Digest After Dark – Have Ya'll Heard About This HBCU Lawsuit in Maryland?

We discuss the latest phase of the landmark federal lawsuit involving Maryland’s four HBCUs, changes in West Virginia’s higher ed oversight structure, and preview upcoming accreditation decisions.

How the University of Maryland Looks Better Than Morgan State in Action on Football Player Deaths

Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins destroyed the University of Maryland and leaders of the state system today in a vicious column describing how the university has chosen money and […]

How White Supremacy Shaped Our Reaction to Football Player Deaths at UMD, Morgan State

Two college football players have died from complications from heat exhaustion in the last four years in two of Maryland’s public universities. Jordan McNair and Marquese Meadow were freshmen offensive […]

How Morgan State Development Deal Could Cost Students Housing, and the University Millions

Two years ago, one of the three community associations in Baltimore’s Northeastern district rejected plans generated by Morgan State University to build new student housing in a shopping center next […]

Are HBCU Boards Reversing Course on Presidential Firings?

Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II received a four-year contract extension this afternoon, with officials citing growth and increased awareness of the institution just over a year after […]

Larry Hogan's Choice is Simple: Support HBCUs or Lose an Election

Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley was never a serious presidential candidate, but his prospects grew dimmer when police shootings around the country forced analysis of the ‘zero tolerance’ policing policies […]