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HBCU DIGEST: September 16, 2021
Funding South Carolina State awarded $750,000 to train beginning farmers – News19 FAMU secures $30 million grant to train next generation of scientists – Florida A&M University Getty Images launches […]
Education News Flash Launches in Full
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the full official day of the new Education News Flash format! I’ve worked very hard for the last few months on establishing a new system of […]
K-12 DIGEST: Did Florida Just Usher in the End of American Standardized Testing?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has asked the state’s legislative body to do away with end-of-year standardized assessments in schools. The premise: testing students at the end of the school year […]
HBCU DIGEST: Report: Tennessee State Needs More Than $330 Million to Address Urgent Deferred Maintenance in Next 5 Years
A study into land-grant funding withheld from Tennessee State University over decades has revealed that the flagship HBCU requires more than $420 million in deferred maintenance that will need to […]
HBCU DIGEST: Alabama A&M Presidential Search Making for a Hot Time in Huntsville
A stunning report in today’s Alabama Political Reporter outlines a growing discontent with Alabama A&M University’s presidential search and a slate of troubling allegations against one of the finalists for […]
HIGHER ED DIGEST – America is Making it Easier for Men to Skip College
The Wall Street Journal profiles this week the increasing number of American men foregoing or dropping out of college for gig work and manufacturing positions. The numbers: This education gap, […]
HBCU DIGEST: Morgan Alum, Television Executive Travis Mitchell Talks HBCU Week
Maryland Public Television presents a national conversation focusing on a contemporary view of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) through the eyes of the people who power them. Senior Vice […]
HBCU DIGEST – Executive Turnover at HBCUs Outpaces Predominantly Black Institutions
Since 2016, I’ve written about the high rate of turnover in executive leadership positions (Chancellors and Presidents) at Historically Black Colleges and Universities for HBCU Digest. Over the course of […]
HBCU DIGEST – The Quiet Success of Billy Hawkins
We could have, and probably should have, heard from him more often. Talladega College President Billy Hawkins resigned as president last week, nearly a year early than his previously announced […]
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