Cerese and Deborah Dolman, Founders of Cerese D Jewelry, discuss the path to entrepreneurship and how HBCUs have shaped their business strategy.
Author: Jarrett Carter Sr.
While Some Officials Protest UT Expansion Into Houston, Texas Southern President Lends Support
Texas Southern University President John Rudley says he is “not on the bandwagon” of Houston higher education officials who oppose a potential downtown expansion by the University of Texas System.
VIDEO – Morehouse Alum Judge Olu Stevens Adds Jail Time For 'N-Word'
Kentucky Circuit Court Judge and Morehouse College alumnus Olu Stevens made headlines recently, sentencing Adam Satterly to an additional 60-day jail stint after he called Stevens a ‘punk ass nigger’ following a hearing.
Celebration Bowl Trolls HBCU-Snubbing Media on Twitter
With more than two million households tuned into the inaugural Celebration Bowl between North Carolina A&T and Alcorn State last month, the newly-established black college football championship game took to Twitter to take a few journalists to task about the value of the game, and its participating teams.
Five Best Ways to Recruit a High School Senior to an HBCU
Over the next three months, a majority of high school seniors throughout the country will be making choices about where they will attend college in the fall. And if you consider yourself to be a stakeholder or influencer in their decision, and you want to them to consider an HBCU, there’s five steps you should take to position black colleges as a viable option for the near future.
Digest Five – Top New Year's Resolutions for HBCU Leadership
The number one question for the new year – for those HBCUs struggling to attract and keep students, flailing to raise money and sinking in political quicksand; are they willing to do whatever it takes to return the favor? And for the HBCUs in better positions for finance and image, can we expect more innovation in performance and awareness building?
Concordia Shuts Down Football Program
Just weeks after Stillman College announced the discontinuation of its football program, Concordia College last week became the second private HBCU in Alabama to end its primary revenue-bearing sport.
Maryland HBCU Presidents Reject State's 'Separate But Equal' Remedy Proposal
In an editorial published by the Baltimore Sun yesterday, three of Maryland’s four historically black college presidents rejected a proposal from the University of Maryland System to remedy its decades-long maintenance of a ‘separate but equal’ system of higher education for black and white students.
The Most Wonderful Time of Year to Destroy Elizabeth City State
There is no reason to trust the UNC system to support autonomy for Elizabeth City State, when just a year ago, legislators moved to close the school outright on the grounds of underperformance and leaner spending.
Non-Black Student Enrollment Gains Net Jackson State $24 Million
A landmark desegregation lawsuit filed more than 40 years ago will again reap benefits for Mississippi’s flagship historically black college, as Jackson State University will receive a $24 million boost to its endowment for meeting court-mandated racial enrollment standards.
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