The combination of a petty halftime show, a thorough defeat on the field and a coach being fired may have given Southern University the rare football beatdown trifecta over heated […]
Category: HBCU Digest
News and commentary on historically Black colleges and universities
HBCU Boards, Presidents Should Prepare for Prospect of Mass Shootings on Campuses
Two years ago, dozens of presidents from historically black colleges and universities pledged increased attention and discourse on the issue of gun violence in the United States. Their appeal followed […]
Philander Smith College President Roderick Smothers
Philander Smith President Talks Enrollment Growth, HBCU Strategic Planning
Dr. Smothers shares insight into the school’s enrollment growth, civic connections and institutional strategic planning in the 21st century.
Jackson State Alumni Launch $5 Million Capital Campaign
Graduates of Jackson State University will work to raise $5 million in two years to support student scholarships, academic development and support for auxiliary initiatives like the JSU Sonic Boom […]
Grambling State Improves Fiscal Health Rating By 100 Percent
Grambling State University has made dramatic improvements in its institutional fiscal health score, the university announced this week. In a release, GSU officials credited spending cuts, increases in federal and […]
Margaret Spellings to Resign as UNC System President
University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings will resign in the coming months, less than three years after her appointment to one of the nation’s largest higher education systems. […]
On The Road to HBCU Sustainability, Faculty Members are in the Driver's Seat
Claudia Rankins is the director for the National Science Foundation’s Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology and HBCU Undergraduate Programs, two initiatives designed to create more diversity and […]
Hampton, North Carolina A&T Secure Multi-Million Dollar STEM Training Grants
Hampton University and North Carolina A&T State University will support enhanced training opportunities for their students in undergraduate and advanced degree study and research with multi-million dollar federal grants. Hampton […]
Letter to the Editor: Does Grambling-Southern NFL Halftime Show Diminish HBCU Support for Colin Kaepernick?
Last week, news broke about Rihanna turning down an opportunity to headline the Super Bowl LIII halftime show in Atlanta, with insiders saying her decision was based in large part […]
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