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Legislation Offers D.C. Students Incentive to Attend HBCUs

Legislation Offers D.C. Students Incentive to Attend HBCUs A Senate committee has approved legislation that would provide more tuition benefits for District of Columbia residents, particularly if they choose to attend historically Black colleges.Legislation from the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee would make several major changes in the D.C. College Access Act, a 1999 law allowing […]

Faculty & Staff

Finding Room for Improvement

Finding Room for ImprovementHoward University-based team rates HBCU Web sitesThe perception that a “digital divide” exists in higher education between historically Black institutions and most predominantly White colleges and universities has enabled advocates for Black schools to raise money, attract computer equipment donations, and build awareness to help bridge the divide.One effort that started this […]

Senate Approves Modest Budget Increase For Minority-Serving Institutions

Senate Approves Modest Budget Increase For Minority-Serving InstitutionsAfter some delays, the U.S. Senate has approved an education spending bill for next year with only modest increases for minority-serving colleges and universities.The bill from the Democratically controlled Senate largely mirrors President Bush’s proposals for historically Black colleges. By comparison, the House of Representatives has approved larger […]

A Missing Element

A Missing Element In the Retention DiscussionThe current concern about graduation rates in higher education and especially among minority students in historically Black colleges and universities is not without warrant given the high economic costs and the incalculable social costs of low retention. The recently reported trend toward increased college entrance rates among minority students […]

Seeking Accreditation

Seeking AccreditationIs Well Worth the WorkFor colleges of business at historically Black colleges and universities, gaining accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is very important. Having accreditation shows the school meets the same high standards as AACSB accredited majority schools. AACSB accreditation also indicates to Black students and future employers […]

NCCU Summit Focuses on Benefits of Industry Partnerships

NCCU Summit Focuses on Benefits of Industry PartnershipsDURHAM, N.C.North Carolina Central University held its first fall summit last month on the university’s Durham campus. The daylong meeting, “NCCU and Industry: Designing the Future” brought together NCCU students, faculty and administrators and representatives from more than 70 major corporations to discuss how both groups can develop […]

Forum Urges Partnerships Between HBCUs, Space Science Center

Forum Urges Partnerships Between HBCUs, Space Science Center GREENBELT, Md.Maryland’s four historically Black colleges and universities were given inside information on how to enhance and expand their partnerships and collaborative agreements with NASA last month at a daylong forum sponsored by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.At the same time, officials from NASA’s […]

More Delays in Education Funding

More Delays in Education FundingThe recent anthrax scare on Capitol Hill is posing another obstacle to the completion of funding bills for student financial aid and minority-serving institutions.Pell Grants, college work/study and funding for historically Black colleges are among the hundreds of education programs that have been operating with only temporary funds since the start […]

NSF Program Would Link HBCUs, Developing Countries

NSF Program Would Link HBCUs, Developing CountriesA Congressional Black Caucus member wants new federal funds to encourage partnerships between historically Black colleges and organizations in developing countries.Under the plan by Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, the National Science Foundation would fund partnerships that focus on the use of plant biotechnology to meet the food needs […]

Leadership & Policy

Stillman Latest HBCU to Go Wireless

Stillman Latest HBCU to Go WirelessTUSCALOOSA, Ala.Stillman College has joined the ranks of historically Black colleges and universities that have established a campus-wide wireless computing network for its students, faculty and staff. In addition to establishing a wireless network this fall, the college has supplied every one of its 1,513 students with a laptop computer. […]

Sharing Techno-Tales

Sharing Techno-TalesSymposium focuses on faculty use of technology NORFOLK, Va.These days, most people’s digital focus is on the NASDAQ’s plummet. But while media pundits uttered grim prognostications about the future of the technology sector, everyone at the recent HBCU Faculty Development Network Symposium was bullish on technology.The symposium drew a diverse array of scholars, from […]

Benedict Conference Prepares Students for Leadership Roles

Benedict Conference Prepares Students for Leadership RolesCOLUMBIA, S.C.Students, faculty and staff from South Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities gathered last month with community and political leaders to discuss the importance of community involvement and global awareness at Benedict College’s first annual HBCU Leadership Conference.The conference, hosted by Benedict’s office of student leadership development, offered […]

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