Greetings HBCU Library Alliance Membership! It is an honor to serve as Board Chair. I am excited about this opportunity to give back to an organization that assisted me in my leadership role as the Director of the James B. Duke Memorial Library at Johnson C. Smith University (NC). The Board Members, Executive Director Sandra …
October (2017)— North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has been awarded $16.3 million by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for a new Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) focusing on elevating the university’s health disparities research program. Led by Deepak Kumar, Ph.D., director … Continue reading
October (2017)— Just as the nation’s interest is piqued with all things celestial following the August 2017 total solar eclipse, Clark Atlanta University (CAU) Physics Professor Swaraj S. Tayal has an even better reason to stare into space. He is the recipient of a three-year, $405,008 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Astronomy and Physics Program. … Continue reading
October (2017)— The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at Jackson State University has been awarded a five-year $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to train teachers of visually impaired students in the Deep South. U.S. data reveal there is a critical need for certified profession-ready teachers locally, statewide and nationally … Continue reading
October (2017)— Bethune-Cookman University has a history of recruiting and graduating Bahamian students. As the institution seeks to expand its global online footprint throughout the diaspora and beyond, its Bahamas Initiative will serve as a model and pilot. This process provides the template for B-CU to model with other countries. During June 6 – 9, 2017 … Continue reading
October (2017)— Grambling State University is celebrating a $2,000,000 increase in federal grants and contracts awarded. Excluding federal Title III funding, federal funding increased from $3.6 million in the 2015-2016 fiscal year to $5.6 million in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, a 55.55 percent increase. Faculty and staff wrote competitive, winning proposals that were funded by … Continue reading
October (2017)— The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Jackson State University researchers a $350,000 EAGER grant to support untested, “high-risk” exploratory research that potentially may yield a “high payoff.” One early-stage study involves exploring serious consequences that result from possible prejudice by police against unarmed African-Americans. This research is led by Dr. Byron D’Andra … Continue reading
October (2017)— Congratulations to Loretta Parham on her appointment to the EDUCAUSE Board of Directors as a director-at-large! EDUCAUSE is the association for information technology in higher education and the largest community of IT leaders and professionals committed to advancing higher education. Mrs. Parham will serve as a board member for a four-year term starting … Continue reading
