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Leadership & Policy

Howard University Appoints Comey to Endowed Chair

In a move seen as a win for HBCUs and a potential boon for diversity in America’s intelligence community, Howard University on Wednesday announced that recently ousted FBI director James Comey has been appointed to an endowed chair on public policy.

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Pennsylvania to Forgive $30M in Loans to Cheyney University

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system has agreed to forgive $30 million in loans to a financially struggling historically black college if the school can maintain a balanced budget over the next four years. The chairwoman of the system’s board of governors says the plan approved Tuesday gives Cheyney University a “path forward” as […]

Knoxville College Clings to Hope of ‘Rebirth’

After Knoxville College lost its accreditation in 1997, it has struggled financially, and enrollment began to decline to the point that only 11 students were enrolled at the time of the school’s closing in May 2015.

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Researchers Seek Key to Success of STEM Students at HBCUs

Research being conducted by The Center for the Advancement of STEM Leadership (CASL) may show that “leading with soul” is directly connected to the success of STEM students at historically Black colleges and universities.

Stakeholders Call for Postponement of White House Initiative on HBCUs Conference

The White House Initiative on HBCUs annual conference is scheduled for September 17-19. However, stakeholders within the historically Black colleges and universities community, have requested that the conference be postponed.

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Leadership & Policy

New Fisk President Brings Optimism Aboard

Fisk University is one of many historically Black schools that have felt the pain of financial issues over the years. However, under the leadership of new president, Dr. Kevin Rome, these issues may soon diminish.

St. Philip’s College Embraces Dual Identity

Artemisia Bowden St. Philip’s College has the distinction of being both a historically Black college and a Hispanic serving institution.

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Unaccredited and Undeterred: Morris Brown Seeks Turnaround

Morris Brown College, a historically Black institution in Atlanta, Georgia, lost its accreditation in April of 2003 but has kept its doors and classrooms open in spite of a significant loss in funding and enrollment.

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Finances a Troublesome Subject at Many HBCUs

When college leaders across the nation begin rolling out their welcome mats for the coming school year, few are likely to be more anxious about the days ahead than those operating historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Dr. DeShawn Preston

HBCU and Congressional Leaders Push Trump Administration to Fill Key Post

Now that the White House Initiative on historically Black Colleges and Universities has remained leaderless for longer than it has under any previous administration, a chorus of HBCU advocates and some lawmakers are increasingly of the mind that the Trump administration has failed to make good on its promise to HBCUs

New HBCU President Turns to Mentor and Former HBCU President for Help

Dr. William B. Bynum Jr., the new president of Jackson State University in Mississippi, turned to his longtime mentor Dr. Ivory V. Nelson, the former president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, to serve as his interim provost.

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A Public But Controversial Spokesman for HBCUs

He’s become an ardent defender of President Donald J. Trump, taking to the public airways to defend the embattled commander-in-chief. But Paris Dennard—a CNN political commentator and NPR political analyst— is also a staunch advocate for historically Black colleges and universities, as the senior communications director for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the advocacy organization that represents publicly-supported Black colleges.

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