Jamal Eric WatsonStudentsNCORE Kicks Off with Call to ActivismThe proliferation of racist incidents on college campuses, as well as the spate of police shootings of unarmed Black men and efforts by some states to engage in voter suppression were cited as reasons why NCORE still needs to exist.May 31, 2017Leadership & PolicyTuskegee University Fires President JohnsonTuskegee University — the private Alabama institution founded by Booker T. Washington — has fired its current president.May 29, 2017Faculty & StaffHine Retiring from Northwestern U. Endowed ProfessorshipDr. Darlene Clark Hine — known in the academy as the dean of African-American women’s history — is retiring from her endowed professorship at Northwestern University.May 12, 2017Faculty & StaffRising Star Working to Help Others Hit Career High NoteAs an assistant professor who arrived at Michigan in 2015, Dr. Tiffany Ng has carved out a reputation as a master teacher of carillon and an international performer of the carillon.May 7, 2017HomeScholars Find AERA Meeting Perfect for Seeking AnswersOne attendee called the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), a family reunion where she doles out hugs and kisses to her colleagues that she only gets to see about once a year.April 30, 2017Faculty & StaffAERA Honoring Ohio State Scholar James MooreWhen the American Association for Educational Research (AERA) convenes in San Antonio later this week, Dr. James L. Moore III will be presented with the 2017 AERA Scholars of Color Mid-Career Contribution Award.April 25, 2017African-AmericanHobart and William Smith Colleges Name Vincent PresidentHobart and William Smith Colleges has tapped Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, a prominent diversity officer and one of their alumni, to lead their institution as the next college president.April 23, 2017African-AmericanPrinceton Renaming Building in Honor of Toni MorrisonWest College — a central building on the campus of Princeton University — will be renamed in honor of Toni Morrison, the Nobel Laureate who currently is a professor emeritus at the Ivy league school.April 19, 2017StudentsJordan Putting St. Mary’s College on the MapDr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan is helping to bring new visibility to a small liberal arts college that was once considered a well-kept secret.March 22, 2017StudentsPartnership Aims to Boost LGBTQ Inclusion at HBCUsThe Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania is teaming up with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation to launch a three-year initiative to develop LGBTQ-inclusive programming at HBCUs across the nation.March 21, 2017Previous PagePage 3 of 33Next Page