Fisk University Announces Vann Newkirk As 17th President
Fisk University has bestowed a great honor on Dr. Vann Newkirk this week. Previously serving as Fisk's interim president, Newkirk has very big aspirations...
Bethune-Cookman Alum Awaits The Super Bowl After Career With Buccaneers Front Office
Super Bowl LV (55) is coming up this Sunday, and it's going to be a day to Aubrey Grier never forgets. For years, the...
Howard PhD Student Tapped For Two Leadership Positions At Xavier University of Louisiana
HBCUs challenge you in ways you might never expect, and yet leave you feeling more prepared than ever. Kerri Alexander can attest to that,...
Grambling State University Alum Jon-Al Duplantier Is New Director At AltaGas
2021 is off to a great start for Jon-Al Duplantier. Just late last month the Grambling State University alumnus was welcomed onto the Board...
FAMU President Larry Robinson Has Appointment Reaffirmed By Board of Governors
The Florida University system has just confirmed what the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees already knew. Current President Larry Robinson came into FAMU...
Howard University College of Medicine Names Dr. Roger A. Mitchell As Chair of Pathology
The pandemic has rocked the way we think about pathology, and the gravity of the consequences that can result when that science is not...
Spelman Alum & Former Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer Tapped As Next Walgreens CEO
Spelman College alumna and trustee Rosalind Brewer is bringing her leadership skills to Walgreens as its new CEO! The outgoing Starbucks Chief Operating Officer...
Howard’s Associate Vice President Highlighted After Creative COVID-19 Outreach Efforts
COVID-19 has spread us all apart, but that doesn't mean that HBCU students or even staff should have to feel alone. That is something...
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Nominated To Be Vice Chair Of DNC
Keisha Lance Bottoms' fierce work ethic and progressive outreach in Atlanta has made her a cultural icon. Just a little after a month after...
Howard Alum & 1st Black Female Google VP Appointed to PagerDuty Board of Directors
Howard University alumna Bonita Stewart is a powerhouse that has companies clamoring for her expertise. She currently leads at Google, having made history as...
FAMU Alum Vincent Evans Among Latest Appointees To Biden-Harris Staff
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris continue to walk in their commitment to building the most diverse administration in U.S. history. Recently,...
Dr. Tracy H. Dunn Becomes First Female Dean At Benedict School of Business and...
Benedict College is entering the new year with a progressive new addition to its leadership. In its commitment to preparing students for work in...
Texas Southern Professor Appointed To Fulbright Board of Directors
Texas Southern University has world-renowned professors and staff. Now, professor Dr. Kamala Raghavan will sit on the Board of Directors for the world-renowned Fulbright...
Hampton Alum Marie R. Sylla-Dixon Appointed As Raytheon Technologies Chief Diversity Officer
Hampton University alumna Marie R. Sylla-Dixon has just been tapped by Raytheon Technologies to advance diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as the company's new...
Hampton Alumna Simone Craig of Morristown’s Art In Atrium Named Trustee At MPAC
Hampton University alumna Simone Craig has recently been selected to join the Board of Trustees of the Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)! Craig, who earned...
Miss Talladega College Chosen As 2020-2021 Miss NBCA Hall of Fame
HBCU queens are known for their leadership, success, and ambition. As Miss Talladega College 2020-2021, Patria Gatson was already honored by her campus for...
New Petition Demands Tuskegee Board Members Be Removed
“OUR BELOVED ALMA MATER IS IN CRISIS!” That is the first line of a new petition aimed at shaking up the Board of Trustees...
Morehouse Alum Nathan K. Ford Appointed To Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently appointed Morehouse College graduate Nathan K. Ford to one of two open seats on the Eastern Michigan University Board...
