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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
Leadership & Policy
Jackson State President Among Candidates Vying To Lead Southern University
JSU president Ronald Mason Jr. and Clarence Newsome, the former president of Shaw University in North Carolina, are the two latest applicants to join the pool of four semifinalists scheduled to interview Tuesday on campus, Southern officials said last week.
April 11, 2010
African-American
Georgia NAACP Sues State For Underfunding Public HBCUs
The Georgia NAACP has sued the state, claiming it has systematically underfunded its three public Black colleges and threatened their survival as a result.
April 4, 2010
African-American
Minority-focused STEM Funding Plan Raises Equity Concerns
A debate has emerged over science programs at minority-serving institutions and how best to prepare more students of color for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. Loss of guaranteed funding and potential increased competition for NSF grants jeopardizes MSI programs, advocates say.
April 1, 2010
African-American
Tech Savvy HBCUs Keeping Pace With Innovation, Others Lag
Closing the so-called digital divide is becoming less of a possibility for many HBCUs.
March 25, 2010
African-American
North Carolina HBCU Renegotiates Debt With $31 Million Federal Loan
One of the South’s oldest historically Black colleges has landed a $31 million federal loan that restructures several pieces of privately held debt.
March 24, 2010
Students
Meeting Brings Ohio University, HBCU Officials Together for Collaboration
Bridging the faculty-student digital technology divide was the focus of a conference held last week at Spelman College, launching the first meeting for a nine-member alliance among eight historically Black institutions and Ohio University.
March 23, 2010
African-American
HBCU Leaders Consider Partnerships Key to Remaining Competitive in Online Era
Creating partnerships to link students across campuses and offering online academic programs to students were two of the solutions presidents of some of the country’s historically Black colleges and universities say will help keep their institution competitive as more options for higher education emerge.
March 21, 2010
African-American
Black College Leaders Briefed on Historic Health Care, Education Legislation
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other congressional leaders addressed representatives from the nation’s Black colleges and universities just hours before Democratic leaders released a bill that combined highly sought education funding and student loan reform with historic legislation that aims to revamp U.S. health care.
March 18, 2010
African-American
The Black College and Globalization
America’s Black colleges want to internationalize their campuses and send their students abroad, but inadequate access to resources keeps many of these institutions restricted to U.S. shores, according to a 2005 study by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) organization. On Thursday, NAFEO sponsored an International Day during its annual national conference in Washington to match international organizations and their programs with Black colleges and universities.
March 18, 2010
African-American
Obama Proposal Seeks to Consolidate Minority Undergraduate STEM Programs
Weighing a new approach for assisting minority college students in the sciences, the Obama administration has proposed the National Science Foundation consolidate major initiatives that target specific racial and ethnic groups for participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines into a single program.
March 10, 2010
Faculty & Staff
Virginia HBCUs Struggle With Legal Opinion That Bars Protection for Gays
Virginia’s historically Black colleges and universities are reeling after a controversial legal opinion by Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli that would invalidate any policy erected by public colleges that bans discrimination against gays and lesbians.
March 9, 2010
Disabilties
Road to the Battle
Despite financial difficulties, the Virginia State University Trojan Explosion Marching Band cranks it up as they prepare for their trip to the ultimate HBCU showcase, the Honda Battle of the Bands. Take a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be the best musical ensemble in the country–heart, dedication, and lots of practice.
March 1, 2010
HBCUs
Virginia State University Drumline Performs at the White House
Less than a month after they performed with fellow band members in the Honda Battle of the Bands showcase, an eight-person drumline from the Virginia State University’s Trojan Explosion marching band entertained guests at the Feb. 26 executive order signing for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Barack Obama.
March 1, 2010
African-American
Obama Signs Black College Executive Order
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order strengthening the long-standing White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
February 28, 2010
Sports
Payton, Rice and Robinson Lead First Black College Football Hall Class
Historically Black institution icons Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, Deacon Jones and former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson were among the first set of honorees inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
February 22, 2010
Students
HBCU Case Study Documents How Schools Can Help Students Pay Back Loans
A new report released Tuesday called “Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed,” argues that institutions can work proactively to reduce default rates among former students.
February 22, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Miss. HBCU Merger Proposal Halted; JSU President Faces Scrutiny
Public discussion in Mississippi has now moved from merging the three HBCUs to how to adequately fund them and, more recently, what the future holds for Jackson State President Ronald Mason.
February 3, 2010
HBCUs
Activists Mobilize, Students Organize Town To Preserve Mississippi HBCUs
Alumni And Students Organize Town Hall Meetings And A Protest Rally To Pressure Mississippi Lawmakers Into Nixing College-Merger Proposal.
February 3, 2010
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