HBCUs

New Scholarship Opportunity for HBCU Students in STEM Fields

The new Apple Scholars program, operated in conjunction with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, will offer a one-year scholarship of up to $25,000 for 30 students at HBCUs and other predominantly Black colleges and universities.

Maryland HBCU Teams Up With Two Other Universities for Hospitality Management Program

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is teaming up with Frostburg State University and Vanung University in Taiwan for a bachelor's degree program in business administration with a concentration in hospitality management.

North Carolina Central’s Early Medical School Selection Program

Under the program, students from NCCU spend summers taking classes at the Boston University medical school. The NCCU students who are selected for the program spend their entire senior year as undergraduates in Boston.

Alabama State University Forms Partnership With a Prime Contractor for NASA

Under the agreement with Teledyne Brown Engineering, students at Alabama State University will receive assistance in developing multimedia training for payload ground support personnel and payload developers for the International Space Station.

University of District of Columbia Shows Off Its New Green Roof

The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences says the green roof will produce food for the university and surrounding community including cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, chard, and basil. It will also provide natural cooling to the building and reduce storm water runoff.

Barber-Scotia College Looking to Rebound From a Decade of Difficulties

Since a July post examining the status of historically Black Barber-Scotia College in Concord, North Carolina, college officials have responded to a series of questions presented by JBHE.

Fayetteville State University Partners With the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

The purpose of the Department of Energy's mentor-protégé relationship is to enhance the capabilities of the protégé - in this case Fayetteville State University, to improve its ability to successfully compete for federal contracts.

Morgan State and West Virginia University Students Team Up for Journalism Project

Students from each school traveled with faculty members to Selma, Alabama, and used photographs, videos, and the written word to tell stories from the city past as well as investigating the community's present and hopes for the future.

Bethune-Cookman University Adds Seven Degree Programs

Among the seven new degree programs are four online bachelor's degree offerings and two new online master's degree programs. The university also will add an on-campus master of public health degree program.

Fisk University Partners With Nine Academic Institutions in China

The agreements call for academic and cultural exchanges between Fisk and the Chinese universities and the establishment of dual degree programs where students from both countries will study at Fisk and a Chinese university to complete their degrees.

Southern University to Issue iPads to All Incoming First-Year Students

The effort, which will begin next fall, is designed to greatly reduce the cost of textbooks for Southern University students. Students will be issued the devices which will be paid for through a fee attached to their tuition bill. Once the fee is paid in full, the student will own the device.

South Carolina State University Tightens Its Belt

For the first time in several years, South Carolina State University has projected a balanced budget. But, the balanced budget came about with some major cuts that will be felt across the university community.

Johnson C. Smith University Creates a University College

The new University College at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a comprehensive new program designed to help connect new traditional college students to the university community.

Delaware State University Partners With SAP SE Corporation

The new Center for Excellence at Delaware State will train the university's students in state-of-the-art business software applications from the world's second largest independent software company.

Spelman College “Discontinues” the Cosby Endowed Professorship

The college said the "related funds" were returned to the Clara Elizabeth Jackson Carter Foundation, which was founded by Camille Cosby in honor of her mother.

Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis May Now Offer Graduate Degree Programs

The historically Black educational institution also will offer four new bachelor's degree programs in finance, political science, sociology and urban ecology. And there are two new online degree programs in health care management and criminal justice.

College Choice Website Ranks the Nation’s HBCUs

Tuskegee, Hampton, and Bethune-Cookman hold the top three spots in the rankings. Spelman College, which is ranked first among all HBCUs in the rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, is in 17th place in the College Choice rankings.

Checking Up on the Status of Barber-Scotia College

The historically Black educational institution in Concord, North Carolina, lost its accreditation in 2004 and has struggled to regain its footing ever since. A new interim president has been appointed.

A New HBCU Exhibit Planned at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum

The planned exhibit at the Greensboro, North Carolina, museum entitled "Pride of the HBCU" will highlight the role students and faculty at historically Black colleges and universities played in the civil rights movement.

Dillard University Designates Physics and Film as “Signature Programs”

The university's signature programs are majors that "epitomize Dillard's mission and define its distinctiveness in the local, state, and national marketplace." Signature programs will receive additional faculty and staff positions, endowed chairs, and additional equipment.
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