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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
HBCUs
Historically Black Colleges Challenged To Boost Their Competitiveness
Federal higher education funding through Title III Part B is expected to be a new battleground as Congress works to trim $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit in the next decade.
September 20, 2011
HBCUs
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Opens in Washington
During an HBCU Week session on Black male achievement, panelists said giving Black male students a chance to explore their identities can help them to make the most of opportunities.
September 19, 2011
Students
Commentary: Remember Asian American and Pacific Islander Students
AAPIs have some of the largest disparities in education such as high secondary school dropout rates and low college attendance.
September 18, 2011
HBCUs
Enrollment on the Rise at Grambling State University
Grambling State University’s preliminary enrollment report for the 2011-12 academic year shows enrollment has risen to 5,207, a 4.27 percent increase from the previous academic year.
September 12, 2011
Students
Federal Student Loan Default Rate Rises Sharply
The federal student loan default rate for borrowers who entered repayment in 2009 shot up to 8.8 percent from 7 percent for the previous year’s cohort.
September 12, 2011
HBCUs
Fisk University Hopes To Stay Off Accreditation Watch List
Officials of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools visited Fisk University last week as the private, historically Black school seeks re-accreditation.
September 11, 2011
Sports
Morehouse, Howard Football Teams Launching AT&T Nation’s Football Classic
Activities tied to the inaugural AT&T Nation’s Football Classic – including debates, symposiums and receptions – suggest that pressing social issues, along with athletics, will be at the forefront this weekend in Washington, D.C.
September 8, 2011
HBCUs
Commentary: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Are Vital to a Diverse U.S. Workforce
U.S. higher education does not have to operate as a zero-sum game where one type of institution wins and another loses, a UNCF senior vice-president writes.
September 6, 2011
HBCUs
Battle of the Bands highlights
Selected visuals from the 2010 Honda Battle of the Bands in Atlanta, featuring the top HBCU marching bands in the country including Florida A&M University and Southern University.
September 3, 2011
African-American
Virginia State University Drumline Performs at the White House
Less than a month after they performed with fellow band members in the Honda Battle of the Bands showcase, an eight-person drumline from the Virginia State University’s Trojan Explosion marching band entertained guests at the Feb. 26 executive order signing for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities by President Barack Obama.
September 3, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Talking ‘Microaggressions’ With Dr. Derald Wing Sue
Columbia University psychology professor Derald Wing Sue recently spoke to Diverse about his latest book, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. The book insightfully describes the existence of subtle, often unintentional biases and their considerable impact on members of traditionally disadvantaged groups.
September 3, 2011
HBCUs
For Public HBCUs, A New Type of Advocacy
Dr. Lorenzo Esters of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, rallies higher education stakeholders behind effort to boost funding for public historically Black college and universities.
August 30, 2011
Sports
SWAC Coping with Academic Woes, Postseason Bans
Three Southwestern Athletic Conference schools, Jackson State, Southern and Grambling, have received postseason bans in either football or men’s basketball for failing to meet the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate standards.
August 29, 2011
Students
Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor Seeks New Partnerships, Support for Public HBCUs
With just more than a year of leading the organization, Johnny Taylor has implemented changes at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund that have essentially overhauled the fund.
August 29, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Louisiana Regents Question Southern University Financial Emergency
Members of the state’s top higher education board questioned whether Southern University needed to declare a financial emergency for its main campus and complained that school leaders hadn’t consulted them about the plans.
August 25, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Lincoln University Aims to Strengthen STEM Programs Through Teaching, Research
When Dr. Ivory Nelson became president of Lincoln University in 1999, the  trained chemist declared that he would make scientific research and education one of his greatest priorities.
August 24, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Course Correction at FAMU
Florida A&M University president James Ammons takes bold action to mitigate financial crises at the historically Black Tallahassee-based university.
August 1, 2011
Students
HBCUs Rally to Help State University of Haiti Recover From Earthquake
A dozen historically Black colleges and universities have formed a consortium to help rebuild the earthquake-damaged State University of Haiti, the Caribbean country’s largest institution of higher education.
July 31, 2011
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