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NCCU Jazz Studies Program Declared Safe

News organizations misinterpreted a move by the UNC Board of Governors allowing realignment of music concentrations at North Carolina Central University as bringing an end to the celebrated Jazz education program.

June 2, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Lesbian Student Battles Stereotypes at HBCU

Lesbian student English Fields battles stereotypes, profiling at Rust College.

June 1, 2015

Faculty & Staff

The Music Lives On

With the death of B.B. King, “the blues has lost its king, and America has lost a legend,” President Barack Obama said in a letter read at the famed guitarist’s funeral on Saturday, May 30, in his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi. King, the son of sharecroppers, died on May 14 at the age of 89, leaving a rich legacy as an innovator and hard-working performer.

June 1, 2015

Faculty & Staff

South Carolina Legal Scholars Weigh In on N. Charleston Murder Case

Law professors and their students at the University of South Carolina had intense class discussions this spring as a “case for the ages” began to play out in their state.

May 31, 2015

Students

UNC-Chapel Hill Strips Name of KKK Member Off Building

The Board of Trustees said the “university made an error” in considering William Lawrence Saunders’ KKK ties as a reason to rename the building after him.

May 28, 2015

Faculty & Staff

N.C. Central University Facing 3 Discrimination Suits

NCCU denied the validity of claims in three lawsuits filed against it that accuse Chancellor Debra Saunders-White of discriminating against non-African-American employees.

May 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

VICTORIA WATTS

VICTORIA WATTS has been appointed chair of dance at Cornish College of the Arts. She is currently lecturing at the University of South Australia. Watts earned a bachelor’s from the University of Surrey, a master’s from The Ohio State University and a doctorate from George Mason University.

May 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

BRANDEN GRIMMETT

BRANDEN GRIMMETT has been named associate vice provost for the Office of Career and Professional Development at Loyola Marymount University. He will assume the position June 1. Grimmett is the current and founding director of the Piper Center for Vocation and Career at St. Olaf’s College in Northfield, Minnesota.He earned a bachelor’s from St. Olaf’s and a master’s from Harvard University.

May 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

KANWAL SINGH

KANWAL SINGH has been appointed dean of the college at Sarah Lawrence College, effective August 1. She was associate dean of the college at Sarah Lawrence. Singh earned a bachelor’s from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.

May 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Princeton Takes Major Step Forward in African-American Studies

Princeton University is one step closer to offering an undergraduate major in African-American studies.

May 26, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Under New Leadership, NISOD Sees Resurgence

With a renewed focus on student success and best educational practices, NISOD members took in technology, professional development and leadership sessions over the weekend.

May 26, 2015

Faculty & Staff

EVERETT B. WARD

EVERETT B. WARD has been appointed president of Saint Augustine’s University. He was interim president of St. Augustine’s. Ward earned a bachelor’s from Saint Augustine’s, a master’s from North Carolina State University and a doctorate from North Carolina A&T State University.

May 26, 2015