Officials at Saint Augustine’s University held a press conference yesterday to introduce Interim President Gaddis Faulcon to the campus community but may have invited more questions than provided answers during […]
Author: Jarrett Carter Sr.
Study Reveals NCAA Academic Progress Rate System May Discriminate Against HBCUs
New America Senior Policy Analyst Monique Ochitelu joins us to discuss the latest edition of her ongoing study of how the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) policy systematically discriminates against […]
HBCUs Among Nation's Best for Student Instruction Delivered by Tenured, Tenure-Track Professors
Several historically black colleges and universities rank among the nation’s top institutions for the average number of students receiving instruction from tenured or tenure-track faculty members, according to a recent […]
Citing Lack of Support from Administration, FAMU Track and Field Coach Darlene Moore Abruptly Resigns
Darlene Moore, an acclaimed track and field coach who led the Florida A&M University programs to prominence in cross country and outdoor competition, resigned last Sunday after nine years at […]
What Enterprise Rent-A-Car Can Teach Us About HBCU Enrollment Management Strategy
What if HBCUs invested more resources into the process before students arrived on campus? What if the admission mechanism was more interview-based than application based, to give recruiters and admission […]
Donald Watkins Almost Destroyed Alabama State. Now, He's Going to Jail For Stealing Millions
Justly or otherwise, Watkins is the living version of what many of us imagine our HBCU board members to be; slick talkers with money who use their wealth and influence […]
Bethune-Cookman Officials Must Learn That Perception is Everything
For several years now, BCU has broken almost every rule in the crisis management playbook. It has been less than transparent, and instead of galvanizing its stakeholders, its bad decisions […]
HBCU Young Alumni Don't Give Back, and It's Not Our Fault
Our schools focus too much on the gift and rarely enough on the giver. We don’t talk nearly enough about the far-reaching impact of philanthropy when it comes to endowment […]
Paul Quinn Offers Bridge to Elite Dallas Primary, Secondary Schools
A new summer program at Paul Quinn College will help primary and secondary students in Dallas prepare for application and admission to some of the city’s most selective schools.
PHOTO: A Facebook Post Breaks Down the Ties Between HBCUs and the Ivy League Admissions Scandal
Sometimes our people just have to testify.
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