HBCUs

South Carolina State University Opens Its New Engineering and Computer Science Complex

The 86,500-square-foot building, built at a cost of $24.5 million, includes state-of-the-art classrooms, research centers, laboratories, offices, and academic support spaces. Three academic departments and two research centers are housed in the new complex.

Central State University Offers New Opportunity for Its Geology and Water Resources Students

Central State University, the historically Black educational institution in Wilberforce, Ohio, has entered into an agreement with Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, that will allow Central State University students to get a head start on earning a master's degree in earth and environmental sciences.

Howard University Scientists on an Ocean Research Expedition

A team of faculty and graduate students at Howard University has spent the last five weeks aboard a research ship of the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration studying particles in the air coming off the coast of West Africa.

Southern University of New Orleans Gains an Academic Partner in Africa

Under the agreement with Central University College in Ghana, SUNO will engage in exchanges of students and faculty, cooperate on research projects, and participate in joint lecture and seminar projects.

Claflin University Begins New Cooperative Degree Program With the S.C. College of Pharmacy

Under the program, students would attend Claflin for three years pursuing a degree program in biochemistry. If they met the academic requirements, the students would then transfer into the doctorate of pharmacy program at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy.

Alabama State University Signs New Agreement With a University in India

Alabama State University, the historically Black educational institution in Montgomery, has signed a collaborative agreement with the Gujarat Forensic Science University in Ahmedabad, India. It is Alabama State's third agreement with universities in India.

Campus of Paine College Named to National Registry of Historic Places

Among the historic landmarks on the Paine College campus are Candler Memorial Library, Mary Helm Hall, Epworth Residential Hall and the Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel.

A New Confucius Institute Comes to the Campus of Texas Southern University

Universities and school systems that establish a Confucius Institute receive support from the government of China to develop Chinese language and cultural courses. The institute at Texas Southern will be the only one in the Houston area.

Dillard University Students Get a Unique Look at the U.S. Justice System at Work

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments for five cases at the Justice Revius O. Ortique Jr. Mock Trial Center on the Dillard campus.

Jackson State University Set to Open New Satellite Campus This Summer

The city of Madison, approximately 15 miles north of Jackson, is predominantly White. The university hopes that the location will help it obtain a threshold where more than 10 percent of its student body is non-Black so it can gain control of a $70 million endowment from the state.

Mississippi Valley State University to Offer In-State Tuition Rates to All Students

At the present time, in-state students pay $5,494 annually for tuition. Students from outside of Mississippi have a tuition bill of $13,734. In the fall semester, 319 of the university's 2,500 students lived in states other than Mississippi.

Alabama HBCUs Team Up in Healthcare Alliance

The alliance is being organized by Louis Sullivan, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and president emeritus of the Morehouse School of Medicine.

HBCU Musicians Perform at Inaugural Events

The Spelman College Glee Club performed at three events in Washington over inaugural weekend and the Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band was the only representative from an HBCU in the inaugural parade.

HBCU in Maryland May Contribute to the Creation of a New Medical School

The new medical school would be a satellite campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County but would incorporate the health education and research programs at Salisbury University and the historically Black University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Norfolk State University Breaks Ground on Its First New Classroom Building in 38 Years

The new 140,000-square-foot building will house 49 classrooms, computer labs, faculty offices and lounges, teleconferencing facilities, and a cafe.

Alabama A&M Boosting Its Online Offerings

For the first time, the university will offer an online bachelor's degree in management aimed at the nontraditional student but courses will also be made available to resident students if there are available openings in particular courses.

Albany State University Returns Donation From the Ray Charles Foundation

The estate of the famed singer had donated $3 million to the university for a performing arts center on campus that would bear his name but the center was never built.

Jackson State University Offers Tuition Break to Youth From Foster Care

Foster care youth from outside the state of Mississippi can now enroll at the university and pay substantially lower in-state tuition. In-state tuition for certain population groups outside of Mississippi was made possible by a new state law enacted last year.

Dillard University in New Orleans Hosting a Large Contingent of Students From Brazil

The Brazilian students will spend the current semester at Dillard's Center for Intensive English Language (CIEL). Then in the fall of this year, the students will enroll in Dillard's traditional academic programs.

North Carolina Central University Holds Emergency Training Exercise

Officials at North Carolina Central University in Durham took advantage of students being away from campus for winter break by holding training for 250 police and other emergency personnel from across the state who prepared for an active shooter situation on campus.
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