A summer that has brought a windfall of historic gains for Edward Waters University continued this afternoon, as school officials revealed that fall enrollment exceeded more than 1,000 students for […]
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Trustees at Alabama A&M Owe Everyone a Quality Presidential Search
Alabama A&M University’s Board of Trustees has announced a slate of finalists to replace outgoing president Andrew Hugine at the end of this year. Philander Smith College President Roderick Smothers, […]
LISTEN: How Alabama A&M Broke Fundraising Records, Into the Beer Business
Mississippi Valley State University alumnus and Alabama A&M University Vice President for Marketing, Communications and Advancement Archie Tucker discusses the university’s recent record-breaking anonymous gift. He also shares behind-the-scenes details […]
LISTEN: How Tougaloo College Navigated a Cyberattack
Tougaloo College President Carmen J. Walters discusses her participation at a White House meeting on cybersecurity in higher education, and walks through how the college prepared for and survived a […]
A Bad Week For HBCUs in National Media
Recent coverage of historically Black colleges and universities tells dramatically different stories about how well the sector is doing heading into the fall semester and sheds new light on the […]
The Resurrection of Ghost HBCUs?
A while ago, I wrote a piece about the survival of ‘ghost HBCUs,’ institutions that had years ago lost accreditation, students, financial stability, and hope within changing geography and economies, […]
Spelman President Mary Schmidt Campbell Announces Retirement
Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell will join a growing list of leaders at historically Black institutions to retire in 2022, with her tenure sealed as one of the most […]
What 2020 Census Data Reveals About the Future of HBCU Student Recruitment
The population of the United States is browner, more metropolitan, and shrinking in numbers according to the 2020 Census data, released earlier this week. The report shows what we’ve all […]
LISTEN: Edward Waters President A. Zachary Faison is Trying to Get Free
Dr. Faison shares the secret to the university’s unprecedented gains in status and branding, the problem with HBCUs and the search for proximity to white wealth, and how Black people […]
Good Move from Biden to Include HBCUs in Vaccine Mandate Policy Discussions
Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick will be part of an executive meeting this afternoon to discuss corporate strategies for vaccine mandates. Howard is one of several HBCUs and a […]
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