people’s willingness to work well together," said Dr. Ward. "That’s how I will approach my presidency at UHart."

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.

Dr. Mott was a lecturer in the department of history and Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University where she worked for the past sixteen years. Her academic studies focused on racial language in American popular culture.

"It has been my privilege to lead the AUC Woodruff Library, guiding it to its current level of excellence," said Parham. "I am forever grateful for the contributions of the Library staff and the commitment of the presidents of our member institutions who believe, as I do, in the value and strength of the nation’s HBCUs and their students who are deserving of nothing less than the best."

Dr. Orlando Taylor of Fielding University passed away on January 16. He held numerous administrative leadership roles in higher education throughout his life. He dedicated his research to speech and language disorders, as well as advancing leadership at HBCUs, earning him seven doctoral degrees over the course of his career.