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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: Court Rules Kankakee CC Did Not Violate Religious Rights
An Illinois community college did not violate the religious rights of a student excluded from its paramedic program for refusing to be vaccinated, an appeals panel has ruled.
January 17, 2017
Students
The Case for Rebranding Minority-serving Institutions
“Equity-oriented institutions” should replace “minority-serving institutions” in our lexicon.
January 17, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Bipartisan Congressional Effort Aimed at Protecting Undocumented DREAMERS
Called the “Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act,” or “BRIDGE Act,” the law will give students temporary protection from deportation, and allow work permits to continue without interruption.
January 16, 2017
Students
Donors Solve Talladega College’s Inaugural Parade Funding Issue
Talladega College said it needed $75,000 to carry out the controversial decision to have its marching band perform in President-electDonald J. Trump’s inaugural parade Friday. As of Monday, donors have pledged more than $400,000 on the Alabama school’s GoFundMe page and an appearance by the historically Black college’s President Billy C. Hawkins last Friday on […]
January 16, 2017
Students
TMCF Boss: Nothing Political About $26M Gift from Kochs
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced on Thursday the launch of the Center for Advancing Opportunity, which is supported by a $26 million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries.
January 12, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Groundbreaking President Jewel Plummer Cobb Dies
Jewel Plummer Cobb, one of the first African Americans to lead a major university west of the Mississippi, died on New Year’s Day in Maplewood, N.J., at age 92. Cobb served as the third president of Cal State Fullerton, a position she held from 1981 through her retirement in 1990. During that period, she secured […]
January 12, 2017
Students
Growth in K-12 Student Diversity Impacts Postsecondary Education
With the rise in diversity, colleges and universities need to focus on how to not only enroll student of color, but to ensure their success.
January 11, 2017
Students
Trial Over Fix for Segregation at Maryland Colleges Begins
BALTIMORE — A trial to determine the best way to cure inequality among Maryland’s colleges and universities is underway in federal court in Baltimore. The decade-old case being heard Monday involves a coalition representing the state’s four historically Black colleges that says the state has underfunded the institutions while developing programs at traditionally White schools […]
January 9, 2017
Students
ASPiRE Premieres ‘Bama State Style’ Tonight
“Bama State Style,” the reality TV show featuring Alabama State University’s Mighty Marching Hornets Band, has been acquired by the nationally syndicated ASPiRE Television Network and premieres tonight.
January 9, 2017
Students
Guillermo: To Talladega Band, What Kind of March Would MLK Attend?
Call the inaugural what it is. It is the celebration of an incoming administration that threatens everything a college founded by slaves stands for.
January 8, 2017
Students
Talladega College Forging Ahead to Perform at Trump Inauguration
Following several days of controversy, Talladega College President Billy Hawkins announced on Thursday morning that the college’s marching band will perform in President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inaugural parade.
January 5, 2017
Students
Diverse Conversations: How Trump Presidency Will Affect HBCUs, HSIs
Looking at his proposed ideas and policies, here are some ways that these institutions could be affected once President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
January 4, 2017
Leadership & Policy
HBCU Advocates Discuss Remedial Phase of Maryland Higher Ed Desegregation Case
The plaintiffs prevailed in 2013 in a suit against the state of Maryland over duplication of HBCU programs at majority institutions that produced “segregative effects.” The remedial phase of the trial begins Monday.
January 4, 2017
Students
Talladega College Might Be on Right Side of History
More than a century ago, Booker T. Washington—the most prominent product of an HBCU at that point—accepted an invitation to The White House that was just as controversial.
January 3, 2017
Students
Talladega College: We’ve not Committed to Trump Inauguration
As of Tuesday afternoon, Talladega College officials said there has not been a decision from its president on whether its marching band will perform at the Trump inauguration.
January 3, 2017
Students
Talladega College Under Fire for Accepting Role in Trump Inauguration
As the only HBCU to accept an invitation so far, Talladega College’s decision to participate in the parade has elicited a particularly strong reaction on social media.
January 2, 2017
Students
Faculty Engaging More in New Era of Activism
Staff and faculty are attempting to understand and even participate in student activism.
January 2, 2017
Students
Leaders Anticipate Need to Convey Higher Ed’s ROI to Trump Administration
Leaders across the nation remain hopeful that the Trump administration will usher in a new era for the state of higher education.
December 29, 2016
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