An athletic director has resigned, a football coach is stirring public turmoil, and a contract has all but ensured litigation for the nation’s highest-profile historically Black athletic conference.
Category: HBCU Digest
News and commentary on historically Black colleges and universities
Howard University announces plans for new hospital construction
Originally approved by the D.C. City Council in fall 2020 and scheduled for completion by 2026, investments for the 660-bed hospital will include public funding for land acquisition and community healthcare programming development.
Howard President Wayne Frederick to retire by June 2024
Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick will retire in June 2024, trustees at the school announced this afternoon.
A new president means the real work begins for Hampton Board of Trustees
Hampton doesn’t get to stop growing, fall in rankings, drop further in enrollment, or lose federal funding just because there is a new president for the first time in 44 years
Tennessee State latest to test worth of HBCU guaranteed games with Power 5 competition
There’s no reason to doubt the vision of head coach that’s played at the highest levels of college and professional football, or a sports culture at TSU that wants to be regarded as the best. But there’s plenty of reason to doubt how the guaranteed game model, regardless of how big the check may be from Notre Dame, isn’t the best or most sustainable for Tennessee State or any HBCU to consider.
Hakim Lucas gets five-year extension at Virginia Union
Virginia Union University’s Board of Trustees today unanimously voted in favor of a five-year contract extension for president Hakim Lucas. In a statement, trustees lauded Luacas’ impact on fundraising, campus […]
Biden HBCU advisory board strikes balance between labor and limelight
Joe Biden’s version of the White House HBCU advisory board requires that the White House choose between engaging with HBCU needs and proposals, or suffering a sociopolitical hit that disaffected Black celebrities can transmit to all-important voting blocs.
Hampton has named a new president. So how come we haven’t heard about it?
Hampton is saying goodbye to one of the longest-serving presidents in history and hello to a new era of leadership, but without the heraldry one would expect for these goings and comings.
Kentucky State is on the verge of selling its leadership, future for $23 million
A bill has advanced through committee in Kentucky’s House of Representatives that, if passed by both chambers will grant Kentucky State University $23 million in fake bailout money and will cost the institution its autonomy and future as a sustainable historically Black institution.
Ericke Cage named West Virginia State President
He will transition into the role less than one year after being hired as vice president and chief of staff, and appointed as interim president in the same month.
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