HBCUs

Johnson C. Smith University Opens a Food Pantry on Campus

A recent study found that 10 percent of all people who take advantage of food pantries are college students. Food pantries have been set up on more than 100 college campuses nationwide. One of the newest is at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte.

Howard University Reports a Huge Increase in Applicants

So far this year, Howard has received 28,466 applications, up from 22,913 a year ago. This is a 24 percent increase. The applicant pool includes students from all 50 states and 32 foreign nations.

Morehouse College Getting a High-Tech Makeover

The $6.8 million makeover will improve Wi-Fi access throughout the Morehouse campus and provide students, faculty, and staff members, with an array of new technology tools.

Fort Valley State University Partners With Albany Technical College

Students who earn an associate's degree in the electronic engineering technology program at Albany Tech will be able to enroll at Fort Valley State University with their earned credits applying to a bachelor's degree in same discipline.

Howard University Is Among the Colleges Sending the Most Graduates to the Peace Corps

This year there are 13 graduates from Howard University working in the Peace Corps. This puts Howard in 24th place on the list of medium-size colleges and universities that have graduates volunteering in the Peace Corps.

New Book Series Planned on the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection

The University of Georgia Press and Morehouse College have announced that they will develop a new book series based on the Martin Luther King Jr. collection held at Morehouse. The archive at Morehouse contains more than 10,000 items.

My Sister’s Keeper Chapters Form at Spelman College and Howard University

The My Sister's Keeper program of the Black Women's Health Imperative aims to develop college students so that they can become tomorrow's leaders on women's and reproductive health.

Website Says One Third of America’s Most Dangerous Campuses Are HBCUs

Some of the most prestigious colleges in America made the list including Swarthmore College and Pomona College. But of the 25 campus rated as the most dangerous, eight are historically Black colleges and universities.

Southern University Consolidates Top Two Executive Positions

The Southern University Board of Supervisors has announced that it is combining the position of system president with that of the chancellor's post at the system's main campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Bethune-Cookman University Partners With the EPA

Bethune-Cookman University, the historically Black educational institution in Daytona Beach, Florida, has signed a partnership agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

HBCU to Become the Nation’s First Urban Work College

Beginning this fall, all students at Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas, will be given jobs either on campus or with local business that will offset most of their tuition and living expenses.

Huston-Tillotson University Partners With the University of Texas to Provide Health Services

The two universities will participate in the operation of the Sandra Joy Anderson Community Health and Wellness Center on the Huston-Tillotson University campus.

Historically Black Delaware State University Aims to Develop Global Business Leaders

Delaware State University in Dover has announced the establishment of a new Economic Development Leadership Institute to nurture future global business leaders from the university's student population.

Hampton University Joins the CNBC Summer Fellowship Program

Students from Hampton will be awarded internships that will allow them to work on television programs on the CNBC network or to work with the CNBC digital team that delivers real-time financial information online.

Ivy Tech Community College Partners With HBCUs in Faculty Diversity Initiative

Ivy Tech Community College is a statewide system in Indiana. It has announced the establishment of diversity program that will recruit master's degree level students from historically Black colleges and universities for faculty positions.

Lincoln University of Missouri Signs Partnership With a Korean University

The agreement with the Korea National University of Transportation will create faculty and student exchanges between the two universities and increase research opportunities for scholars at each institution.

Legislative Subcommittee Votes to Close South Carolina State University for Two Years

The plan to close the university would have to be passed by both houses of the state legislature and would need Governor Nikki Haley's support.

Elizabeth City State University Makes an Upgrade to Its Aviation Science Program

Elizabeth City State University, the historically Black educational institution in North Carolina, has advanced its aviation science program with the addition of the Redbird MCX Flight Simulator.

Bill Calls for Renaming the University of the District of Columbia to Honor Marion Barry

Proposed legislation would make the community college of the University of the District of Columbia tuition-free. The bill would also rename the university after former Mayor Marion Barry, who died this past November.

Johnson C. Smith University Takes Prompt Action Over Hazing Allegations

Police arrested six members of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity and accused them of hazing a pledge over a two-month period. The pledge alleges that he was struck with an object on several occasions and that his injuries forced him to go to the hospital.
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