Florida State University Alum Sandra Phoenix Leads at the HBCU Library Alliance

June (2016) –Alumna Sandra Phoenix (M.S. ’07) shines when she has a close connection to her work. That’s why non-profit and social services interests her. She’s combined that passion with her passion for library science as the executive director for the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) Library Alliance. Dedicated to developing library leaders, preserving collections and planning … Continue reading →

Mentoring the Gap

Jamal Fisher (2016)—In 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 196,000 Librarians employed in the United States, only 9.3% or 18,228 are Black or African American, 10.4% or 20,384 are Hispanic or Latino, and 23.5% or 40,060 are men.  In the same year, the Occupational Outlook Handbook forecasted only a two percent … Continue reading →

SU professors selected as Carnegie African Diaspora Program Fellows

Two Southern University Baton Rouge (SUBR) professors are among 59 African-born scholars based in the United States and Canada who are this summer traveling to Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda for 14-90 days to conduct academic projects with their peers at host universities in those countries. The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program … Continue reading →