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The Unfinished Race

In a new memoir, Dolores Cross describes how she labored to fix Morris Brown College but acknowledges the failings that led to the regrettable end of an otherwise stellar academic career.

Faculty & Staff

Black Colleges Step Up Pursuit of Sponsored Research

Envisioning a more competitive future, a number of Black college leaders have challenged their faculties to pursue aggressive research agendas.

More Early College Opportunities Coming to N.C.

North Carolina plans next fall to open another high school on a college campus that allows students to earn college credit as they earn a high school diploma.

South Carolina Program’s Success Highlights Minority Access Debate

Centers for Economic Excellence Program has drawn cheers from higher education and political officials as some point to the lack of women and minorities in its research programs.

Dr. Ray Greenberg

African-American

NSF Grant Supports STEM Partnership Between Jackson State and a Mississippi Community College

An innovative collaboration between Jackson State University and a rural community college campus in Mississippi has resulted in a five-year, $1.75 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

African-American

Civil Rights Commission Report Finds That HBCUs Do a Better Job of Graduating Black STEM Majors

Race-conscious admissions at elite institutions lead to academic “mismatch” for Black students, report says.

Gerald Reynolds

African-American

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Announces Reports on HBCU Effectiveness, Minority STEM Pursuit

The commission announced Monday that it has released The Educational Effectiveness of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Encouraging Minority Students to Pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Careers (STEM) briefing reports.

Gerald Reynolds

NAFEO, AT&T Launch Effort To Help Students With Disabilities Attend HBCUs, PBIs

The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education and the AT&T telecommunications giant have launched an initiative to provide scholarships to students with disabilities attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions.

Lezli Baskerville

African-American

Miss. College Board Names Top HBCU Presidential Candidates

The preferred candidates to lead two of Mississippi’s historically Black universities have executive experience at HBCUs in other states and are prepared to lead schools with distinct academic missions, state College Board members say.

African-American

Black Colleges Look to Increase Online Education Presence

Online education market could prove lucrative for HBCUs.

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First-Person Narrative: HBCU Alumnus Explores Hampton Humanities Online Class

Diverse correspondent Marlon Walker experiences HamptonU Online, which promises a slice of the historically Black college campus in a virtual world.

Hampton University began offering online courses about 10 years ago as an experiment that began in the school of nursing. (photo courtesy of Hampton University)

African-American

Medical School Association Diversity Chief Talks Health Care Reform

Dr. Marc Nivet, the Association of American Medical Colleges chief diversity officer, says the emphasis on prevention and wellness in the health care reform law will benefit minorities.

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