For the second consecutive year after posting its first enrollment increase since 2011, cumulative attendance for the historically Black college and university sector fell by more than 2,400 students in […]
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Democrats and Republicans Are Hurting HBCUs with Free Community College Initiatives
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed a bill this week creating free access to the state’s community and technical colleges for students from low and middle-income households. The “Get Skilled, […]
South Carolina State Trustees Retain Clark as President, Blasted By National Alumni Association
A special meeting of the South Carolina State University Board of Trustees that was expected to yield action on the status of President James Clark concluded this afternoon with Clark […]
WATCH: Kentucky State President M. Christopher Brown Talks HBCU Industrial Partnerships
Dr. Brown discusses recent industrial partnerships with local and national distillery companies, KSU’s progress with its first annual fund campaign, and the charge for presidents to build foundations instead of […]
Evening Briefing – March 30, 2021
SECTOR NEWS Former director of Southern’s ‘Human Jukebox’ sentenced to 13 months in prison for misusing money The former director of Southern University’s iconic marching band was sentenced to 13 […]
PWIs Are Booming in Metro Houston, While Texas Southern is Still Looking for a President
Rice University has announced plans to grow its total enrollment by more than 4,800 additional undergraduates and to more than double its current graduate student enrollment over the next four […]
Morning Briefing – March 29, 2021
SECTOR NEWS A novel way to finance school may penalize students from HBCUs, study finds The typical student who borrows to attend college leaves with more than $30,000 in debt. Many […]
Presidential Departure Shows its Time to Follow the Money at Tuskegee
A month ago, Tuskegee University President Lily McNair shared her excitement with the campus community about the prospects of returning from her second medical leave of absence since her appointment […]
Morning Briefing – March 25, 2021
SECTOR NEWS Hogan signs off on $577 million for Maryland’s historically Black colleges and universities Maryland is closer to resolving a long legal fight over inequitable funding of the state’s […]
Two Years Ago Bennett Appeared on the Brink of Extinction. Today It May Be the Blueprint for HBCU Anti-Fragility
Last week, Bennett College revealed its Blueprint for HERstory as a foundational document designed to help us better understand the college’s mission, and the possibilities for it to flourish in […]
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