March 2022

Dr. Bill Pink named Ferris State University’s 19th president.Ferris State University (FSU) in Big Rapids, Michigan, has named Dr. Bill Pink as its next president, making Pink the first Black individual to helm the institution when he begins his service in July, pending board approval. Pink is currently president of Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) and […]

A $1 million California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) New and Innovative Grant has been awarded to SEMI, a global group representing electronics manufacturing and design chain. SEMI shares the grant with its partners: Ignited Education, a group that connects teachers and supports their role in improving math and science skills; Foothill College, a community college in

Dr. Melody Rose, Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, at a September 2021 meeting.Jeff Scheid / The Nevada IndependentNevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Dr. Melody Rose indicated this week that she would resign from her position through a separation agreement. Departing after 19 months on a four-year contract, Rose’s exist follows months

Dr. Lisa Jones, UCSD’s incoming chancellor’s associate’s endowed chair in chemistry and biochemistryThe University of California San Diego (UCSD) will be welcoming 13 new, tenure-track faculty members who are connecting Black Studies with science, technology, engineering, and health subjects across eight divisions and schools. Three hires have already been announced, and three more offers have

I am in a state of mourning, accented with anger. I was heartbroken and mortified to learn late Friday afternoon that the Black News Channel (BNC) was ceasing operations immediately due in large part to financial failure. The network was a bold and much needed effort, which started two years ago, around the time the

President Joe BidenOn Monday, President Biden proposed a $5.8 trillion budget for fiscal year 2023 that included more higher education spending, such as a boost in the maximum Pell Grant. Yet Congress, which holds the government’s purse strings, will make the final call as the midterm elections loom. “Federal budgets are an expression of values,”

Diversity will get a supreme moment when Ketanji Brown Jackson is likely confirmed by the full Senate. But no one can say they didn’t feel the pain inflicted by Republican Senators Graham, Cruz, Hawley, and Cotton at the committee level hearings. It was a disgraceful and “vicious” attack of Jackson. “Vicious” was the word of

Amit Sevak, a global leader who has worked at universities and nonprofits across the world, has been tapped to be the next president of the Educational Testing Service (ETS).  Amit Sevak He will replace Dr. Walt MacDonald, who announced that he is retiring after 38 years of working for the world’s largest assessment organization.  “Amit is

Melanie B. Jacobs, new dean of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville.The University of Louisville (UofL) has appointed legal scholar Melanie B. Jacobs as the next dean of the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. Jacobs, currently at Michigan State University, is a globally renowned expert in family law.

Georgia high school senior Makenzie Thompson will study animal science at Tuskegee University.Georgia high school senior Makenzie Thompson received acceptance letters to 49 universities and $1.3 million in potential scholarships. Thompson, who is president of her class, co-captain of the school’s dance team, and vice president of a community service organization, has chosen to accept