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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
African-American
Center for Advancing Opportunity Releases Findings That Reflect ‘Fragile Communities’
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund in January 2017 announced a bold new partnership with the Charles Koch Foundation to use data-driven analytics to study the problems of “fragile communities” in the United States.
February 5, 2018
HBCUs
Howard University May Require Long Term Maintenance Following Bomb Cyclone
Howard University’s buildings were badly damaged last week when the steam flowing through the university’s structures clashed with the bitter cold causing pipes to burst.
January 9, 2018
African-American
A Seasoned HBCU Leader Takes the Helm of TMCF
Dr. Harry Williams, the new leader of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is known among peers for his focused, successful, low-key approach to tough challenges.
January 3, 2018
HBCUs
Baltimore City Community College Receives Grant for Tobacco Education
Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is the latest school to receive a $20,000 grant to educate students on the effects of tobacco use and to develop and implement comprehensive tobacco-free policies.
December 18, 2017
HBCUs
Arkansas Baptist College Fires Its President
Dr. Joseph L. Jones has been ousted from his role as president of the HBCU, for his “lack of transparency,” according to board of trustees.
December 18, 2017
HBCUs
Arkansas Baptist College Seeks a Revival
Over the past few years, Arkansas Baptist College has received media attention for its troubled finances, administrative mishaps and sharp declines in enrollment. The new leadership at this HBCU is hoping to turn a new page in the institution’s long history.
December 17, 2017
African-American
TMCF and Koch Collaboration Looks to Former Education Official to Lead Research Organization
A new research initiative created to support HBCUs and research fragile communities that lack access to education and economic opportunities has named Gerard Robinson, an education scholar and former school official, as its new executive director.
December 11, 2017
African-American
Minority-Serving Institutions Anxious Over Tax Bill
Income tax on graduate student waivers, fewer deductions on student loans and the taxation of endowments are only some of the effects the GOP’s tax bill will have.
December 3, 2017
African-American
Outgoing TMCF Leader Says HBCUs Must Boost Enrollment, Finances
For Johnny Taylor, this sums up the struggle of HBCUs: “The market shifted, and you are economically challenged.”
December 3, 2017
HBCUs
FAMU Picks Permanent President
In a unanimous vote Thursday, the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Larry Robinson as the 12th president of the historically Black institution in Tallahassee.
November 30, 2017
HBCUs
Colleges Look to Encourage More Minorities to Study the Environment
As the world responds to climate change, what is the role universities can play in ensuring people of color and those from marginalized backgrounds are part of the solution?
November 29, 2017
HBCUs
After Accreditation Success, Experts and Advocates Optimistic About Cheyney
The nation’s oldest HBCU avoided a potentially fatal blow on Friday after a regional accrediting board extended its accreditation by a year.
November 19, 2017
HBCUs
Hampton Joins the Big South Conference
In a move that could cause a cultural shift and change the balance of power in HBCU athletics, Hampton University on Thursday announced that it is leaving the MEAC to join the Big South Conference.
November 16, 2017
HBCUs
The Quad Internship Program Prepares HBCU Students for Careers in TV Production
Eight students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been selected to participate in an inaugural production internship program for a BET collegiate drama series.
November 15, 2017
African-American
New UNCF Report Details Economic Impact of HBCUs
The United Negro College Fund has published new research about the economic impact that HBCUs have on the nation.
November 14, 2017
HBCUs
Judge Calls for Mediation in Maryland Legal Case
A federal judge has appointed a “special master” to help craft a plan to resolve a longstanding battle over whether historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland were denied the chance to attract students of other races because academic programs at HBCUs were duplicated by traditionally White institutions.
November 12, 2017
HBCUs
Experts: Freshmen Should Receive an Honest Account of What Takes Place on College Campuses
When Anthony Grant, associate director of admissions at Earlham College in Indiana, attended a college fair in New Mexico this past summer, a student asked him to tell her more about the discrimination she heard had taken place on campus recently.
November 8, 2017
HBCUs
Bennett College Renames Dormitory After Prominent Educator
Ten years after Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole left the all-women’s college in Greensboro, North Carolina, the institution decided to honor her by renaming a new dormitory on campus.
November 7, 2017
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