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Congratulations to Mr. Donald Comer, who was inducted in the 2022 Lane College Hall of Distinction.  Inductees in the Hall are distinguished alumni and friends who have demonstrated a standard of excellence in their chosen field and exemplified the educational mission of Land College through their significant professional accomplishments. Mr. Comer has been selected to received...Read More

Mr. Corey S. Edmond was recently named Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at North Carolina Central University.  He is also pursuing an Executive Ph.D. in Urban Higher Education at Jackson State University.Read More

  Dr. Carlos Wilson, former director and associate professor for the School of Lifelong Learning at Jackson State University, has been promoted to Associate Dean of the Division of Graduate Studies. Wilson was born in Brookhaven, Miss., and graduated from Brookhaven High School before enrolling at JSU. He received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in...Read More

Allen P. Vital appointed Southern University System chief of staff Date September 02, 2022 Academics Campus News Allen P. Vital serves as the chief of staff for the Southern University System and Southern University and A&M College. Vital, who is a Southern alumnus with more than three decades of higher education experience, started the position in August....Read More

UNCF is pleased to welcome Gia Soublet, Ph.D., as vice president of UNCF’s new strategic impact investment fund (SIIF)—a major philanthropic effort set to elevate the critical work of UNCF and its 37 member historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Soublet will work directly with Senior Vice President of Principal Gifts and Strategic Investments Marc...Read More

Austin, Texas (8.11.22) – Following a national search, the Huston-Tillotson University Board of Trustees today announced Melva K. Williams, Ph.D. as the institution’s seventh president and chief executive officer, effective August 15, 2022.  Williams brings to HT her vast higher education experience as an innovative scholar in positions as chief of staff, vice chancellor and...Read More

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Kara Brown as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at UA Little Rock, effective July 21, 2022. Mrs. Brown will lead the Student Experience Center and the Multicultural Center at UA Little Rock. Initiatives within these centers include Fraternity and Sorority Life, UA Little Rock Summer Bridge...Read More

UNCF leadership is pleased to announce that Marc A. Barnes, Ph.D., CFRE will join UNCF’s Office of the President as Senior Vice President, Principal Gifts, working directly with UNCF President & CEO Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., to strengthen financial support for strategic impact initiatives. Barnes comes to UNCF from Dillard University, one of UNCF’s 37...Read More

Lauren N. King Program Officer Lauren N. King is a program officer for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan. In this role, she supports the foundation’s systems change efforts to promote thriving children, working families and equitable communities. As a program officer focused on employment equity, King identifies and nurtures opportunities to effect...Read More