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Section: Institutions
Community Colleges
Report Examines What âFree Collegeâ Really Means
As the term âfree collegeâ becomes a common refrain among policymakers, educators and political candidates, researchers at a progressive think tank have found that despite âastonishingâ growth, many of these programs are falling short of expectations.
June 9, 2019
HBCUs
Leave Ready, to Pivot: A Researcherâs Reflection on Purpose Beyond the Professoriate
âLeave Readyâ is a campaign by Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) for its students centered on the notion of readiness. Signs and graphics, at one point, populated the campus with pictures of students and successful alumni with the slogan âLeave Ready.â
June 3, 2019
HBCUs
Fire, Water Cause Damage at Morris Brown College.
Morris Brown College, which has been struggling to regain its accreditation, has experienced yet another setback. A fire broke out over the weekend in the administration building, igniting the sprinkler system and causing severe water damage to the building, including the presidentâs office, according to the schoolâs interim president, Dr. Kevin James. He said that [âŚ]
June 2, 2019
HBCUs
Syracuse Law Furthers Commitment to Access, Diversity in Legal Profession
A new agreement between Syracuse University College of Law and Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College will fulfill a dual objective: diversifying the student body of the law school â and thus the legal profession â while also providing a pipeline for students from the three historically Black institutions to accelerate the time to their bachelorâs and juris doctor degrees.
June 1, 2019
Leadership & Policy
New Morris Brown College President Looks to Connect, Restore HBCU
Dr. Kevin James â the newly appointed interim president of Morris Brown College â is on a mission to restore the historically Black college to its glory days.
May 28, 2019
MSIs
âWho Do You Know Went to Cornell?â
A few weeks ago, I entered a convenience store to purchase a portable pack of tissues and eye drops to treat my seasonal allergies. I was wearing a windbreaker jacket with a Cornell University logo on it. As I waited in line to purchase my items, an older White man stopped me and asked, âWho do you know went to Cornell?â
May 21, 2019
African-American
Columbia HBCU Fellowship Empowers Students to Thrive
The Columbia HBCU Fellowship program allows young people to take classes on the Ivy League campus, work with organizations in New York, where Columbia is located, and receive industry mentoring.
May 20, 2019
MSIs
Voting Advocates Sue Tennessee Over Tougher New Law
A foundation that promotes civic engagement among young Americans is among several groups that have sued to block enactment of a new Tennessee law that they contend would suppress voting on college campuses and elsewhere with strict new registration rules and substantial penalties for violating them.
May 18, 2019
HBCUs
Cast Your Buckets Down Where You Are
Have young Black professionals at Historically Black Colleges and Universities been working too hard âon the wrong side of the boat?â Have we reached a point where we are casting all of our nets with no avail? For some of us, the short answer can often feel like yes. For the rest of us, typically the upper-side of the Millennial Generation, the answer is found in navigating âthe system.â
May 15, 2019
Community Colleges
Pellissippi State Breaks Ground on Bill Haslam Center for Math and Science
Pellissippi State Community College broke ground Wednesday on its new, $27 million academic building, which will be named the Bill Haslam Center for Math and Science. The 82,000-square-foot Bill Haslam Center for Math and Science â named for the former governor of Tennessee â is expected to open for classes by fall 2021. Located on [âŚ]
May 15, 2019
LGBTQ+
Educational Policy that is Inclusive of the LGBTQ Students at HBCUs
Unfortunately, when we talk about diversity, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students are often excluded from the conversation. The gaps in federal educational policy and a lack of institutional policy fails to address queer issues and leaves college students that identify as Queer unprotected from discrimination.
May 14, 2019
HBCUs
When Blackness is on Full Display
Itâs graduation season for the nationâs colleges and universities, including the little more than 100 institutions that bear the federal designation as historically Black colleges and Universities (HBCUs).And we feel good. I mean, we are Black excellence and Black joy unparalleledâfor ourselves, our institutions, and for our people.
May 12, 2019
Community Colleges
Achieving the Dream Welcomes 16 New Member Institutions
The Achieving the Dream (ATD) National Network has expanded to include sixteen more colleges that are strengthening their commitment to improving student success. Teams from each new college will convene in Phoenix this June to begin their work as ATD Network institutions, the organization said. ATDâs 2019 cohort brings its total network to more than [âŚ]
May 8, 2019
HBCUs
Tom Joyner Foundation Launches New Podcast âHBCUBiquityâ
The Tom Joyner Foundation recently launched a new podcast that will offer âin-depth, honest and straightforward conversationsâ about the future of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Titled âHBCUBiquity,â the hour-long, weekly podcast will feature interviews and commentary with HBCU students, faculty, administrators, celebrities, experts and other guests about the efforts to increase fundraising, maintain [âŚ]
May 7, 2019
HBCUs
More Qualified Teachers Needed: Xavier Responds to The Call
Itâs no secret that in K-12 education, states across the nation are facing teacher shortages, low numbers of state-licensed educators, high teacher retention rates, etc. The overarching challenge is school systems are now having to figure out solutions and quick. How do we address the teacher shortage? How do we recruit more teachers?
May 7, 2019
African-American
College Funds, HACU Laud Bipartisan, Bicameral Title III Legislation
While federal lawmakers often face criticism for failure to work together across party lines, they have drawn praise for introducing legislation that would extend funding for minority serving institutions under Title III and allocate about $100 million.
May 5, 2019
HBCUs
Moral Centrality in Educational Equity
Just last year in May of 2018, we witnessed the resurrection of Resurrection City as the new Poor Peopleâs Campaign continued the fight against poverty, structural racism, voter suppression, militarism, and a host of others. This demonstration also spanned 40 days of community organizing with thousands of participants.
May 2, 2019
African-American
TMCF Lauds HBCU Benefits in House Labor Bill
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) issued a statement thanking House Appropriations chair Nita Lowey, D-NY, and House Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee chair Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, for proposing a historic investment in historically Black colleges and universities in the House version of the Labor-HHS FY20 appropriations bill. The bill would provide $375 million in direct funding [âŚ]
April 30, 2019
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