HBCUs

Two Universities Team Up for Joint Celebration to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

For the first time, historically Black North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro is teaming up with the predominantly White University of North Carolina at Greensboro for a joint celebration commemorating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.

Delaware State University Posts Record Enrollment

This fall, there are 4,425 students on campus including a record number of undergraduate students and a record number of graduate students.

Two HBCUs in Texas Adding New Residence Halls

Prairie View A&M University and Texas Southern University are both adding major new residence hall complexes to their campuses.

North Carolina Central University Opens a New Veterans Center

The historically Black university in Durham celebrated Veterans Day with the opening of a new center on campus dedicated to serving the needs of those students who served their country.

HBCU President Named Chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Mary Evans Sias, president of Kentucky State University in Frankfort, leads the organization that advocates for and provides leadership and services of its member institutions in order to advance the distinctive mission of public higher education.

Two HBCUs Unveil New Websites

Jackson State University in Mississippi has a new logo and a redesigned website is on the way. The University of the District of Columbia has redesigned its site to focus on recruiting new students.

Tennessee State University Operates a Food Bank for Students in Need

The food bank, located in the campus' Gentry Center, is for students who are facing temporary hardships and have difficulty affording food while attending college.

Fort Valley State University to Establish a Nuclear Engineering Program

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is funding new programs at colleges and universities because the nuclear industry is facing a manpower crisis with a need to replace 25,000 skilled workers over the next three years.

Hampton University Enters a Partnership With the Dental School at Penn

The new HU-UPenn Biodental Program will allow students to earn a bachelor's degree in biology at Hampton University and a doctorate in dental surgery from Penn.

Grambling State University to Offer New Online Degree Program

The new online degree program is for students who have completed some college coursework but have dropped out of college without earning their degree.

Several HBCU Campuses Are Getting a Makeover

Significant new construction is underway at Delaware State University, Cheyney University, Meharry Medical College and Johnson C. Smith University.

Norfolk State University Looks to Boost Retention and Graduation Rates

The university hopes to raise the six-year graduation rate from 34 percent to 40 percent during the next five years. To help reach this goal, a student success center had been established on campus.

Howard University College of Pharmacy Establishes a Board of Visitors

For the first time in its history the College of Pharmacy at Howard University in Washington, D.C. has established a board of visitors that will advise the school's administration on educational, fiscal, and fundraising issues.

Four HBCUs Join the Maryland-D.C. Campus Compact

The new organization "aims to strengthen the capacity of member institutions to serve society; to enhance student learning; and to develop in individual students the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and habits of civic responsibility locally and globally."

Small Business Incubator Opens at Bowie State University

The Bowie Business Innovation Center offers affordable office space, equipment, and receptionist service to start-up companies. And the businesses receive help from Bowie State faculty with mentoring, press relations, market research, and business plan support.

Southern University in Baton Rouge Dropping Two Degree Programs

The master's degree program in mass communication and the doctoral program in physical education are being eliminated.

With Hurricane Approaching, Cheyney University Shuts Down

Cheyney University in Pennsylvania called off classes for Monday October 29 and urged any students who were on campus to leave and return to their homes if possible.

Tennessee State University Opens a New Multicultural Center

The 4,738-square-foot Multicultural Center is located in Goodwill Manor, which formerly was the home of the university's president.

Fort Valley State University’s Dual Enrollment Program

Local high school students can take college courses on campus or online and receive credits that can be applied to both their high school diploma and their college degree.

Lincoln University Rekindles Historic Relationship With a 169-Year-Old Church

Hosanna Church, near the campus of Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, was built in 1843. Many of the university's first students were members of the Hosanna congregation.
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