It was hard to visualize just a few months ago how a historically Black Division I athletic conference would lose five teams and not lose its commissioner, but the prophecy […]
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LISTEN: Former Kentucky State President M. Christopher Brown II
Dr. Brown talks about his departure from Kentucky’s flagship HBCU, the culture of HBCU leadership and scrutiny, and the future of Black colleges into the second year of covid-19 pandemic […]
Kentucky State President M. Christopher Brown II Resigns
Amidst a growing number of media reports of rumored financial trouble, lawsuits, and legislative inquiry, Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II resigned his post today during a special […]
LISTEN: Jackson State President Thomas Hudson
Hudson shares thoughts on the difference between interim and permanent presidential leadership, the accomplishments of JSU alumni, the campus’ preparedness for fall reopening, and the success of head football coach […]
Digest After Dark – The HBCU Florida Man Edition
Nikole Hannah Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates sign with Howard. What’s the sector-wide impact? We also talk about Bethune-Cookman settling its dorm deal debt, issues at Florida Memorial, and remembering Frederick Humphries.
Is HBCU Land Grant Leadership in Crisis?
Southern University System President Ray Belton announced today his plans to retire in fall 2022. Belton has served as system CEO and chancellor of the flagship Baton Rouge campus since […]
Firing James Clark is Too Little and Way Too Late at South Carolina State
In 2019, the nation’s public historically Black land grant institutions enrolled an average of 4,922 students. Many of them, spurred by increased funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and […]
Beef Between Howard and its Non-Tenure Faculty Shouldn't Be on Nikole Hannah-Jones' Plate
Howard University journalism professor Nikole Hannah-Jones has a new assignment waiting for her at the Mecca when she arrives this fall; advocate for the university non-tenure-track and adjunct professor ranks. […]
Howard Professor Ta-Nehisi Coates
Coates shares his reflections on returning to his alma mater as a professor in the HU College of Fine Arts, the idea of Black luminaries seeking opportunities to align with […]
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates Join Howard Faculty
Acclaimed journalists Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates, two of the nation’s leading voices on American intersections of race, class, politics, and culture, were today announced as the newest members of […]
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