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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
Latinx
VSU Joins Verizon STEM Initiative For Boys of Color
PETERSBURG, VA. – Virginia State University will be among 24 schools in a program that offers minority males from middle schools in Petersburg, Hopewell and Dinwiddie summer intensive courses in science, technology, engineering and math. The Verizon Innovative Learning program, the education initiative of the Verizon Foundation, works with historically Black colleges and universities and […]
April 1, 2018
Latinx
Study Reports Wide Gender Disparity Among MSI Presidents
A new report from the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions explores the dearth of women in presidential positions at Minority Serving Institutions. At 650 such schools, less than 12 percent of presidents are women.
March 27, 2018
African-American
Rankins Is First Black Named To Top Mississippi Higher Ed Post
Among the numerous African-American “firsts” who symbolize racial progress in their fields, Dr. Alfred Rankins is likely to stand out. He is the first African-American to become commissioner of higher education in Mississippi.
March 27, 2018
HBCUs
Uplifting HBCUs As Models of Student Success
To help counter the false narrative that often is bestowed upon historically Black colleges and universities, these institutions should make it a priority to highlight their unique strengths and accomplishments as often as possible.
March 26, 2018
HBCUs
HBCUs To Get Funding Hike in Federal Budget
Historically Black colleges and universities will receive a 14 percent increase in federal funding in the U.S. Senate’s omnibus bill following strong advocacy by senators Kamala Harris and Doug Jones.
March 22, 2018
HBCUs
HBCU, Tech, Political Leaders At ‘Day of Action’
WASHINGTON — The Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics Caucus hosted technology companies and HBCU presidents and leaders on Capitol Hill for the first HBCU STEAM Day of Action.
March 20, 2018
HBCUs
Regional HBCUs Move to Recruit Students at Closing Concordia
When word spread that Concordia College – a small historically Black college in Selma, Alabama – was closing its doors, nearby institutions sprang into action to recruit their students. Talladega College and Oakwood and Alabama State universities are offering students options to transfer.
March 15, 2018
HBCUs
What About Cheyney University? We Rose First!
Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world, Nelson Mandela said in his 2003 speech, “Lighting Your Way to a Better Future.” Enslaved people who sought freedom through education and abolitionists who used education as a catalyst to end slavery understood this idea. So did Quaker philanthropist Richard Humphreys, who […]
March 13, 2018
HBCUs
HBCUs’ Relevance in Diversifying the STEM Workforce
Global scientific competitiveness of the United States depends on the nation’s ability to sustain and grow the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. An important approach to this goal is ensuring that groups historically underrepresented (HU) in STEM fields play larger roles.
March 6, 2018
HBCUs
HBCUs: For Colored Kids When Predominantly White Institutions Aren’t Enough
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1837, is recognized as the nation’s oldest historically Black institution of higher education, or HBCU. Harvard University, founded in 1636, is the U.S.’s oldest institution of higher education.
March 1, 2018
HBCUs
Urban League’s Morial: Educational Equity Essential to Economic Empowerment
Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans and current president and CEO of the National Urban League (NUL), sees proactivity and collaboration as a way to create a movement and drive social change, particularly toward equity in education.
February 28, 2018
HBCUs
HBCU Leaders Meeting with Business Leaders at GOP Event
WASHINGTON — The leaders of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities got major face time in front of some of America’s top companies, such as Google, Starbucks and Walmart, on Tuesday at this year’s HBCU Fly-In, sponsored by congressional Republicans. The HBCU Fly-In started last year as a way for the colleges and universities […]
February 28, 2018
HBCUs
The Changing Landscape for Aspiring Black Journalists
When the nation’s news organizations were flush with money at the turn of the century, newsroom diversity was a top priority at a number of media companies. They spent millions of dollars on internships, entry-level jobs and training.
February 27, 2018
HBCUs
Concordia College Alabama to Close
SELMA, Ala. — Concordia College Alabama, a historically black Lutheran college, will close its doors at the end of the spring semester. The Selma Times-Journal reports Dr. James Lyons, the college’s chief transition officer and interim president, shared the news with faculty, staff and the student body on Wednesday. The school was founded in 1922 […]
February 25, 2018
HBCUs
Storytelling as #Resistance
In the past year, political and cultural resistance movements in the form of protests, marches and movements emerged online.
February 14, 2018
HBCUs
Maryland Offers $100 Million to Settle State’s HBCU Case
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has offered to spend up to $100 million to settle a 12-year-long lawsuit brought on by a coalition of the state’s four historically Black colleges concerning inequality in higher education.
February 8, 2018
African-American
HBCUs: Pioneers of Black History’s Past, Present, Future
During Black History Month, we always hear familiar names and read inspiring articles about towering figures and unsung heroes from the Black community. We are reminded about what they accomplished, but often overlook how they got there.
February 6, 2018
HBCUs
PBS Documentary Examines History of HBCUs: ‘Tell Them We Are Rising’
The vital role and relevance of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) has been contested in contemporary times. Until recently, no central text or film documented the history of these institutions as they transformed the lives of African-Americans and American society over the arc of time.
February 6, 2018
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