As the fallout over the White Nationalist rally and attack on counter-protestors in Charlottesville unfolds, a local history professor said she saw this coming. Source: Norfolk professor says she predicted […]
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NCCU Student Arrested in Connection With Destroyed Confederate Statue in Durham
Courtesy: WRAL A North Carolina Central University student was arrested Tuesday in connection with a Monday night protest in which a Confederate statue in front of Durham County’s former courthouse […]
City of Grambling's Financial Future in Question
The city of Grambling, home to one of the nation’s most prominent historic black universities, is clinging to its financial life, according to the latest audit. An audit performed by […]
Harris-Stowe State President, Students Talk Role of HBCUs in Higher Education
Historically Black College and Universities, known by the acronym HBCUs, have long been a place for black Americans to receive an education, particularly when other schools would not accept them. […]
Suspended Southern Law Professor Seeking Payout for Work on Controversial Will
Suspended Southern University law professor Dorothy Jackson is seeking $10,000 for legal work she did after drafting a will — at the school’s taxpayer-supported Elder Law Clinic that she manages — that […]
Kentucky State Regents Oust Board Chair, Install New Officers
By a dramatic 6-5 vote conducted via secret ballot, Kentucky State University regents ousted long-time board chair Karen Bearden and installed new executive board officers, the latest chapter in a […]
Brandon Dumas Sues Southern for Wrongful Termination
Former Southern University Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs Brandon Dumas has filed a lawsuit against the university, contending that its board of supervisors blundered in failing to vote upon his firing […]
Federal Lawmakers Call for HBCU Presence in Corporate Diversity Initiative
Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus co-chairs Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) and Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL) led a letter with Caucus vice-chair Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Republican Study […]
Betsy DeVos to AP: "I Should Have Decried More Forcefully the Ravages of Racism in this Country"
WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday distanced herself from her comment earlier this year about the nation’s historically black colleges and universities being pioneers of school choice, […]
Paine Welcomes 150 New Students
Paine College will welcome 150 new students this fall, even as questions surround a new administration and the future of its accreditation and finances. WRDW in Augusta reports.
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