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Senators Introduce a Bipartisan Plan to Renew HBCU Funding
After months of political wrangling, U.S. senators introduced a bipartisan plan to renew long-term funding for minority serving institutions, including historically Black colleges and universities. The original funding expired on Sept. 30 when the FUTURE Act stalled in the Senate. The revised version of the FUTURE Act will reauthorize $255 million in annual funding for […]
HBCUs
Coppin State University Selects Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins as its Next President
Coppin State University—the historically Black university located in Baltimore—has tapped the president of West Virginia State University to be its next president.
HBCUs
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick Balances Life of a Surgeon and University President
Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick — president of Howard University — may be the only U.S. college president who actively sees patients and conducts surgeries despite a punishing schedule as the leader of one of the country’s most prominent HBCUs, located in the nation’s capital.
HBCUs
Sen. Bernie Sanders Proposes Plan to Support HBCUs
After his recent tour of historically Black colleges and universities, Sen. Bernie Sanders, a 2020 presidential candidate released a plan to cancel HBCUs’ public loan debt, make private and public HBCUs free and issue an executive order strengthening the HBCU White House Initiative, Essence reported. He also proposed a $5 billion fund to expand teacher-training […]
HBCUs
Cheyney University’s Accreditation is Reaffirmed
After years of struggle, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education announced that Cheyney University—the historically Black university located in Pennsylvania—will keep its accreditation.
MSIs
Booker Proposes Bill to Support Student Parents at Community Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions
New legislation – introduced by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker on Wednesday – could improve student life for struggling parents. The Preparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early Childhood Teachers Act, or the PROSPECT Act, would offer competitive grants to community colleges and minority serving institutions to create free childcare options for student parents. Institutions could apply for up to $20 million in funding.
Latinx
ÂÂIt’s Time to Give Critical Thought to Disaggregating the Term “MSIs”
There is a tendency in academia as well as in the media to compound all of the institution types that fall under the Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) designation into one category. Amalgamating all eight MSIs into one classification, fails to delineate the differences between these distinct institutions and can offer an erroneous image of these institutions and the students they serve.
HBCUs
$3 Million in Grants Helps Morehouse, Spelman, and Prairie View Invest in Faculty Development
Three prominent historically Black colleges and universities, Morehouse College, Spelman College and Prairie View A&M University, plan to invest more money in faculty development after receiving several grants totaling $3 million from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. The grants come at a time when the […]
HBCUs
Students Protest Elimination of Strayhorn’s Position
More than a 100 students at Lemoyne-Owen College (LOC) staged a protest following the firing of Dr. Terrell L. Strayhorn, a popular vice president of student and academic affairs at the historically Black college located in Memphis.
HBCUs
Florida A&M University Launches Project to Preserve Its Band History
Florida A&M University has embarked on a project to digitize and share footage of its historic band, the Marching 100. The effort is spearheaded by Dale Thomas, a Florida A&M University alumnus who graduated in 1986 with a degree in music education. He was able to save reels more than 65 years old. Now 30 […]
HBCUs
Baltimore County Delegate Working With Other Lawmakers to Settle State HBCU Lawsuit
Maryland Delegate Charles E. Sydnor III announced plans to work with other lawmakers in order to settle a dispute between the state of Maryland’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and its predominately White institutions. Legislation is currently being considered to resolve the ongoing lawsuit. Sydnor and other lawmakers are proposing a settlement of at […]
HBCUs
Virginia Union University Focuses on Increasing Latinx Enrollment
In partnership with the Virginia Hispanic Chamber (VHC), Virginia Union University (VUU) is looking to increase its enrollment of Latinx students. The historically Black university (HBCU) will launch the Latin Studies program, which will open for enrollment beginning next fall. The program is part of a five year relationship to promote diversity on campus and […]
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