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Race Complaints Persist With La. Governor Jindal’s Plan To Merge Schools

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal renews a politically and racially charged argument that pops up periodically in the roughly 20 states that have public, four-year institutions known as historically Black colleges and universities.

Conference Spurs Participants To Consider Higher Education Diversity Challenges

Inclusivity was the buzzword on Wednesday at the annual Diversity in Higher Education Conference at Duke University, and ideas sparked by the discussions about improving inclusion were shared among participants.

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Historically Black Schools Turning to Capital Campaigns

While planned giving campaigns are not a new phenomenon, the fundraising strategy might spell salvation for cash-strapped HBCUs.

Faculty & Staff

Online Education Made Possible With College, Management Firm Partnerships

For schools and the online learning management companies that serve them, offering full-degree online programs is more than just an academic pursuit.

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UNCF Study Shows HBCUs Chosen for Small Faculty-Student Ratio, Sense of Belonging

Study authors report that attending HBCUs allows students to “benefit from positive cultural experiences around being Black that they may not have received during their formal elementary and secondary education experiences.”

Leadership & Policy

University of the West Indies Team Triumphs at HBCU Business Plan Competition

More than 300 students from 21 historically or predominantly Black colleges competed, presenting business proposals that ranged from construction and land surveying improvements to the mass production of Jamaican ginger.

Conference: Race Matters in Collegiate Sports

Expert panelists at the “Losing to Win” sports conference turned their attention to the media coverage of minority student-athletes.

Playing Chess Opens Door to College Scholarships

For a fourth consecutive year, a scholarship went to the winner of the Under 18 section of the Kasparov Chess Foundation’s All Girls Championships in Chicago, and it represents what tournament organizers say is a growing trend in chess competition.

Chess tournament

Georgia Department of Community Health and the Black AIDS Institute Bring “Greater Than AIDS” HBCU Testing Tour to Georgia

The Georgia Department of Health and the Black AIDS Institute have partnered to present the Georgia>AIDS HBCU Testing Tour.

South Carolina Moves to Define Performance-based Funding Formula for Higher Education

S.C. Governor Nikki Haley has said the state needs to get away from funding colleges and universities based on subjective influences like loyalty from lawmakers or the popularity of their football programs.

CIAA Tournament Draws Record Crowd to Charlotte

Attendance for official CIAA functions topped 190,000 and provided an economic impact of $44.3 million, a 19 percent increase from last year.

Leadership & Policy

Debate Over Relevance of HBCUs Opens 37th NAFEO Conference

The president of Morgan State University uses NAFEO luncheon discussion to announce the school has won a contract to help manage research at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, signaling how one historically Black university competes at the highest levels in science.

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