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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
HBCUs
President Biden Kicks Off National HBCU Week with Pledge for Equity
President Biden declared this week National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) week and encouraged all Americans to “observe this week with appropriate programs and ceremonies that acknowledge the countless achievements of HBCUs."
September 7, 2021
HBCUs
Gender Discrimination Case Likely to Proceed Against Morgan State University
According to the EEOC, Morgan State University had “subjected [Hollis] to unequal pay because of her sex." Now, her team of lawyers is completing their discovery and preparing to go up against the historically Black college and university.
August 30, 2021
HBCUs
PVAMU Annouces Writer-in-Residence: Nikki Giovanni
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) has announced the 2021-2022 Writer-in-Residence at The Toni Morrison Writing Program: Nikki Giovanni.
August 20, 2021
HBCUs
Anonymous Alum Donates $2.2 Million to Alabama A&M University
Alabama A&M University received an anonymous donation from a young alum totaling just under $2.2 million.
August 19, 2021
HBCUs
South Carolina State University Pushes Fall Start Back Due to COVID-19
The increase in COVID-19 cases in South Carolina has led South Carolina State University to delay the start of its fall semester until Monday, August 23.
August 18, 2021
Students
Benedict College Repurposes Bookstore To Support Entrepreneurs
For Tonisha Roberts, a first-time business owner, the pandemic resulted in a temporary pause on her customized apparel company, Reality Effects Anybody’s Life (REAL).
August 17, 2021
News Roundup
Spelman College President Announces Retirement Next Year
Spelman College President Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell announced Tuesday that she will retire on June 30, 2022.
August 17, 2021
HBCUs
Morgan State University Announces Dr. Hongtao Yu as its Next Provost
After two months of searching, Morgan State University (MSU) has announced that Dr. Hongtao Yu will be the next provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs.
August 17, 2021
HBCUs
Dr. Angela Graham-Williams Joins Xavier University
Xavier University in Louisiana has announced that Dr. Angela Graham-Williams will join the university later this month as the Director of the Counseling and Wellness department.
August 16, 2021
HBCUs
South Carolina HBCU Makes 2021-2022 Tuition-Free for Full Time Students
Clinton College, a small, historically Black college in South Carolina, is offering free tuition in 2021-2022 for all its full-time students attending in-person or online.
August 13, 2021
HBCUs
Dillard University Professor Named Louisiana's Poet Laureate
Louisiana’s next poet laureate is Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, an English professor and folklorist at New Orleans’s historically Black college and university (HBCU), Dillard University.
August 12, 2021
HBCUs
National Park Service Donates $9.5 Million Toward HBCU Campus Restoration
August 11, 2021
Leadership & Policy
An Open Letter to Trustees of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Although I have lost count of the number of HBCU presidential vacancies and recent appointments, suffice it to say I believe the number of vacancies is far too high in proportion to the number of HBCUs as a percent of the total number of colleges and universities. The situation is so dire that some presidents are not in office long enough to be officially inaugurated. This is unacceptable, and alumni and other institutional constituents become part of the problem when they refuse to speak out in a constructive manner.
August 6, 2021
HBCUs
Meharry Medical College and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Partner to Address Racism in Sciences, Medicine
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and Meharry Medical College, a historically Black medical school in Nashville, Tennessee, are working together to combat racism and bias in medicine and the basic sciences. This partnership could include a joint graduate or medical education program as well as opportunities for students to […]
August 3, 2021
HBCUs
Maintaining Philanthropic Support at HBCUs that Extends Beyond This Period of Racial Reckoning
This period of racial reckoning has seen many philanthropists celebrate the enormity of HBCUs by providing unprecedented financial donations.
August 2, 2021
HBCUs
Department of Education Increases COVID-19 Relief Funding to Historic and Under-Resourced Institutions
The U.S. Department of Education announced an additional $3.2 billion in funding for historic and under-resourced institutions under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF). The funding will go to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), minorities serving institutions (MSIs) and other underserved institutions, like some community colleges. The funding […]
July 29, 2021
HBCUs
Kanye West Gifts 5,000 Tickets to Atlanta HBCUs to Attend Album Listening Party
The billionaire rapper and businessman Kanye West is giving 5,000 free tickets to the listening party for his new and highly-anticipated album “Donda” to several Atlanta-area HBCUs, reported Page Six of The New York Post. Faculty, staff and students of Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Spelman College, Morris Brown College and […]
July 22, 2021
African-American
Amid Falling Enrollment, SC State Board of Trustees Fires Its President
In a 10-3 vote, the South Carolina State University’s board of trustees voted to fire SCSU President Dr. James Clark, reports The State. Alexander Conyers, a retired U.S. Army Colonel, SCSU alumnus and a current vice president at the university, will serve as acting president for the historically Black university. According to The State, Clark was fired […]
July 14, 2021
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