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University of Pennsylvania Establishes New Center for Civil Rights

The University of Pennsylvania has consolidated three existing offices relating to discrimination, harassment, and compliance into a unified Center for Civil Rights Office.

Herman Beavers Is the New President of the Modern Language Association

Dr. Beavers has taught Africana studies and English at the University of Pennsylvania for more than 35 years. His scholarship centers on African American and American literature, including African American poetry, jazz, and southern modernism.

Rutgers University’s Kimberly Mutcherson Honored by the Association of American Law Schools

Professor Mutcherson was the first woman, the first Black person, and the first LGBTQ person to serve as a dean at Rutgers Law. She was recently recognized as a trailblazer in legal education by the Association of American Law Schools.

Students Who Take Ethnic Studies Courses Experience Broader Overall Academic Achievement

A new study has linked enrollment in ethnic studies courses to higher GPAs, reduced course failure, and better math and science performance for middle and high school students, with Black and Latinx students experiencing the largest gains.

American Educational Research Association Honors Six Black Americans

The awardees are Vivian Gadsden of the University of Pennsylvania, James L. Moore III of Ohio State University, Nicole Patton Terry of Florida State University, Terrell R. Morton of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chezare A. Warren of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Sean Darling-Hammond of the University of California, Berkeley.

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College President Monica J. Posey Announces Retirement

Monica J. Posey was named president of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in 2016, making her the first African American woman president of a major educational institution in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. She will retire from the college in August, following over three decades of administrative service.

Airea Matthews Named Provost of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania

Professor Matthews has taught creative writing and poetry at Bryn Mawr College since 2017. As a poet and educator, she centers her work on the intersections of language, economics, race, and social policy.

A Trio of Black Scholars Selected for New Roles in the Academic World

Angela Gapa has been appointed to an endowed professorship at California State University, Chico; Vivian Gadsden of the University of Pennsylvania is the new vice president of the National Academy of Education, and Melanie George was named chair of the dance program at Marymount Manhattan College.

Yale’s Elijah Anderson Receives National Award for Ethnographic Research on Urban Crime

Dr. Anderson has studied inequality, structural racism, and crime and violence for nearly five decades. The author of five books, he currently serves as the the Sterling Professor of Sociology and of Black studies at Yale University.

In Memoriam: Marcyliena H. Morgan, 1950-2025

Dr. Morgan was a professor of African and African American studies and the Ernest E. Monrad Professor of Social Sciences at Harvard. While there, she founded the Hip Hop Archive and Research Institute in the university's Hutchins Center for African and African American Research.

Penn Law School Launches New Fellowship Named for Its First Black Woman Graduate

The new fellowship follows the recent closure of Penn Carey Law's Office of Equal Opportunity and Engagement and a pause in the Sadie T. M. Alexander Scholarship program, which covered tuition for students who planned to focus their studies and future law practice on racial justice.

Three Black Professors Selected for New Faculty Appointments

Jannette Berkley-Patton was appointed as a Curators' Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the most prestigious faculty rank at the university. Michelle Gray was promoted to full professor of neurology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Todd Craig was selected for an endowed director role at the University of Pennsylvania.

The University of the District of Columbia’s Victor McCrary Elected Chair of the National Science Board

“We can’t succeed in a new era with yesterday’s playbook,” says Dr. McCrary. “The National Science Board supports President Trump’s aspiration for Golden Age of American Innovation and will continue to work in partnership with the White House, the Congress, and leaders across business, academia, national security, and state sectors...”

John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. Named Executive Director of Penn’s McGraw Center for Educational Leadership

A former president of Morehouse College, Dr. Wilson has conducted extensive research on American higher education, particularly the history and current state of HBCUs. During President Obama's first term, Dr. Wilson was executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and University.

New Positions for Six Black Administrators in Higher Education

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 contact@jbhe.com.

Penn Law Takes Steps to End DEI-Related Programs

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has closed its Office of Equal Opportunity and Engagement. Additionally, the law school is no longer accepting applicants for a scholarship program named for its first Black woman graduate, Sadie Alexander.

Centenary University President Selected as Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey

Dale Caldwell, the first Black president of Centenary University, has been selected as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of New Jersey, running alongside gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherill. Dr. Caldwell has extensive experience within the New Jersey public education system, previously serving as president of the New Brunswick Board of Education.

Eight Black Administrators Taking on New Positions in Academia

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 contact@jbhe.com.

Teresa Hardee Selected to Lead Bennett College in North Carolina

“I am truly honored to serve Bennett College at such a pivotal time,” said Dr. Hardee. “Bennett’s legacy is unmatched, and its future holds even greater promise. Together with the Bennett community, I am committed to building on its strengths and charting a bold path forward.”

University of Pennsylvania Press to Publish a New Academic Journal: Global Black Thought

Launched by the African American Intellectual History Society, Global Black Thought will feature essays on Black ideas, theories, and intellectuals from authors in a wide-range of history and the social science fields. Keisha Blaine of Brown University will serve as the journal's inaugural editor-in-chief.
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