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Opinion
Racialized Agency as a Buffer for K-16 Black Students in STEM
Although there are programs and initiatives that aim to increase representation in STEM, Black students in K-16 still see STEM as intimidating, out of reach and, sometimes, even an impossible aspiration.
May 18, 2025
HBCUs
FAMU's Presidential Selection Sparks Controversy Amid Claims of Political Influence
Critics point to Johnson's lack of higher education experience and her close ties to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as evidence that her selection was political.
May 16, 2025
HBCUs
The HBCU Mixtape Research Revolution: Dr. Ivory A. Toldson Calls for Innovation Over Imitation
Toldson challenged HBCUs to create research enterprises that innovate rather than imitate.
May 16, 2025
On the Move
Rachel D. Davis
Rachel D. Davis has been named Interim Senior Associate Vice President for Finance at Grambling State University.
May 16, 2025
Sports
Acrobatics and Tumbling Recommended for NCAA Championship Status
The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics voted last Thursday to recommend that all three divisions sponsor legislation to establish a National Collegiate Championship in acrobatics and tumbling.
May 16, 2025
Institutions
Study Finds Dramatic Shift in Campus Speech Controversies from 2020-2024
The report documents 1,014 instances where students or student groups faced disciplinary action or investigation for protected speech.
May 15, 2025
HBCUs
Dr. S. Keith Hargrove Named Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University
Hargrove most recently served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Tuskegee University,
May 15, 2025
Opinion
Rewriting the Script: How HBCUs Are Shifting the Future of Graduate Education
This is a call to action for institutions, funders, scholars, and policymakers alike: If you care about the future of higher education, you must look to HBCUs.
May 15, 2025
On the Move
PATRICIA POITEVIEN
Patricia Poitevien, a practicing physician and a senior administrator and faculty member within Brown University’s Division of Biology and Medicine, has been appointed the University’s vice president for campus life.
May 15, 2025
HBCUs
HBCU Leaders Gather to Create Blueprint for Future of Higher Education
The four-day event brought together what organizers described as the "best, largest practitioners in the HBCU space" with an ambitious goal of developing a comprehensive blueprint for sustainability and self-agency among HBCUs.
May 15, 2025
HBCUs
Clinton College Appoints Dr. Pamela Richardson Wilks as 14th President
Currently serving as Provost and Executive Vice President at Paine College, Wilks has previously held senior administrative positions at Wilberforce University, Edward Waters University, and Coppin State University.
May 15, 2025
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Persistent 'Bamboo Ceiling': AAPI Leaders Still Rare Among College Presidents
Only 3.6% of U.S. college presidents are AAPI or Desi.
May 15, 2025
Opinion
The Not-So-Secret Plot to Destroy HBCUs
I want HBCUs to win, especially now when there is an assault on everything (and everyone) Black. But over the past few years I have noticed a pattern that troubles me.
May 14, 2025
On the Move
KRISTEN MCCAULIFF
Kristen McCauliff has been named dean of the College of Communication, Information, and Media at Ball State University.
May 14, 2025
From the Magazine
Morgan State University’s Bold Journey Toward Elite R1 Research Status
If Morgan State University achieves R1 status, it would become just the second HBCU to do so.
May 14, 2025
Community Colleges
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Awards 90 Community College Transfer Scholarships in 2025
This year's cohort, one of the largest in the Foundation's 25-year history, was selected from more than 1,600 applicants nationwide, with 90 students chosen from a semifinalist pool of 467.
May 14, 2025
Opinion
When Supporting Black Boys Is Called Racist
Let’s be clear: Black boys are not overrepresented in opportunity. They are overrepresented in the places where our nation stores its grief—prisons, detention centers, hospital beds, morgues.
May 14, 2025
On the Move
FREDA PATTERSON
Freda Patterson has been named an Alumni Distinguished Professor at the University of Delaware.
May 13, 2025
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