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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
African-American
Chinese Gaining Momentum as Language Option Among HBCUs
Though most HBCUs focus their language instruction on the traditional standbys, Spanish or French, a handful are moving in a new direction: developing Chinese programs.
November 6, 2014
Leadership & Policy
University of Kansas Student Fights Expulsion Over Twitter Posts
LAWRENCE, Kan. ― A former University of Kansas student is fighting his expulsion over social media posts about his ex-girlfriend.
November 4, 2014
Students
Ex-Band Member Guilty in Florida A&M Drum Major’s Hazing Death
ORLANDO, Fla. ― A former Florida A&M band member accused of being the ringleader of a brutal hazing ritual known as “Crossing Bus C” that killed a drum major was convicted Friday of manslaughter and felony hazing. Dante Martin, 27, was the first to stand trial in the November 2011 death of 26-year-old Robert Champion […]
November 2, 2014
Students
Virginia State University President to Step Down Dec. 31
ETTRICK, Va. – Virginia State University President Keith T. Miller is resigning at the end of the year amid concerns over declining enrollment and financial woes. Miller on Friday agreed to step down Dec. 31 as he and the school’s board of visitors acknowledged a need for a change in leadership at the historically black […]
November 2, 2014
HBCUs
Alabama Pastor: College Official Touched Me, Too
A Baptist minister in Alabama said Thursday that he was inappropriately touched by a man now accused of sexually assaulting students at a state university in northeastern Pennsylvania.
October 30, 2014
HBCUs
Student: I Didn’t Report Harassment Out of Fear
A man who accuses a former Pennsylvania university administrator of groping him says he didn’t report it out of fear he’d be perceived as gay.
October 29, 2014
African-American
Scholars Find Obama’s Education Legacy Remains Up for Debate
As President Barack Obama hits the midpoint of his second term, many have begun to consider what will be his legacy, particularly as it relates to education.
October 29, 2014
African-American
Cheyney University Coalition to File Federal Lawsuit to Save School
A broad-based coalition of Cheyney University supporters plan to file a federal lawsuit today claiming a history of racial discrimination from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania toward the nation’s oldest Black institution of higher learning.
October 28, 2014
Sports
Murray State Deferring Some Applications from Africa
Murray State University in Kentucky is deferring applications from students in West African countries affected by Ebola until the fall of 2015.
October 27, 2014
African-American
HBCUstory Symposium Convenes in D.C., Provides Healing for Founder
A group of historians (and just plain storytellers) gathered in the nation’s capital over the weekend to discuss the past, present and future of historically Black colleges and universities in this country.
October 27, 2014
HBCUs
Former East Stroudsburg University VP Faces Accusers in Civil Trial
Now in their 20s and early 30s, these former college students are pursuing the justice they say they’ve so far been denied by law enforcement.
October 27, 2014
HBCUs
West Virginia State Gets $40K Grant for Agriculture Research
West Virginia State University is getting a grant to help fund agricultural research projects.
October 26, 2014
HBCUs
Focus: Health Sciences
The feature stories in this issue include pieces on the shortage of primary care physicians, a Johns Hopkins initiative introducing STEM to Baltimore’s public school students and this year’s HBCU Week Conference.
October 23, 2014
Faculty & Staff
Remembering the Enslaved at the University of Virginia
A symposium by the University of Virginia brought faculty and researchers together to honor the legacy that slavery has had on our nation.
October 21, 2014
LGBTQ+
College Basketball Player Derrick Gordon Still Happy About His Decision to Come Out Last Year
When Derrick Gordon decided last April to become the first openly gay player in Division I men’s college basketball to publicly come out, he wasn’t sure what kind of reaction he would receive.
October 20, 2014
Students
Enrollment decrease leads to NMSU spending cuts
New Mexico State University has seen a decline in enrollment for the fall semester, resulting in the loss of revenue.
October 19, 2014
Leadership & Policy
Alleged Capo Kills Self as Search in Mexico for Missing College Students Continues
The alleged leader of a drug gang implicated in the disappearance of 43 college students killed himself during a confrontation with Mexican security forces Tuesday, a day after protesters demanding an investigation into the students’ whereabouts burned government buildings in the southern state of Guerrero.
October 14, 2014
Students
Paul Quinn College Sharing Story of Turnaround With World
President Michael J. Sorrell, a panelist at an international seminar, outlines the best practices utilized at his small Dallas-based school in hopes that other institutions that work with large numbers of marginalized and disadvantaged students might benefit.
October 13, 2014
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