Bennett, Saint Augustine's Placed on Accreditation Warning

Two of North Carolina’s private historically black colleges have twelve months to demonstrate fiscal solvency to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), which yesterday announced warning status designations for Bennett College and Saint Augustine’s University. 

Southern Pledges New Controls For Supervisors' Scholarship Program

In response to a new audit urging the Southern University System to tighten its oversight of a board member scholarship program, system president Ray Belton says he will recommend the supervisory body create more specific criteria for the awards and review current practices.

VIDEO – Spelman Alumna, Sam's Club CEO Rosalind Brewer Talks Corporate Diversity

While her comments have drawn praise and criticism along racial lines, Spelman College alumna and Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer has the support of the company’s top brass for her view of ensuring corporate diversity for women and minorities.

Alabama State Trustee Agrees to Anger Management in Assault Case

Alabama State University trustee Herbert Young pleaded not guilty but agreed to enter an anger management course in order to avoid assault charges following a physical altercation with former ASU football coach Reggie Barlow at a deposition in September.

Bennett Students Donate $1,000 Towards Fight Against Cancer

Students at the Martin Dixon Intergenerational Center (MDIC) on the campus of Bennett College donated $1,000 to the American Cancer Society recently through its “Change for Change” program in honor of the Bennett’s president, Rosalind Fuse-Hall, a cancer survivor.

HBCU Digest Podcast Series – Tennessee State President Glenda Glover, UNCF President Michael Lomax

Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover and UNCF President Michael Lomax join the podcast to discuss the role of HBCUs in meeting changing needs of citizens and industry.