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Benedict College Taps Roslyn Clark Artis to Become Its Next Leader

Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis is making history as the first woman to lead Benedict College in Columbia, S.C. as she follows Dr. David Holmes Swinton, who officially retired from his post last week after 23 years on the job.

Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis

Tremors of Controversy Rock Southern University

Administration and alumni officials at Louisiana’s Southern University have gone into a major damage control mode in the wake of a series of developments in the last month that have rattled the institution and upset and stirred concern among its base of supporters.

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Morehouse Ready to Heal, Move Forward with Interim President Martin

Morehouse College officially welcomed its newest interim president, Harold Martin, Jr., on Thursday. Securing permanent leadership has been a challenge for the 150-year-old institution.

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NCCU Chancellor Akinleye Inspiring Optimism Across the Board

When Dr. Johnson Akinleye took the helm of North Carolina Central University as its interim chancellor, life was particularly challenging at the historically Black institution.

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Morehouse Appoints Harold Martin as Interim President

The Morehouse College Board of Trustees has appointed alumnus Harold Martin Jr. as interim president. Martin takes on the day-to-day leadership of the college following the death of Interim President William J. Taggart earlier this month. “While these circumstances are certainly unprecedented, I am honored to step into the role of Interim President of Morehouse […]

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N.C. Central Names Akinleye Chancellor

University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings tapped Dr. Johnson Akinleye — who had been serving as interim chancellor of N.C. Central University — to lead the public historically Black institution located in Durham, N.C.

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Akinleye Named New Chancellor at N.C. Central University

DURHAM, N.C. — Johnson O. Akinleye has been elected the new chancellor at N.C. Central University, where he has served as interim chancellor since January. Akinleye was elected to the position during a special meeting of the UNC Board of Governors on Monday. He was named acting chancellor in August 2016 when then-chancellor Debra Saunders-White […]

Report: Losses Mount at Bethune-Cookman University

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A historically Black university in Florida is dealing with mounting financial problems. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported Sunday a review of tax documents showed annual losses at Bethune-Cookman University have climbed over a three-year period from $254,000 to $17.8 million. The paper said that tax returns show that salaries are increasing […]

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Ruth Simmons Named Prairie View Interim President

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Retired Brown University President Ruth Simmons, the first African-American woman to serve as president of an Ivy League institution, has been named interim president of Prairie View A&M University. The 71-year-old Simmons, who also was president at Massachusetts’ Smith College, the nation’s largest women’s university, and served in executive positions at […]

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Tuskegee University Off Accreditation Warning List

Tuskegee University—the private historically Black college in Alabama that was founded by Booker T. Washington—is no longer under an accreditation warning by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

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Jerryl Briggs to Run Mississippi Valley State University for Now

JACKSON, Miss. — Chief Operating Officer Jerryl Briggs will become acting president of Mississippi Valley State University. The state College Board named him Thursday to take over on July 1 from William Bynum Jr., who will become president of Jackson State University. Board spokeswoman Caron Blanton says Briggs will be acting president until trustees begin […]

Advocacy Group Challenges HBCUs to be LGBTQ Friendly

In an era where attitudes are shifting — albeit slowly — when it comes to securing rights for LGBTQ people, the National Black Justice Coalition is pushing HBCU leaders to step up by addressing the visages of homophobia still visible on their college campuses.

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