The board of trustees at Alabama A&M University will begin negotiations with President Andrew Hugine on a contract extension despite issues in recent months that include the indictment of the school’s chief operating officer.
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VIDEO – John Wilson: "I Will Be Morehouse President Until God Says Otherwise"
A website “Wilsonleaks” has published a video of a recent Morehouse College Crown Forum event, in which school president John Silvanus Wilson tells faculty and students that he will not “walk away from the school” in spite of “rumors.”
Why Google Thinks HBCUs Are Not Relevant
For every Black student at a predominantly white school who tweets about racial isolation and inequity at their school, seemingly, there are at least 10 Black students at HBCUs tweeting and posting about the food they don’t like, the housing they don’t like, the ratchetness of fellow students, the rules they don’t like, and the communities they don’t like at and surrounding their schools.
On HBCUs, White House Moves From Disregard to Dismantling
Not so long ago, historically Black colleges and universities were just a thorn in the side of the Obama Administration. We will soon long for those days, because signs of the administrative shift from disregard to attempts at dismantling HBCUs, are growing in frequency and impact seemingly every year.
Breaking Down the HBCU Old Guard
The old guard is not always a bad group of HBCU stakeholders; while they can be unintentionally harmful to their schools with their staunch views on tradition and capacity, they can also be extraordinarily powerful in wielding political favor and financial support for schools in times of need. Hampton University, Howard University, Morehouse College, Spelman College and Tuskegee University are great examples of HBCU old guards that, more often than not, work in the best interest of the university.
Why is Steve Harvey Partnering with Strayer University and not an HBCU?
And before we accuse Harvey or any other Black celebrities of neglecting HBCUs by not donating their image, voice or star power to the cause, we should reflect on just how consistently Harvey and others represent for HBCUs free of charge.
HBCU: The 'N' Word of Higher Education
But like ‘nigger,’ the luster of mocking hate and disdain has faded with assimilation. In the press towards a ‘post-racial’ society, conversation grows louder among HBCU leadership about being ‘more than an HBCU.’ For this small group, its not good enough to be an HBCU with expanded missions, programming and facilities; there is an intense need to escape the historical descriptor.
NIH Must End Discriminatory Funding Practices Against HBCUs
As the roots of inequity and unequal funding run deep between the NIH and HBCUs, a discussion on increasing the funding allocation for its national center on minority health may be in short order, with special emphasis on increasing partnerships with HBCUs.
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