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For Woodroffe, Leadership and Service Go Hand-in-Hand

As Sean Woodroffe oversees human resources strategy and execution for TIAA, he calls upon lessons learned as an undergraduate at Shaw University, the first HBCU in the South.

July 1, 2019

African-American

Colleges and Universities Commemorate King Holiday

From coast to coast, institutions of higher education are presenting events to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights legend Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 17, 2019

News Roundup

Paulette Dillard Named Shaw University’s 18th President

Dr. Paulette R. Dillard, who has been serving as interim president of Shaw University since July 2017, has been appointed as the institution’s 18th president by the University Board of Trustees. Prior to working as the interim president, Dillard was the vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences […]

September 11, 2018

HBCUs

National Park Service Awards $8.6M to HBCUs for Preservation Projects

The National Park Service (NPS) recently awarded grants to 18 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) totaling $8.6 million for projects to preserve historic structures on the institutions’ campuses.

September 10, 2018

News Roundup

Shaw University Hosts Memorial Service, Luncheon for President Emeritus

Shaw University will host a memorial service and luncheon April 14 to celebrate Dr. Talbert O. Shaw, the university’s 12th president. Shaw, who later became president emeritus and died in January, is credited with leading the university through difficult financial times and restoring its reputation. He became president in 1987, when the university’s finances were […]

April 8, 2018

Students

Shaw University Names Dillard Interim President

Shaw University vice-president for academic affairs, Dr. Paulette Dillard, was announced Monday as the interim president of the historically Black institution. Shaw is conducting a search for its next president following the resignation of Dr. Tashni -Ann Dubroy earlier this month to become an executive vice president and chief operating officer at Howard University. The […]

July 17, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Shaw President Leaving for VP Role at Howard University

Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy, who is currently the president of Shaw University, has resigned from her post to become the executive vice president and chief operating officer at Howard University.

July 5, 2017