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Congratulations to Nikole Hannah-Jones (
@nhannahjones
), author of our 10th most popular story in 2023, for winning the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series for ‘The 1619 Project’ last night! 🏆
We are pleased to announce the 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Sports Scholar of the Year.
2022 Male Winner: Nakobe Dean, University of Georgia, Football
2022 Female Winner: Sophie Jaques, Ohio State University, Ice Hockey
@NakobeDean
@_sophiejaques
Racial exclusion from this nation's
#highered
institutions has been the norm throughout the vast history of the U.S., and few institutions better represent that legacy of exclusion than the two institutions at the center of the ruling. (by
@nhannahjones
)
Dr. Charles H. F. Davis III is quickly becoming one of the nation’s most prominent scholars. With a bold research agenda that looks at the intersectional politics of identity and systemic oppression.
#equity
#DiverseEmergingScholar
@USCRaceEquity
@hfdavis
VIEWS | The academy remains white and steeped in whiteness because efforts to diversify the academy are performative rather than transformational.
@JoyGayles
EMERGING SCHOLARS | Dr. Darris Means' scholarship 'examines racial and class inequities in rural contexts, challenging monolithic perspectives that equate rurality to whiteness.'
Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher is this year’s recipient of the Diverse Champions Award. 🏆
This award recognizes
#highered
leaders who have shown unwavering commitment to equal opportunity and access for all, particularly at the
#communitycollege
level.
@emzgallaher
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Dr. Gilda Barabino Appointed to The National Academy of Engineering - making her one of only six African-American women members in the esteemed academy:
#stemdiversity
#woc
#highered
#ccny
Sacramento State (
@SacState
) — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (
@CalState
) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College.
An expert on intercollegiate sports, Dr.
@JoyGayles
took the helm of
@ASHEoffice
this week—becoming only the second Black woman and the fifth Black person—to lead the 46-year-old organization that focuses on the study of higher education.
@AshePresident
Let's give JoVoni Johnson-McCray (
@jovonij
) of
@RiceFootball
a round of applause! JoVoni was recently named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars semifinalist for Male Athlete of the Year!
Reis Thomas (
@rdthomas_24
) of Wabash College Track and Field (
@mownbu
) is a 2023 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Finalist for Male Athlete of the Year. Way to go!
Scholars nationwide have responded to Candia-Bailey’s death with sadness and heartbreak, but also said that this tragedy allows for a broader conversation about the plight of Black women in the academy.
Doctoral candidates Dion T. Harry (
@dionharry_
) and Joshua D. Wallace (
@scholarjoshw
) have been chosen to receive the annual Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation Scholarship.
Social media being a way to amplify one’s own reach as an academic was one of many topics discussed during a University of Michigan webinar on how diversity scholars navigate social media.
Sergio Gonzalez (
@SerxioGonzalez
) draws upon scholarship in critical race theory and Jotería studies in education and invites his research participants to become co-creators and to be in conversations, or pláticas, with him.
Congratulations to Marymount University for its designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and the first one in Virginia. It is one of 308 HSIs with at least 25% Hispanic students.
@HACUNews
@marymountu
@DiverseIssues
VIEWS | The existence of white privilege and systemic racism is not a matter of opinion or perspective. It is a clear and undeniable fact that has been demonstrated by research and lived experience.
@toldson
There is information that shows how Black men and boys have thrived to achieve educational attainment, as well as indicators that have contributed to their academic success. (by
@EHinesPhD
)
Let's go! Darius Robinson (
@Darius6Robinson
) of
@MizzouFootball
is one of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars semifinalists for Male Athlete of the Year!
The annual Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation Scholarship is meant for matriculating students in master’s or doctoral programs in student affairs or
#highered
administration-related fields.
The North Carolina A&T (
@ncatsuaggies
) community will gather Feb. 1, to celebrate the legacy of four A&T freshmen who were keystones in the civil rights movement with their historic sit-in at the downtown Greensboro Woolworth’s lunch counter.
MORE HEADLINES | Dr. Adriel A. Hilton Named Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Southern University at New Orleans
Read more:
@SUNOKnights
North Carolina's Wake Forest University launched its new African American Studies program last week, with Dr. Corey D.B. Walker serving as its inaugural director.
@WakeForest
@WFUProfWalker
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick actively sees patients and conducts surgeries despite a punishing schedule as the leader of one of the country’s most prominent HBCUs:
#highered
#HBCUs
@HowardU
Views | Not only do HBCUs enroll twice as many first-generation, low-income students, but they also outperform peer institutions in improving the economic standing of their students. (via
@DrHLWilliams
)