Tag: Historically Black Colleges & Universities: Page 49

Students

Princeton to Offer African American Studies Major

Princeton University’s Board of Trustees has granted the Center for African American Studies (CAAS) academic departmental status, clearing the way for the university to begin offering a major in African American Studies in the fall.

June 2, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Board of Shaw University Chooses Alumna as Next President

RALEIGH, N.C. —The South’s first historically black university has chosen an alumna as its next president.

June 1, 2015

HBCUs

South Asian American Champs Spell for College, But Are Still in D-E-B-T

The trouble with the National Spelling Bee; My solutions

May 31, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Grambling, Southern Name Presidential Finalists

SWAC rivals Grambling State University and Southern University have both named presidential finalists.

May 31, 2015

Sports

In Case You Missed It

Princeton Takes Major Step Forward in African-American Studies NISOD Emphasizes Educational Lessons Grounded in Ferguson Black College Coaches Unite to Boost Diversity in Hiring  NCORE a Safe Space for All

May 29, 2015

African-American

September Trial Date Set for U.Va. Student in Bloody Arrest

A September trial date has been set for a University of Virginia student whose bloody arrest outside a bar sparked a public uproar.

May 28, 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

HBCUs

TRAVIS HILL

TRAVIS GILL has been named director of institutional equity at Kansas State University. He was director of investigations and outreach, institutional Title VI coordinator and deputy Title IX coordinator in the Office of Institutional Equity at The University of Texas at Austin. He earned a bachelor’s from the University of Oklahoma and a juris doctor from the University of Houston Law Center.

May 26, 2015

African-American

KHRISTINA GONZALEZ

KHRISTINA GONZALEZ has been named associate dean of the college for programs of access and inclusion at Princeton University. She was associate director of the Writing Center at Princeton. Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College, a master’s from Notre Dame University and a doctorate from Brown University.

May 26, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Former S.C. State Board Chairman Gets 5-year Sentence

COLUMBIA, S.C. ― Jonathan Pinson, former board chairman of the South Carolina State University, was sentenced this week to five years in prison for skimming money and receiving kickbacks from several projects. Pinson, a Greenville businessman, also must pay restitution in the amount of $337,843.05 and is subject to five years’ supervision after his release. […]

May 22, 2015