The most valuable lesson any college president can learn is that the board of trustees, even when dead wrong, is always right. This is hard for new presidents to accept, especially […]
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HBCUs With Enrollment Increases
What does an increase in enrollment mean exactly? For some, it means increased interest in a campus or its degree offerings. But for black colleges, a boost in students could […]
Clark Atlanta Alum, Acclaimed Director Kenny Leon Earns Prestigious “Mr. Abbott” Award
Joins elite club of cinematic artists ATLANTA — Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon just added two new honors to his growing list of achievements. The Clark Atlanta University alumnus recently earned the […]
Clark Atlanta’s Growing Pains
CAU showcases the promise and pitfalls of typical HBCU administration. Earlier this month, Clark Atlanta University chemistry professor Dinadayalane Tandabany received a National Science Foundation HBCU Undergraduate Program Research Initiation […]
Life After Mangum: What’s Next for FAMU?
If Elmira Mangum’s contract does end in April without an extension or new agreement, then Florida A&M University’s 11th and first female president will stay on as a tenured member […]
Larry Wilmore and the Tragic Heroism of Intelligent Blackness
Why black consciousness will always fail to cross over. STEPHEN LOVEKIN/GETTY FOR COMEDY CENTRAL Bill Cosby had it right the whole time. The way to comfortable blackness in America is a carefully […]
HBCU Presidents Issue National Call for Reducing Gun Violence
Wikimedia Commons Calling for peace and unity, a coalition of historically black college and university presidents has issued an open letter, announcing plans to hold a national symposium on gun […]
On HBCUs, Wendy Williams Says Exactly What Most of Us Have Been Living
Wendy Williams made it plain. She gave voice to a notion of assimilation that we, in one or some ways, have all bought into. She simply said that striving […]
Applicants for Grambling State Presidency Revealed
The University of Louisiana System has revealed a list of applicants for the permanent Grambling State University presidency. The names, which will be considered and likely voted upon during a […]
Alton Sterling Makes Southern, Grambling Next Up to Make the Case for True Justice
Alton Sterling is the latest, but won’t be the last black man killed by questionable police violence caught on film. And again, the killing fields are within protest shouting distance of […]
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