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While Smaller Colleges Weather Recession, Private HBCUs Face Unique Challenges

Small- and middle-sized independent colleges have fared the economic recession well during the past six months, but historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in that category face special problems, according to Dr. Richard Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges.

Minority-Serving Institutions Seek Long-Term Funding Increases

Advocates seek additional funding through a couple of bills under consideration in Congress.

Unfinished Business

Retiring Morgan State President Earl Richardson says his school has accomplished a great deal but could do more with equitable support from the state.

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Legal Battles Continue in Fight for Equity in Maryland Higher Education

In an ongoing struggle to right past wrongs, lawyers, community activists and students are awaiting their chance in court to make all Maryland universities equal and to reverse policies they say serve to weaken historically Black universities. At the heart of the case, The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education v. Maryland […]

HBCU Leaders Urged to Innovate

Invoking the rich history of historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S., Dr. John S. Wilson Jr., the newly appointed executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs urged several hundred administrators and faculty members from these institutions as well as federal government officials Tuesday to develop innovative approaches for improving Black schools.

Financial Advice Offered to HBCU Leaders

Despite diminished endowments and decreased donor and public support undermining the finances of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) this past year, Black schools can pursue a number of strategies to restore their fiscal health, a panel of business and investment professionals told Black college leaders at the annual HBCU Week conference in Washington, D.C.

HBCU Leaders Gather for ‘Seizing Capacity to Thrive’ HBCU Conference

Organizers of the 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Conference taking place now through Wednesday hope attendees will come away with the confidence that the Obama administration cares about Black colleges, and with the optimism that the relationship between the U.S. government and Black colleges will improve.

LASTWORD: Strange Bedfellows and HBCUs – The Politics behind the Black College Act

An insider captures the behind-the-scenes events that led up to the passing of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Act.

Leadership & Policy

ASSIGNMENTS GETTING TOUGHER FOR TRUSTEES

When Miami Attorney Larry R. Handfield joined the board of trustees of Bethune-Cookman University, the oversight drill for the trustees of the small, historically Black liberal arts institution in Florida was routine as it was for most schools around the country: ensure the president was not running amok with the schools money or mission, help put out occasional “fires,” and secure or deliver a favor to and from the school on occasion.

THINKING OUTSIDE THE FUNDRAISING BOX

After Dr. Larry Earvin became Huston-Tillotson University president, he crafted an annual black-tie gala to raise scholarship funds.

PRIDE AND PERIL

Once a beacon of hope for thousands of Black students denied access to higher education by predominantly White institutions, historically Black colleges and universities have educated generations of Black scientists, doctors,

Faculty & Staff

NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Building the Bridge to Obama

White House Initiative leader Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr. seeks to forge relationships between HBCUs and the Obama administration.

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