Dozens of HBCU presidents over the last few years have been fired, but only a handful of them of earned the defense of University of Pennsylvania professor Marybeth Gasman in […]
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Howard Leads HBCUs in Peace Corps Volunteers for Sixth Consecutive Year
Howard University has retained its place as one of the nation’s leading producers of volunteers in the national Peace Corps program, leading all historically black colleges and universities for the sixth […]
Henry Talley Named FAMU’s First Male Nursing Dean
One of less than 50 men nationwide leading schools of nursing. Florida A&M University this week announced Henry C. Talley V as the new dean of its school of nursing, becoming […]
Florida State President John Thrasher Endorsing Larry Robinson for FAMU President is Nothing Good
If the presidents of two schools which lose funding, enrollment and valuable metrics in performance-based support by the mere existence of Florida A&M University say that they endorse a particular […]
FAMU’s Ibram Kendi, Not Homecoming, Not Mannequin Challenges, Matters Most to HBCUs
The journey matters, but not as much as the destination in the quest for HBCU survival. There are so many wonderful things that attract students to attend a school like […]
Performance-Based Funding is Slowly Killing Tennessee State, FAMU
The University of Illinois is moving towards an agreement with state legislature to institute a performance-based system of funding for its three campuses. Under the agreement, state lawmakers will pledge […]
Life After Mangum: What’s Next for FAMU?
If Elmira Mangum’s contract does end in April without an extension or new agreement, then Florida A&M University’s 11th and first female president will stay on as a tenured member […]
Report: James Ammons to Remain at FAMU
The Tallahassee Democrat reports that former Florida A&M University president James Ammons, who was announced in May as the new provost at Delaware State University, told a church congregation last […]
FAMU Alumna Star Swain Goes Viral…Again
Florida A&M University alumna Star Swain is one of the most-viewed, non-celebrity HBCU graduates in the world, thanks to her prodigious talent as a singer. Here is Swain as a […]
FAMU Earns $25 Million in Performance-Based Funding
Florida A&M University will receive more than $25 million in additional appropriations for the upcoming academic year, a result of the school’s 13-point increase within the state’s performance-based funding model. FAMU ascended […]
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