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National Action Network Convention Spotlights Strength Among HBCUs

At the convention, advocates of HBCUs weighed in on what makes these institutions special.

April 8, 2022

Dr. Harry L. Williams, president of Thurgood Marshall College Fund

West Virginia State University Names New President

Less than a year after a tumultuous leadership shift at West Virginia State University, the institution’s board of governors has unanimously selected Ericke S. Cage as its new president.

April 3, 2022

Ericke S. Cage, West Virginia State University's newly named president

HBCU Leaders Will Address Institutions' Futures at Inaugural Convening

From May 31 to June 2, scholars, practitioners, industry leaders, and administrators seeking to strengthen HBCUs will gather at an inaugural convening in Charlotte, North Carolina.

March 31, 2022

Several HBCU presidents and leaders

Forgotten Leaders - How HBCUs and PBIs Can Amplify Black Women's Roles in Social Justice Movements

The creation of social justice advocacy centers, putting more women in positions of leadership, and connecting the dots from the institution’s history to the present can amplify the work of Black woman in social justice movements.

March 30, 2022

Dr. Joyce Ladner, renowned civil rights leader, author, and sociologist.

Howard University Non-Tenured Faculty Reach Agreement with Leadership

Non-tenured Howard University faculty will not go on strike after an agreement was reached with university leadership at 3:26 A.M. on Wednesday morning, March 23.

March 23, 2022

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Howard University Faculty Threaten Strike

Howard University faculty are threatening to strike if the institution does not make changes to their working conditions.

March 17, 2022

Officials Announce Funds for HBCUs That Received Bomb Threats

White House officials announce funding for eligible HBCUs that recently received bomb threats.

March 16, 2022

U.S. Vice President and HBCU graduate Kamala Harris

Ralph Lauren Creates HBCU-Inspired Collection

The collection is a first-of-its-kind for the company and Lauren, who made a series of commitments in 2020 to address racial equity.

March 15, 2022

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A New Online Learning Hub for HBCUs

The launch of a new online learning platform called HBCUv, will connect students, faculty, and staff at participating HBCUs.

March 12, 2022

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Jackson State University Creates Articulation Agreement with Six Alabama Community Colleges

Jackson State University (JSU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Jackson, Mississippi, has created new partnerships with six community college in Alabama for associate degree holders to easily transition to JSU’s bachelor's programs.

March 11, 2022

Pictured left to right: Dr. Bruce Crawford, Lawson State Community College; JSU President Thomas K. Hudson; Amanda Harbison, Shelton State Community College; and Nakia Robinson, Trenholm Community College.

Program Aims to Train the Next Generation of Equity-Focused Principals

New partnership is designed to create a program that will produce more people of color to become principals in the public K-12 school systems.

March 9, 2022

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Vorhees College Receives Funding for Campus Restoration

Voorhees College is one of five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that have been awarded portions of a $650,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative.

March 3, 2022

Massachusetts Hall, on the Voorhees College campus, was built in 1930. Its rehabilitation will be funded with this new grant.

Delta Airlines Partners with Hampton University to Diversify Pilots

Delta Airlines has announced a partnership with Hampton University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in order to diversify their pilot workforce and train more pilots of color.

February 28, 2022

The Black Press Archives to be Preserved and Digitized at Howard University

A $2 million grant from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation will fund the preservation and digitization of the Black Press Archives at the Howard University Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC).

February 28, 2022

Nikole Hannah-Jones, journalist and Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at the Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University.

Wiley College Receives Propel Grant for Short Film

Wiley College, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Texas, has received a $300,000 Impact Grant from the Propel Center, part of Apple’s Nationwide Investment in Racial Equity and Justice.

February 22, 2022

Wiley College President Dr. Herman J. Felton, Jr.

Faculty & Staff

Southern University Names New Leader

University of Wisconsin-Platteville President Dennis Shields has been tapped to serve as the new president of the Southern University System and its president-chancellor.

February 21, 2022

Bennett College Receives Fellowship for Alumnae-Student Mentorship Project

Bennett College, an historically Black, liberal arts college for women, has been selected as a 2022 Steelcase Social Innovation Fellow to develop a mentorship project for students and alumnae seeking community.

February 18, 2022

Bennett College Commencement

White Violence and Black Success: Why HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats

Throughout the long arm of history, the ebb and flow of white violence against HBCUs has always stemmed from instances of Black progress.

February 16, 2022

Howard University received three bomb threats in just under two months.