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Section: Institutions
Students
Increasing HBCU Retention: It’s the Small Things
Administration may overlook the collection of issues that may lead students to attrition, transferring from an HBCU to a predominantly White institution (PWI), community college or giving up higher education altogether for each individual student.
August 28, 2016
Students
Diverse Docket: Ousted Ohio State Band Director Loses Bias Suit
The ousted marching band director at The Ohio State University has lost his Title IX suit accusing the school of gender bias.
August 25, 2016
Leadership & Policy
FAMU Board Fails to Extend Mangum’s Contract
The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has for the second time this summer declined an opportunity to extend the contract of the historically Black institution’s president, Elmira Mangum.
August 24, 2016
Students
Yousufzai Introduces Students to Beauty of Science
Dr. Sardar Yousfzai, an assistant professor in the Division of Natural Sciences at Paine College, has dedicated each summer for the past 10 years to hosting a free summer chemistry camp to middle and high school youth.
August 24, 2016
Students
Saint Augustine and Halifax Community College Announce Partnership
Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) and Halifax Community College (HCC) announced today that they will be starting a new partnership. Students who receive their Associates degree from HCC and then admitted to SAU will go in with a junior class status. The agreement will allow graduates of HCC with a GPA of at least a 2.0 […]
August 23, 2016
Students
LGBTQ Inclusion Summit Series Kicks off at Virginia State University
Leading LGBTQ education organization Campus Pride launches its first HBCU Sports Inclusion Summit series this week at Virginia State University.
August 23, 2016
Native Americans
Native Communities Get Help with Health Disparities
BOZEMAN, Mont. ― Montana State University and its partners have received $20 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address health disparities facing Native communities in Montana and Alaska. University officials say the new American Indian-Alaska Native Clinical and Translational Research Program includes collaborators from Blackfeet Community College, the University of Montana, the […]
August 21, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Arizona President Calls for Independent Probe of Medical Schools
TUCSON, Ariz. ― The president of the University of Arizona has called for an independent investigation into allegations of misuse of public funds by its two medical schools. The Arizona Daily Star reports that President Ann Weaver Hart released a statement on Monday calling for the independent third-party investigation with no university or Arizona Board […]
August 18, 2016
Students
‘A Different World’ Still Pulls Fans into HBCU Experience
If Dr. Bill Cosby’s greatest contribution to the Black community was his creation of The Cosby Show, then the spin-off to the popular 1980s television sitcom about a fictitious HBCU in Virginia almost certainly comes in close behind.
August 18, 2016
Students
HBCUs Still Providing Students Extra Nudge Toward Success
While still maintaining high standards and stellar graduation rates, some HBCUs have created programs that allow promising students who may not meet the traditional requirements to enter and flourish.
August 17, 2016
Students
Morgan State Bolsters Journalism School with Jason Johnson
Dr. Jason Johnson — a frequent commentator on cable news — has accepted a tenured professorship in the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University, the Black college located in Baltimore.
August 16, 2016
Students
Rallying Millennials to Vote
Despite their large population (83 million), millennials vote at lower rates than their share of the population.
August 16, 2016
Leadership & Policy
HBCUs Struggling to Find Stability at Top
As the new fiscal year began July 1 for most of the nation’s institutions, at least 10 HBCUs were looking for permanent chief executives, according to data collected by the Washington, D.C.-based Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
August 16, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Conversations: Professoriate Still Lacking in Diversity
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, only 16 percent of full-time professors at postsecondary institutions are minorities.
August 15, 2016
Students
Diverse Docket: Howard University Prevails in Title IX Suit
Howard University has defeated a lawsuit by a former graduate student who claimed she was wrongfully denied readmission twice to the doctoral program in history.
August 15, 2016
Students
California Federation of Teachers Calls for ED to Delist ACCJC as Accreditor
A coalition of two California unions and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed a new complaint against the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).
August 10, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: Is the Federal Government Behind the Rising Cost of Higher Education?
If it seems like college is more expensive than ever before — and with less return on investment than in previous generations — it’s not your imagination. Consider this: today, a degree is a requirement for more entry-level jobs than before. This will be even truer in the future. In fact, according to the Committee […]
August 8, 2016
Students
Illinois Community College Works to Reform Juvenile Offenders
A program at an Illinois community college is working with youth at a local juvenile justice center to help prepare them for college or a future occupation.
August 7, 2016
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