William Paterson University,known as WP,officially William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ),is a public university in Wayne,New Jersey,United States. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education.
The University of North Alabama (UNA) is a public university in Florence,Alabama. It is the state's oldest public university. Occupying a 130-acre (0.5 km2) campus in a residential section of Florence,UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Tuscumbia,Sheffield and Muscle Shoals. The four cities compose a metropolitan area with a combined population of 140,000 people.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges are private liberal arts colleges in Geneva,New York. They trace their origins to Geneva Academy established in 1797. Students can choose from 45 majors and 68 minors with degrees in Bachelor of Arts,Bachelor of Science,Master of Arts in Teaching,Master of Science in Management,and Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership.
The University of Tennessee at Martin is a public university in Martin,Tennessee. It is one of the five campuses of the University of Tennessee system. UTM is the only public university in West Tennessee outside of Memphis.
John Hope,born in Augusta,Georgia,was an American educator and political activist,the first African-descended president of both Morehouse College in 1906 and of Atlanta University in 1929,where he worked to develop graduate programs. Both are historically Black colleges.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,Inc. (ΑΦΑ) is the oldest intercollegiate historically African American fraternity. It was initially a literary and social studies club organized in the 1905–1906 school year at Cornell University but later evolved into a fraternity with a founding date of December 4,1906. It employs an icon from Ancient Egypt,the Great Sphinx of Giza,as its symbol. Its aims or pillars are "Manly Deeds,Scholarship,and Love For All Mankind," and its motto is "First of All,Servants of All,We Shall Transcend All." Its archives are preserved at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center.
The Michael E. Moritz College of Law is the law school of Ohio State University,a public land-grant research university in Columbus,Ohio. Founded in 1891,the school is located in Drinko Hall on the main campus of the Ohio State University in Columbus. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools.
William Watts Folwell was an educator,writer and historian who was the first president of the University of Minnesota.
Norman Christopher Francis is an American academic who served as president of Xavier University of Louisiana from 1968 to 2015. He was the first Black and first lay president of the school,and the second African American to ever serve as president of a Catholic university in the United States.
Gregory Howard Williams is a scholar,attorney,law school professor,author,and formerly the 27th President of the University of Cincinnati and the 11th President of the City College of New York (2001–2009).
Henry Ponder is an American university president. He was president of Talladega College,Benedict College,and Fisk University.
James R. Williams was a U.S. lawyer,jurist,Civil Rights leader,and politician. He was named one of the 100 most influential Black Americans by Ebony magazine.
Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) is a nonprofit organization based in Washington,D.C. Its focus is to introduce college women and marginalized gender groups to role models,career paths,and skills trainings before they enter the workforce,to help prepare them for leadership roles in public service. PLEN’s mission is to empower,educate,and engage women and marginalized gender groups in public policy to promote diverse,inclusive leadership in policy making.
The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) is an American professional organization for women in the communications industry. It was formed as Theta Sigma Phi in 1909 at the University of Washington.
Harold L. Martin Sr. is an American engineer and educator who is Chancelor Emeritus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and former chancellor of Winston-Salem State University.
Paul Smith is an American Presbyterian minister,mediator and civil rights activist known for creating multi-racial churches in Buffalo,St. Louis,Atlanta and Brooklyn,NY. Smith has been active in the civil rights movement since the 1950s. He has been an administrator,faculty member and trustee at seminaries and universities in St. Louis,Atlanta and New York City. He has served as a mediator and multicultural consultant to corporations and the government and has been active in organizations like the Urban League.
Phi Delta Gamma (ΦΔΓ) was an American professional fraternity in the field of forensics. It merged into Tau Kappa Alpha in 1935.
Billy C. Hawkins is an American academic administrator,and teacher. He served as a past president of Talladega College. Hawkins also serves as a board member of the United Negro College Fund and is a past member of the White House Board of Advisors on historically black colleges and universities.
