Officials at North Carolina A&T State University announced yesterday a fall enrollment total of 11,877 students, the largest student body in the flagship HBCU’s history and the latest benchmark in […]
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Delaware State Welcomes Second Cohort of Undocumented Immigrant Students
Delaware State University made history last year as the first historically black university to welcome a class of undocumented students through the national DREAMERS scholarship program. This year, the university […]
Elizabeth City State Posts First Enrollment Increase in Seven Years
With just over 1,400 new and returning students committed on campus this fall, Elizabeth City State University can claim its first year-to-year enrollment increase in the last seven years and […]
Virginia State Alumna Lataisia Jones Makes History at Florida State
Lataisia Jones recently became the first African American woman to earn a PhD in biomedical sciences from Florida State University’s College of Medicine, setting a new standard for the school’s diversity […]
HBCU All-Star Petitions For Postponement of White House HBCU Conference
A member of the HBCU All-Star Ambassadors program is joining the national call for the White House to postpone its annual conference for historically black institutions, citing dysfunction and unmet […]
FAMU Wins Big in Inaugural Jake Gaither Classic
Florida A&M University took an early lead and never looked back against Texas Southern University, rolling to a 29-7 victory in the school’s inaugural Jake Gaither Classic – the official […]
South Carolina State May Get New Board of Trustees in 2018
Two years after being placed under the purview of a legislation-appointed board of trustees, legislative officials are working with South Carolina State University toward the appointment of a new board, […]
Paine Alum Goes Viral For Randoms Act of Kindness
Paine College graduate Jason Lewis is a new social media celebrity, thanks to a kind gesture he showed a shopper at an Evans, Ga. Walmart this week. Check out the […]
Community Divided on White House HBCU Conference
The controversy surrounding the White House National HBCU Conference is exposing differences among leadership ranks at black college campuses and HBCU advocates. The Baton Rouge Advocate reports that leaders from […]
Former White House HBCU Initiative Director Offers Support For National HBCU Conference
Former White House Initiative on HBCUs Executive Director Ivory Toldson posted on Facebook his reasons for attending this year’s conference. The event, which has caused divided perspectives among HBCU leaders […]
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