The Air Force Academy is responding to intense scrutiny over black cadets being subjected to racial slurs being posted in public common areas, prompting a rant from its superintendent calling […]
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These HBCUs Are Taking the Lead on Entrepreneurial Development
In an interview explaining his sudden retirement decision, Norfolk State University President Eddie Moore said that his personal health and the university’s need for more energy were key factors. https://pilotonline.com/news/local/education/higher-education/i-feel-it-s-time-to-go-norfolk-state-president/article_b1e95b73-d264-580a-9ed8-a1fd71708e1b.html […]
Why We Care About the Jackson State Sex Tape
Before he died in January, Internet voyeurism mogul Lee ‘Q’ O’Denat said that the key to his success with World Star Hip Hop was a basic human fascination with misery. […]
Mississippi's Landmark HBCU Lawsuit Shows the Reach of Inequity Beyond Borders and Across Generations
Five years from now, the State of Mississippi will make its final payout to its three public historically black universities as mandated by a Supreme Court desegregation decision ordered in […]
Jackson State Sonic Boom of the South Director O'Neill Sanford Fired
Multiple outlets are reporting that Jackson State University has fired its director of university bands O’Neill Sanford on Wednesday night. The firing is alleged to have followed Sanford’s authorization of non-students […]
HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence – Jackson State's Klarissa Jackson
Dr. Klarissa Jackson is a professor of pharmaceutical science at Lipscomb University, but began her journey to a doctoral-level career in STEM at Jackson State University as a former campus […]
Ivory Nelson Named Jackson State Provost
Longtime academician Dr. Ivory V. Nelson, a three-time university president and one-time community college chancellor, has assumed the role of interim provost at Jackson State University. The native of Shreveport, […]
Jackson State to Cut Budget by 8 Percent
Jackson State University will cut its next budget by nearly 8 percent and borrow $6 million as it tries to cut expenses and rebuild financial reserves. The moves at Mississippi’s […]
HBCU Alumni Deserve Say in Selecting Presidents…But We Better Know What We're Talking About
Jackson State, FAMU, Kentucky State – these are just three of the HBCUs in the last few months to attract headlines for alumni using social and traditional media to bring […]
Did Jackson State Hack Its Own Presidential Search?
They had Roslyn Clark Artis, wanted James Minor, and now have William Bynum as the incoming president of Jackson State University. Leaks from IHL board members helped them in their […]
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