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Fisk University Facing Backlash Over Data Center Proposal

Nashville community members, Fisk alumni, and current students are protesting the university’s plan to build a local data center, saying it could jeopardize the well-being of Nashville's surrounding Black communities.

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HBCUs Are Not Waiting to Be Saved

HBCU leaders gathered at Johnson C. Smith University not to plead for survival, but to map a future defined by strategy, scale, and unapologetic institutional ambition.

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Spelman Names Top Roboticist Dr. Ayanna Howard As 12th President

Dr. Ayanna Howard — a roboticist, AI pioneer, and former NASA engineer who currently serves as dean of the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University— will assume her duties on August 1.

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North Carolina A&T Chancellor James Martin II Discusses Higher Ed’s Pivotal Moment

As the Black Alumni Collective National Conference meets to discuss urgent advocacy, Dr. James Martin II, chancellor of North Carolina A&T University, shares why the “relationship economy” and the ROI of HBCUs are critical to the national agenda.

New HBCU Coalition Aims to Fast-Track Institutions to R1 Status

The coalition is being funded by a three-year, $1 million grant from the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative.

HBCU senior leaders at a press conference announcing the launch of the Association of HBCU Research Institutions included (left to right): Donald Palm, Ph.D., executive vice president for health science enterprise and research innovation at Florida A&M University; Heidi M. Anderson, Ph.D., president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA, FACS, Howard University interim president, president emeritus, and Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery and AHRI interim president; David K. Wilson, Ed.D., president of Morgan State University and chair of the AHRI Board; Tomikia P. LeGrande, Ed.D., president of Prairie View A&M University and vice chair of the AHRI Board; Aminta H. Breaux, Ph.D., president of Bowie State University; Gen. Darrell K. Williams, president of Hampton University; and James W. Crawford III, J.D., LLM, president of Texas Southern University.

Bowie State University to Cut 79 Positions

The positions will be cut through vacancies, reorganization and layoffs. The cuts come as the public, suburban HBCU — which serves just over 5,000 undergraduates — faces an estimated fiscal 2027 shortfall of about $18 million.

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Audit Finds "Lack of Controls" at North Carolina A&T Led to $780K in Preferential Payouts

The money came from $5 million in administrative “recovery” funds that were improperly used for student financial aid, the report states.

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HBCU Researchers Call for 'Data Sovereignty' to Redefine Institutional Success

Noting the often deficit framing of researchers' takes on HBCUs and the populations they serve, presenters at Wednesday's HBCU Research Network Virtual Conference said Black scholars have to be in these spaces where data is being counted and interpreted to realize how they are being measured and legitimized.

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The Redirect Ruse: How the Trump Administration Swapped Student Access for One-Time Institutional Checks to HBCUs

While the Trump administration has touted a historic 48% increase in federal funding for HBCUs in 2025, changes to financial aid policies, including new Parent PLUS loan limits, will disproportionately impact these institutions on the backend.

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From the Magazine

Architects of the Algorithm: How HBCUs Are Shaping an Ethical AI Future

HBCU leaders are declaring their institutions will not be left out of the conversations — and opportunities — presented by tech’s newest boon.

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Disruption or Dispossession: What Kentucky State University Reveals About the Future of HBCUs

A Kentucky State alumnus and former SGA president and student regent argues that SB185 is not simply a policy debate, but a defining moment for the future of HBCUs and for higher education as a whole.

Why the Proposed Legislative Takeover of Kentucky State University Should Alarm Every Public Institution in the U.S.

The proposed actions present a dangerous precedent for state legislatures looking for a path to close public institutions or limit the effectiveness of historically Black colleges and universities across the country.

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