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South Carolina State University Pushes Fall Start Back Due to COVID-19

The increase in COVID-19 cases in South Carolina has led South Carolina State University to delay the start of its fall semester until Monday, August 23.

August 18, 2021

Faculty & Staff

Report: National Survey Finds Top Challenges, Priorities on Campuses

The American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) surveyed campuses nationwide on their biggest challenges and priorities in a turbulent year with the pandemic and racial justice protests.

August 17, 2021

Dr. Ashley Finley, vice president of research and senior advisor to the president for the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)

Benedict College Repurposes Bookstore To Support Entrepreneurs

For Tonisha Roberts, a first-time business owner, the pandemic resulted in a temporary pause on her customized apparel company, Reality Effects Anybody’s Life (REAL).

August 17, 2021

Spelman College President Announces Retirement Next Year

Spelman College President Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell announced Tuesday that she will retire on June 30, 2022.

August 17, 2021

Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell

Mills College Must Release Financial Info, Pause Merger with Northeastern

August 17, 2021

Mills Hall College Oakland California

Morgan State University Announces Dr. Hongtao Yu as its Next Provost

After two months of searching, Morgan State University (MSU) has announced that Dr. Hongtao Yu will be the next provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs.

August 17, 2021

Community Colleges

Community College Students, Persistence, and the Minimum Wage

Across America, students at community colleges are dropping out of institutions due to financial stressors.

August 16, 2021

Dr. Angela Graham-Williams Joins Xavier University

Xavier University in Louisiana has announced that Dr. Angela Graham-Williams will join the university later this month as the Director of the Counseling and Wellness department.

August 16, 2021

Who Succeeds As An HBCU President?

As of this writing, eleven HBCUs are looking for their next president. I added to that number recently indicating this would be my last year at Dillard, completing 10 years here, and into my 18th as a president.

August 16, 2021

Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough

How Should Recent Philanthropic Windfalls Be Managed?

The HBCUs that collectively received hundreds of millions of dollars as part of MacKenzie Scott’s wide-ranging philanthropy do not have to file compliance reports or explain how they will use those funds.

August 13, 2021

Dr. Aminta Breaux

South Carolina HBCU Makes 2021-2022 Tuition-Free for Full Time Students

Clinton College, a small, historically Black college in South Carolina, is offering free tuition in 2021-2022 for all its full-time students attending in-person or online.

August 13, 2021

Clinton Collegelogo

Dillard University Professor Named Louisiana's Poet Laureate

Louisiana’s next poet laureate is Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, an English professor and folklorist at New Orleans’s historically Black college and university (HBCU), Dillard University.

August 12, 2021

Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy

National Park Service Donates $9.5 Million Toward HBCU Campus Restoration

August 11, 2021

Antisdel Chapel at Benedict College

Community Colleges

Community College: Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Post-COVID Labor Market

This opinion piece provides an example of why community colleges given their role and legacy are well positioned in partnering with the K–12, community-based organization, and business sectors in engaging and preparing America’s diverse workforce to meet the labor market skills of the future.

August 9, 2021

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Community Colleges

Community College Bachelor’s Degrees Help Achieve Access and Equity

At the turn of this century, workforce needs began to change. More employers sought to hire students who had attained their bachelor’s degrees. Companies were looking for specific accreditations that didn’t exist at many traditional four-year institutions, like cyber security or trade-skill management. There was an increased demand for teachers and nurses. Community colleges were listening.

August 6, 2021

Leadership & Policy

An Open Letter to Trustees of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Although I have lost count of the number of HBCU presidential vacancies and recent appointments, suffice it to say I believe the number of vacancies is far too high in proportion to the number of HBCUs as a percent of the total number of colleges and universities. The situation is so dire that some presidents are not in office long enough to be officially inaugurated. This is unacceptable, and alumni and other institutional constituents become part of the problem when they refuse to speak out in a constructive manner.

August 6, 2021

Report Analyzes Institutions’ Racial Justice Statements and Action Plans

After the killing of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans at the hands of police officers last year, many colleges and universities were quick to release statements expressing their solidarity and intent to create anti-racist campuses. Over a year later, have institutions moved from making promises to taking action? NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) sought to find out in two-part report.

August 5, 2021

Meharry Medical College and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Partner to Address Racism in Sciences, Medicine

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and Meharry Medical College, a historically Black medical school in Nashville, Tennessee, are working together to combat racism and bias in medicine and the basic sciences. This partnership could include a joint graduate or medical education program as well as opportunities for students to […]

August 3, 2021