HBCUs

Delaware State University’s Aviation Program Adds Helicopter Training

Delaware State University, the historically Black educational institution in Dover, has entered into an agreement with Horizon Helicopter Inc. to provide flight training for students in the university's aviation program.

Howard University Sees Drop in Hometown Enrollments

Howard University reports that a decade ago there were 142 District residents enrolled who received Tuition Assistance Grants of $2,500 from a federal government programs for students from Washington, D.C. This past year there were only 46.

Students at North Carolina Central University Get Real World Business Experience

Faculty from NCCU will assist the start-up businesses in planning at a business incubator in downtown Durham. Students from the university's business school will engage in projects and internships with the companies to get real world experience in business.

Tennessee State University Enters Partnership for Research in Data Sciences

Tennessee State University, the historically Black educational institution in Nashville, has announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro to develop strategic areas of research in data sciences.

Jackson State University Is Now a Wireless Campus

In the past there were wireless hotspots throughout campus buildings but the university wanted students to have access to the Internet wherever they were on campus, including outdoors areas, athletics fields, and stadiums.

Paine College Establishes Its Own Police Department

Previously, the campus in Augusta, Georgia, was patrolled by the Campus Safety Department. Now officers of the Paine College Police Department have arresting authority in the entire state of Georgia.

Former HBCU Leaders Petition President Obama to Do More for Black Colleges

The Alliance of Former Presidents and Chancellors of Historically Black Colleges and Universities is asking President Obama to take a more active role in strengthening the nation's HBCUs.

Tuskegee University Marks the 100th Anniversary of Its Campus Hospital

Speaking at the ceremonies were relatives of Louis Rabb, the first administrator of the hospital, and John A. Kenney who came to Tuskegee in 1902 and served as the personal physician to Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver.

Delaware State University Gets a New European Partner

Delaware State University, the historically Black educational institution in Dover, has entered into a new agreement with the University of Versailles in France that will include faculty and student exchange programs.

A Major Academic Restructuring at Xavier University in New Orleans

In the past the seventeen academic departments in the College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University in New Orleans were divided between two divisions. Now in a major restructuring effort, there will be six academic divisions within the College of Arts and Sciences.

Morgan State Debuts Its PEARL Research Facility

Morgan State University has announced that it is changing the name of its Estuarine Research Center facility in St. Leonard, Maryland, to the Patuxent Environmental & Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL).

Southern University Offers New Online Degree Program in Interdisciplinary Studies

The new degree program, which will launch next month and be housed within the College of Education, is aimed at students who are working professionals or adult learners who may have college credits in a number of different disciplines but have failed to earn a degree.

A Resurrection Plan for Morris Brown College

In 2002, Morris Brown College, a historically Black educational institutions in Atlanta, lost its accreditation due to an unstable financial position. In 2012, the college filed for bankruptcy. Now the college has filed a reorganization plan with the bankruptcy court.

Think Tank of Education Deans at HBCUs Held at Rutgers University

A group of eight deans or directors of education programs at historically Black colleges and universities met at Rutgers University to discusses issues confronting the education of African Americans and other minorities such as increasing enrollment and retention in teacher education programs.

Clark Atlanta University Granted a Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi

Clark Atlanta University has become the first private historically Black college or university to be granted a chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and selective all-discipline honor society.

Saint Augustine’s University Discontinues Two Intercollegiate Sports Teams

The university is discontinuing it intercollegiate athletics teams in men's golf and women's tennis. George Williams, the director of athletics at the university, stated, "We are no different from any other institution facing difficult choices due to the economic downturn."

Southern University Strengthens Its Ties to Kirikkale University in Turkey

The new agreement will increase faculty and student exchanges between the two universities. Students from Turkey will participate in English language training at Southern and one day may enroll as full-time students at the HBCU.

Florida A&M University Lifts the Suspension of Its Marching Band

The band was suspended following the death of drum major Robert Champion who died as a result of a hazing incident following a football game in November 2011. The new director hopes to have the band on the field for the university's first home football game on September 7.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Adds Three Bachelor’s Degree Programs

One of the new programs will be a bachelor’s degree in jazz and popular music. The only other music degree offered at the university is a bachelor’s degree in music education. Business students will now be able to major in marketing or finance.

Tuskegee University Receives the Archives of a Civil Rights Icon

Civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson has donated her personal memorabilia collection to Tuskegee University. Robinson was among the marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on “Bloody Sunday” on March 7, 1965.
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