Several historically black colleges and universities are claiming new spots on the controversial list of the nation’s best institutions as ranked by the US News and World Report. The annual […]
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News and commentary on historically Black colleges and universities
Enterprise Donates $250,000 in Support of Harris-Stowe State Summer Bridge Program
Students enrolled in Harris-Stowe State University’s summer bridge program will see academic opportunities and experiential learning increase next year, thanks to a $250,000 gift from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation and its […]
Paulette Dillard Named Shaw President
Shaw University Interim President Paulette Dillard was this weekend unanimously named as the school’s 18th president by the school’s board of trustees.
Kenny Anderson Named Fisk Men's Basketball Coach
Former high school basketball prodigy and NBA all-star Kenny Anderson was today named head coach of the Fisk University men’s basketball team.
Make it Better and They Will Give: Enrollment Gains Parallel Record-Breaking HBCU Giving
Xavier University of Louisiana recently announced a $1 million gift from the Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation to support the upkeep of the school’s chapel and merit and need-based […]
Elwood Robinson Takes on the US News & World Report Rankings, and HBCUs Are Better For It
Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Elwood Robinson drafted an unprecedented letter to his campus community this week, alerting them that a popular list of the nation’s best colleges upon which the […]
Ya'll Better Get a Piece of This Gentrification
We discuss housing challenges on HBCU campuses and examine the ways that HBCUs can approach becoming true anchor institutions in black communities.
Digest After Dark – Ya'll Better Get a Piece of This Gentrification
We discuss housing challenges on HBCU campuses and examine the ways that HBCUs can approach becoming true anchor institutions in black communities.
West Virginia State Receives $500K Matching Challenge Grant for New Nursing Program
A year ahead of the formal launch of its undergraduate nursing program, West Virginia State University has announced a $500,000 matching grant gift from the John L. Dickinson Family in […]
Hampton's Ashley Montgomery Works to Manage Flooding through Virginia Sea Grant and CCDC
Hampton University architecture graduate student, Ashley Montgomery, is helping to reduce and manage flooding in individual neighborhoods within Hampton Roads. Through the Sea Level Rise Program at Hampton University and […]
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