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Report: Universities Must Cultivate Race-Conscious Policies to Address Historical Inequities

Higher education institutions’ historically racist admission policies have led to underrepresentation of Black and Latino students and the only way colleges and universities can remedy that is through race-conscious policies, says a report published Wednesday by The Education Trust.

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SUNO Cuts Staff, Suspends Athletic Programs

In response to insufficient finances, Southern University at New Orleans — the city’s only historically Black public university — has cut several staff members and has accepted “a significant number” of resignations, reported The New Orleans Advocate. The school, which was placed on probation by its accrediting agency due to its financial struggles, hopes to avoid a second consecutive year of probation.

Charles Barkley Donates $1M to Miles College

National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer Charles Barkley recently donated $1 million to Miles College in Alabama. Barkley has donated to three other historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) including Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University and Alabama A&M University, according to CNN. Barkley’s gift was the largest donation in the school’s history and was […]

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Morgan State Considering Osteopathic Medical School

Morgan State University President Dr. David A. Wilson will consider adding a College of Osteopathic Medicine through a partnership with Salud Education, LLC, a company which has experience working with seven medical colleges in the U.S. and internationally. If the Board of Regents and Wilson approve of the agreement and other details of the partnership, […]

Tom Joyner Creates Scholarships for Benedict College Students

Tom Joyner, who served for 25 years as radio host of “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” established need-based scholarships for 15 Benedict College students, according to the school. The students will each receive $1,000 and the scholarship was announced during Joyner’s last show after 25 years on air. Tom Joyner’s Foundation has a goal of […]

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Wiley College Receives Warning From Accreditor

Wiley College – a historically Black college in Marshall, Texas – received a warning from its accreditation agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The school has a year to address sanctions regarding the qualifications of its administrative and academic officers, its policies for offering credit, student outcomes, its financial resources […]

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Funding and Investment in HBCUs, a Focus of Discussion on Capitol Hill

During the 2020 fiscal year, there will be a 15% increase devoted to strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Additionally, the maximum Pell grant award will increase by $150 from $6,195 to $6,345 for the 2020-21 academic year, according to the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.

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SUNO Suspends All Athletic Programs Due to Financial Issues

Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) suspended all athletic programs as a result of lingering financial issues, according to Victory Sports Network. The suspension will impact around 60 student-athletes and coaches. SUNO had five athletic programs including men’s and women’s basketball teams, men’s and women’s track-and-field teams and a women’s volleyball team. The historically Black […]

Seeking to Diversify Teaching Ranks, N.C. Governor Looks to HBCUs

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said he wants to expand the Teaching Fellows program to every Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the state, as part of a larger push to increase teacher diversity, according to a WRAL-TV report. Right now, the program — which provides loan forgiveness for STEM and special education teachers […]

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UNCF Celebrates as FUTURE Act Awaits Trump’s Signature

The latest version of the FUTURE Act, a bipartisan compromise on funding for minority serving institutions, now awaits the signature of President Trump, having been passed by the House and Senate yesterday, hours after a United Negro College Fund press conference touted the bill’s merits.

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Achieve3000 Partners with EDU, Inc. to Provide CBCA Discounts

Achieve3000, a provider of differentiated instruction, recently partnered with EDU, Inc. to allow its customers discounted access to EDU, Inc.’s Common Black College Application (CBCA). For a single fee, students can apply to any number of 56 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at the same time after completing their CBCA. “The completion of our […]

Stepping Away from the Brink Part V: The Call to Action for HBCUs

It is no secret that, from their inception, HBCUs have filled a series of voids within the Black community. Against a backdrop of centuries of deprivation to live out their full potential, newly enfranchised Africans and their progeny born in this country possessed few skills that would make them competitive in the mid-to-late 19th & 20th century American industrial economies.

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