With just over 1,400 new and returning students committed on campus this fall, Elizabeth City State University can claim its first year-to-year enrollment increase in the last seven years and […]
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Southern Placed on Accreditation Warning
Already reeling from a sex tape scandal with the alleged involvement of a university vice-president and a graduate student, Southern University was today announced as one of several historically black institutions to […]
NC Lawmakers Boost Elizabeth City State Budget by $4.8M Over Next Two Years
The state Senate’s approved version of next year’s budget includes nearly $5 million in additional funding for Elizabeth City State University over the next two years as a way to […]
For Racism, Can We Hurry Up and Get to the ‘Enough’ Threshold?
At what point do we say we’ve had our fill of racism and racist behavior, and we decide to move on? Institutionally, it doesn’t seem like we’ve yet arrived at […]
NC Budget Proposal Includes Tuition Cuts for Elizabeth City State
The latest version of North Carolina’s budget proposal include tuition cuts for Elizabeth City State University and promises allocations to cover any revenue shortfalls in the coming year. The budget, […]
NC Senator: Two HBCUs "Begging" Back In for SB873
Less than a month after protests and criticism forced the removal of three public historically black colleges and universities from a controversial tuition-reduction bill proposal in North Carolina, the bill’s […]
NC Passes Connect NC Bond; HBCUs to Receive $190 Million in New Facilities, Renovations
North Carolina’s public HBCUs will receive more than $190 million in construction funding, thanks to state residents passing a $2 billion referendum on higher education and public works funding.
Thomas Conway Named Elizabeth City State Permanent Chancellor
Thomas E. H. Conway, Jr., who has served as interim chancellor of Elizabeth City State University since January 1, 2016, has been elected to the position on a permanent basis by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. The appointment is effective immediately.
Digest Five – Five Signs a State is Trying to Merge, Close an HBCU
There are very specific signs that administrators and alumni have to watch for in order to identify if your school or HBCU community is in a merger culture, and the signs must yield some kind o faction from graduates, students and supporters well in advance of reactionary marching and appeals for support.
The Most Wonderful Time of Year to Destroy Elizabeth City State
There is no reason to trust the UNC system to support autonomy for Elizabeth City State, when just a year ago, legislators moved to close the school outright on the grounds of underperformance and leaner spending.
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