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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
HBCUs
Morris Brown, Alabama State Sign MOU to Create Master's Pathways For MBC Grads
The new agreement gives eligible Morris Brown graduates a streamlined route into Alabama State master’s programs in the College of Education, expanding opportunities as both HBCUs work to grow enrollment and strengthen the Black educator pipeline.
June 17, 2026
Campus Climate
Fisk University Facing Backlash Over Data Center Proposal
Nashville community members, Fisk alumni, and current students are protesting the university’s plan to build a local data center, saying it could jeopardize the well-being of Nashville's surrounding Black communities.
June 12, 2026
Institutions
HBCUs Are Not Waiting to Be Saved
HBCU leaders gathered at Johnson C. Smith University not to plead for survival, but to map a future defined by strategy, scale, and unapologetic institutional ambition.
June 10, 2026
HBCUs
Spelman Names Top Roboticist Dr. Ayanna Howard As 12th President
Dr. Ayanna Howard — a roboticist, AI pioneer, and former NASA engineer who currently serves as dean of the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University— will assume her duties on August 1.
June 5, 2026
HBCUs
North Carolina A&T Chancellor James Martin II Discusses Higher Ed’s Pivotal Moment
As the Black Alumni Collective National Conference meets to discuss urgent advocacy, Dr. James Martin II, chancellor of North Carolina A&T University, shares why the “relationship economy” and the ROI of HBCUs are critical to the national agenda.
May 31, 2026
Home
New HBCU Coalition Aims to Fast-Track Institutions to R1 Status
The coalition is being funded by a three-year, $1 million grant from the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative.
May 12, 2026
HBCUs
Bowie State University to Cut 79 Positions
The positions will be cut through vacancies, reorganization and layoffs. The cuts come as the public, suburban HBCU — which serves just over 5,000 undergraduates — faces an estimated fiscal 2027 shortfall of about $18 million.
May 8, 2026
HBCUs
Audit Finds "Lack of Controls" at North Carolina A&T Led to $780K in Preferential Payouts
The money came from $5 million in administrative “recovery” funds that were improperly used for student financial aid, the report states.
April 24, 2026
HBCUs
HBCU Researchers Call for 'Data Sovereignty' to Redefine Institutional Success
Noting the often deficit framing of researchers' takes on HBCUs and the populations they serve, presenters at Wednesday's HBCU Research Network Virtual Conference said Black scholars have to be in these spaces where data is being counted and interpreted to realize how they are being measured and legitimized.
April 22, 2026
Institutions
The Redirect Ruse: How the Trump Administration Swapped Student Access for One-Time Institutional Checks to HBCUs
While the Trump administration has touted a historic 48% increase in federal funding for HBCUs in 2025, changes to financial aid policies, including new Parent PLUS loan limits, will disproportionately impact these institutions on the backend.
April 9, 2026
From the Magazine
Architects of the Algorithm: How HBCUs Are Shaping an Ethical AI Future
HBCU leaders are declaring their institutions will not be left out of the conversations — and opportunities — presented by tech’s newest boon.
April 6, 2026
HBCUs
Disruption or Dispossession: What Kentucky State University Reveals About the Future of HBCUs
A Kentucky State alumnus and former SGA president and student regent argues that SB185 is not simply a policy debate, but a defining moment for the future of HBCUs and for higher education as a whole.
March 30, 2026
HBCUs
Why the Proposed Legislative Takeover of Kentucky State University Should Alarm Every Public Institution in the U.S.
The proposed actions present a dangerous precedent for state legislatures looking for a path to close public institutions or limit the effectiveness of historically Black colleges and universities across the country.
March 30, 2026
HBCUs
Bowie State University Selected for Lumina Foundation-Backed From Campus to Career Program
Maryland HBCU among 16 institutions selected for national program that aims to boost workforce outcomes for students.
March 29, 2026
Institutions
How Delaware State Reached the Top 1% for Social Mobility While Doubling Research Enterprise
Substantial state investment in the institution and digital expansion drive record-breaking growth at the Delaware HBCU.
March 26, 2026
Best Practices
Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis Explains How Benedict College Beat the National Graduation Average for Pell Students
The small, private South Carolina HBCU is celebrating a 104 percent increase in its four-year graduation rates compared to its historical baseline.
March 25, 2026
Institutions
Black Leadership Across Campuses Summit Focuses On Strengthening HBCUs
Virtual gathering of scholars, sitting presidents, practitioners and higher education leaders was hosted by the Center for the Study of HBCUs at Virginia Union University.
March 16, 2026
Institutions
Tougaloo College Names Dr. Corey Wiggins 15th President
Federal official and Mississippi native to lead HBCU beginning July 1.
March 13, 2026
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