As many HBCUs struggle to balance athletic budgets and several have cut athletic programs in order to stabilize university-wide finances, Shaw University has announced the addition of two teams that […]
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Albany State Exec Discusses Path to Consolidation with Darton State
Albany State president Art Dunning and Darton State interim president Richard Carvajal held a town hall at Westover High School in Albany, GA to update the community on the consolidation’s […]
Southern, Tuskegee, and HBCUs lead NCAA in FCS and Division II Football Attendance
Southern University’s A.W. Mumford Stadium Perennially atop national statistics in terms of football attendance, Southern University, Tuskegee University, the SWAC, and the SIAC led the way again in 2015-2016 football […]
Spelman, Howard, Hampton Tops on CollegeChoice.Net HBCU Rankings
CollegeChoice.net announced its Top 50 HBCU and Spelman College, Howard University, Hampton University, Morehouse College, and Tuskegee University compose the top five. College Choice considers factors claimed to be most […]
North Carolina A&T Track and Field in NCAA Top 25, 100m Dash Team Ranked #1
If track and field season seemed to fly by this year at North Carolina A&T, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Their track and field squad is ranked #21 in Division […]
Howard, South Carolina State, and Lane Win Big in Home Depot "Retool Your School" Contest
On May 9th, Home Depot announced the winners of the 2016 “Retool Your School” contest benefiting HBCU campuses who submitted proposals and encouraged alumni and supporters to vote online to […]
Lane College c/o 2016 graduate featured in #CountAllStudents Movement release
Lane College c/o 2016 graduate Roderick McKee is featured among students profiled by StudentAchievementMeasure.Org. While McKee represented Lane College as a student-athlete and will graduate with his bachelors degree, his […]
Delaware State's Jackson, Jackson State's Swanson represent HBCUs as Arthur Ashe, Jr. Award Semifinalists
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine has announced the Top 15 male and female semi-finalists for the 2016 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award. The winners will […]
Illinois Budget Impasse Forces Layoffs for 300 at Chicago State
Chicago State University laid off more than 300 people due to lack of funding during the ongoing state budget impasse. The layoffs were announced Friday and effective immediately. The school […]
Three Draft Picks, Eight Undrafted Free Agents Highlight HBCU Student-Athletes Earning NFL Contracts
Over the weekend, eleven former HBCU student-athletes earned NFL contracts. Highlighted by SCSU’s Javon Hargrave (3rd round, 94th overall, Pittsburgh Steelers), NCCU’s Ryan Smith (4th round, 108th overall, Tampa Bay […]
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