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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
HBCUs
Kentucky State First-Year Students to Receive Laptops
After faculty began to increasingly notice students using their cell phones to view assignments and course materials, Kentucky State University has now planned for every full-time, first-time student to receive a new laptop computer. The plan is part of the university’s campus-wide Quality Enhancement Plan titled “Learning that Works.” Each student will receive a Dell […]
June 13, 2019
HBCUs
From Cotton Fields to University Leadership: The Transformative Role of Education
In the opening of Dr. Charlie Nelms’ new life memoir “From Cotton Fields to University Leadership: All Eyes on Charlie,” he writes that it was the cotton fields of Arkansas where he first learned how to dream.
June 12, 2019
HBCUs
Morehouse Takes Bold Step in Admitting Transgender Students
Come next fall, Morehouse College — the nation’s only historically Black all-men’s school in the nation — will begin admitting transgender students who identify as men.
June 10, 2019
HBCUs
Harris-Stowe’s Warmack Named New President of Claflin
As Dr. Henry N. Tisdale prepares to retire June 30 after 25 years as president of a transformed Claflin University, the historically Black institution announced Monday that he will be succeeded by another HBCU president.
June 10, 2019
HBCUs
Leave Ready, to Pivot: A Researcher’s Reflection on Purpose Beyond the Professoriate
“Leave Ready” 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 “Leave Ready.”
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 president’s office, according to the school’s interim president, Dr. Kevin James. He said that […]
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 – and thus the legal profession – while also providing a pipeline for students from the three historically Black institutions to accelerate the time to their bachelor’s and juris doctor degrees.
June 1, 2019
Leadership & Policy
New Morris Brown College President Looks to Connect, Restore HBCU
Dr. Kevin James — the newly appointed interim president of Morris Brown College — is on a mission to restore the historically Black college to its glory days.
May 28, 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
HBCUs
Cast Your Buckets Down Where You Are
Have young Black professionals at Historically Black Colleges and Universities been working too hard ‘on the wrong side of the boat?’ 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 ‘the system.’
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
It’s graduation season for the nation’s 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 unparalleled—for ourselves, our institutions, and for our people.
May 12, 2019
HBCUs
Tom Joyner Foundation Launches New Podcast ‘HBCUBiquity’
The Tom Joyner Foundation recently launched a new podcast that will offer “in-depth, honest and straightforward conversations” about the future of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Titled ‘HBCUBiquity,’ 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 […]
May 7, 2019
HBCUs
More Qualified Teachers Needed: Xavier Responds to The Call
It’s 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 People’s 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 […]
April 30, 2019
HBCUs
‘Wilberforce Unite’ Campaign Seeks to Raise $2M in 60 Days
Wilberforce University, which was placed on probation last year by a regional accrediting agency for running a deficit of more than $19 million in fiscal year 2017, has launched a campaign to raise $2 million in 60 days. Wilberforce president Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard announced that the “Wilberforce Unite” campaign is hoped to meet the […]
April 30, 2019
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