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After Accreditation Success, Experts and Advocates Optimistic About Cheyney

The nation’s oldest HBCU avoided a potentially fatal blow on Friday after a regional accrediting board extended its accreditation by a year.

Hampton Joins the Big South Conference

In a move that could cause a cultural shift and change the balance of power in HBCU athletics, Hampton University on Thursday announced that it is leaving the MEAC to join the Big South Conference.

The Quad Internship Program Prepares HBCU Students for Careers in TV Production

Eight students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been selected to participate in an inaugural production internship program for a BET collegiate drama series.

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New UNCF Report Details Economic Impact of HBCUs

The United Negro College Fund has published new research about the economic impact that HBCUs have on the nation.

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Judge Calls for Mediation in Maryland Legal Case

A federal judge has appointed a “special master” to help craft a plan to resolve a longstanding battle over whether historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland were denied the chance to attract students of other races because academic programs at HBCUs were duplicated by traditionally White institutions.

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Experts: Freshmen Should Receive an Honest Account of What Takes Place on College Campuses

When Anthony Grant, associate director of admissions at Earlham College in Indiana, attended a college fair in New Mexico this past summer, a student asked him to tell her more about the discrimination she heard had taken place on campus recently.

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Bennett College Renames Dormitory After Prominent Educator

Ten years after Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole left the all-women’s college in Greensboro, North Carolina, the institution decided to honor her by renaming a new dormitory on campus.

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Audit: $164K Misused by Former Cashiers at Grambling State

MONROE, La. — Three former cashiers at Grambling State University are accused of improperly increasing campus spending account balances by $164,000 for 35 students, including two of the ex-workers. Those are among the findings in an audit released Monday by Louisiana Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office, which said the actions may have violated state and […]

TMCF Names Harry Williams President/CEO

At its 30th Anniversary Awards Gala on Monday evening, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund named Dr. Harry Williams as its new president and CEO.

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Prominent Ivy League Veteran Named President of Prairie View A&M

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, who made history when she became the first Black woman to become the president of an Ivy League school, will become the next president of Prairie View A&M University.

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Newly Elected Birmingham Mayor Sees Education as Key

Morehouse College alumnus Randall Woodfin, 36, is the youngest elected mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, in over 100 years.

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Indiana University Officials, Governor Announce $50M Opioid Recovery Effort

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents are more likely to die from a drug overdose than a car crash. That grim statistic was offered Tuesday by Indiana University officials who joined Gov. Eric Holcomb at the Statehouse to announce a new effort funded by $50 million in university money to fight opioid abuse. “If I could do […]

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