Funding
South Carolina State awarded $750,000 to train beginning farmers – News19
FAMU secures $30 million grant to train next generation of scientists – Florida A&M University
Getty Images launches $500,000 HBCU photo digitization initiative – Washington Informer
FedEx offers funding, branding boost to HBCUs – Ebony Magazine
HBCUs slam restricted gifts that dominate despite Scott, Google – Bloomberg
Leadership
Controversies surface as presidential pick for Alabama A&M nears – WAFF
Allen announces three additions to leadership team – Allen University
Ongeri named interim dean of NCAT health and human sciences – North Carolina A&T
Is Bethune-Cookman splitting from National Alumni Association? – Daytona Times
Policy
HBCU presidents discuss campus infrastructure needs – Diverse Issues
NC Central sets the example for LGBTQ inclusion – Spectrum News
Biden Administration revokes Trump rule on student loan oversight – NBC News
Research
UNC System debuts program highlighting HBCU research – UNC System
Delaware State joins $15M Northeastern innovation hub – Daily Princetonian
Sports
NCAA must face race bias suit over HBCU discrimination in APR rules – Law360
HBCUs ring up more than a billion dollars in exposure through success in sports – The Undefeated
Alcorn State’s Saturday game in doubt because it doesn’t have an athletic trainer – USA Today
Coppin State to name floor after Fang Mitchell – HBCU Gameday
HBCU football coaches talk cost-benefit analysis of playing money games – HBCU Sports
On-Campus
Maryland HBCUs lag behind other state universities in vaccinations – WYPR
Miles increases enrollment for a second straight year – Patch
Omarosa running for office at Southern U Law Center? – Instagram
Did you know HBCU Week was last week? – The Famuan
