For nothing is fixed, forever, forever, forever, it is not fixed, the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing […] James Baldwin, “For Nothing is Fixed” Executive turnover […]
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HBCU Springcoming scholarship event headed to Birmingham
HBCU Springcoming , a New York based event that brings historically black college graduates to one place is in Birmingham for the first time.
The most equitable Final Four of all time?
The NCAA will crown a national champion of its men’s basketball tournament this evening, but only after its women’s championship and a novel all-star game dedicated to showcasing athletes at […]
Human Rights Nonprofit Announces HBCU Multi-Campus Scholarship Endowment Project
Good of All, a nonprofit organization committed to educating citizens about human rights and freedoms recently announced the launch of the Universal Rights Scholarship Program, named for civil rights advocacy […]
Dropping Out of an HBCU – A Conversation with Former Howard Student Frederick McKindra
In a dynamic piece published on BuzzFeed last week, former Howard University student and BuzzFeed fellow Federick McKindra dissects the tug-of-war between HBCU affinity, alliances and outcomes. His story is […]
Federal Funding to HBCUs Fell in 2012, Lowest Over Five-Year Period
A report from the Department of Education shows that federal funding for historically black colleges and universities decreased in 2012. The report, released earlier this month by the White House Initiative […]
Tuskegee, Virginia State Placed on Accreditation Warning
The Southern Association for Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has placed Tuskegee University and Virginia State University on accreditation warning status, citing the schools for falling below standards of […]
Yesterday's HBCU Pride is Today's HBCU Irrelevance
Hall of fame pro football talent from the 1960s through the early 1990’s has not landed one HBCU a top-25 recruit in the last 20 years. And over that same period, hundreds of iconic graduates of HBCUs in a variety of industries have not helped HBCUs to remain as the premier destination for the nation’s top-achieving African-American students.
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