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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
African-American
Knoxville College Board Chairman Insists Closure Not Permanent
The Tennessee HBCU is suspending instruction for the fall 2015 semester and its board hopes it can restructure to better position itself to advance the viability of the college.
April 14, 2015
Faculty & Staff
South African University Removes Statue of Colonialist
Hundreds of South African students cheered loudly Thursday as a crane lifted the decades-old statue of a British colonialist — celebrating the end of what they described as a symbol of White privilege.
April 9, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Students Charged in Graffiti Case No Longer at Ohio School
Two Miami University freshmen students charged in connection with offensive graffiti in a residential hall are no longer enrolled at the school, according to the university.
April 8, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Lawsuit: S. Carolina Discriminates Against Black University
As state lawmakers ponder firing the South Carolina State University trustees, South Carolina’s only Black congressman and a federal lawsuit contend the state can be blamed in part for the school’s financial woes.
April 6, 2015
Students
RHONDA TRACY
RHONDA TRACY has been named chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, effective April 16. She is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. She earned a bachelor’s from the University of South Carolina, a master’s from West Virginia University and a doctorate from Ohio University.
April 6, 2015
HBCUs
E. Ethelbert Miller Among Those Let Go at Howard
In an April 2 letter to the campus community, Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick announced the firing of 84 Howard staffers, effective immediately.
April 6, 2015
HBCUs
In Case You Missed It …
Inequalities in Education Continue to Fuel Wealth Gap in U.S. NYC Cop Apologizes for Racist Rant Against South Asian Nonprofit Provides Life-Coaching Services to Students With Mental Illness Obama’s Immigration Plan Would Have Positive Results for Students
April 2, 2015
African-American
Spelman College Appears to be Riding Wave of Momentum
Students, or Spelmanites, as they call themselves, have high hopes for what Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell will contribute to the college as its new president.
April 2, 2015
HBCUs
Brown Grad Student Dies After Jumping Off Campus Building
A Brown University graduate student from South Korea has died after jumping from the 12th floor of a campus building.
April 1, 2015
HBCUs
Kean University Cancels Common as Commencement Speaker
New Jersey’s Kean University has cancelled hip-hop artist Common as commencement speaker after police voiced concerns over a song released 15 years ago about a woman convicted of killing a police officer who fled to Cuba.
April 1, 2015
African-American
Huston-Tillotson Names Pierce Burnette President
Huston-Tillotson University’s Board of Trustees has selected Colette Pierce Burnette as the successor to Larry L. Earvin as president of the private, historically Black institution in East Austin, Texas.
April 1, 2015
Sports
Bucknell University Expels 3 for Racist Radio Broadcast
Bucknell University says it has expelled three students over a school radio broadcast in which they made racist comments and used a slur.
March 31, 2015
Students
Congressman’s Son a Defendant in Clemson Fraternity-Death Lawsuits
The son of U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del., is one of five defendants in two lawsuits seeking at least $50 million stemming from the death of a Clemson University fraternity pledge.
March 31, 2015
Students
Unusual Amount of Cheating Suspected at Stanford University
An unusually high number of students at Stanford University are suspected of cheating during the most recent term, putting faculty members and administrators of the prestigious institution on alert.
March 29, 2015
African-American
California Community Colleges Team Up With HBCUs
The California Community College system and nine historically Black institutions have devised a transfer program linking the state’s 112 two-year colleges with the nation’s Black college community.
March 26, 2015
LGBTQ+
Ex-Bob Jones President Apologizes for 1980 Anti-Gay Remarks
The former president of Bob Jones University has apologized for saying in 1980 that homosexuals should be stoned, calling his comments at the White House reckless and inflammatory.
March 23, 2015
Students
Janet Napolitano Apologizes for Disparaging Student Protest
University of California President Janet Napolitano apologized Thursday for calling chants by students protesting tuition hikes “crap,” a remark picked up by an open microphone at a Board of Regents meeting.
March 19, 2015
Students
Penn State President Says Fraternity System May Need Review
Penn State’s president has told the university community an investigation into the Facebook posting of nude photographs by a now-suspended fraternity could lead to a re-evaluation of the overall fraternity system.
March 19, 2015
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