HBCU DIGEST: LaTonia CollinsSmith named permanent Harris-Stowe State president

Less than a year after being named interim president of Harris-Stowe State University, LaTonia Collins Smith was yesterday appointed to the permanent role. Trustees cited Collins Smith’s performance in fundraising […]

HIGHER ED DIGEST: Google just launched its campaign to replace computer science higher ed curriculum

Google announced last month that it will invest $100 million into a fund to support training and entry-level job access to emerging computer science professionals. It is a move that, […]

HBCU DIGEST: After surviving Charlotte, the CIAA finds real love in Charm City

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s annual basketball tournament went off, from all outside appearances, without a hitch this past week in Baltimore City. Everyone who said they weren’t coming didn’t […]

HBCU DIGEST: The most remarkable thing about Southern's new chancellor is how unremarkable he is

Dennis Shields isn’t an HBCU graduate, a native of Louisiana, or entangled in the roots of its politics. His background isn’t built on land-grant administration, he didn’t blow people away […]

HBCU DIGEST: For HBCUs, yesterday's price is sadly today's price and probably tomorrow's, too.

High profiles voices in two strong HBCU communities had their say last week over the value of a long-standing football classic that was on the verge of being canceled. But, ultimately, […]

HBCU DIGEST: The website with proof of how the Biden-Harris Administration has checked out on HBCUs

If you visit the website for Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the amount of information you find there would, at first […]

HBCU DIGEST: Did Walter Kimbrough bomb his interview for the Southern System presidency? Or did he ace it?

The Southern University System began public interviews of its three finalists for its vacant dual position of system president and chancellor of the flagship campus in Baton Rouge. The first […]