HBCUs

Historic Lunch Counter Gets a New Home at North Carolina Central University

In February 1961, students at North Carolina Central began their lunch counter protest a week after a similar event in Greensboro.

Alabama A&M Students Take to the Streets

The students allege that the administration is making decisions without adequate input from students.

Howard University Establishes Study Abroad Program in South Africa

Starting this July, Howard students will spend a semester at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town.

Business School Students Will Trade Stocks With Real Money

Businessman Earl Stafford's gift to Virginia State University establishes the Trading Portfolio Fund that will allow students to buy and sell real stocks.

Virginia Union University Receives a Major Gift to Finance a New Campus Center

Robert J. Brown, founder, chair, and CEO of B&C Associates, a consulting, research, and pubic relations firm, is donating $2 million.

New Online Store Features HBCU Licensed Clothing for Professional Women

Clover McFadden planned to go to medical school but she opted instead to be an internet entrepreneur.

Howard University Joins the Washington Research Library Consortium

The agreement will allow Howard students to access books and other resources from the libraries of eight other university libraries in the Washington area.

Clark Atlanta University Kicks Off a Yearlong Study of W.E.B. Du Bois

The project will culminate with the 2013 “On the Wings of Atlanta” Commemorative Conference, celebrating Du Bois’ legacy and the 50th anniversary of his death.

Georgia HBCUs Spared From New Consolidation Plan

Albany State University, Fort Valley State University, and Savannah State University were not part of the new consolidation plan involving eight state schools.

Shaw University Forms Partnership With a Nonprofit Social Work Agency

Under the agreement social work students at Shaw will work in the field with disabled adults and children 16 hours each week.

Higher Education Desegregation Case Goes to Trial in Maryland

Plaintiffs seek $2 billion for the state's four historically Black universities.

A New Fundraising Guide for HBCUs

The book is authored by Marybeth Gasman of the University of Pennsylvania and Nelson Bowman III of Prairie View A&M University.

Delaware State University Redefines Its Mission

The historically Black university thought it was time to update its mission statement to reflect its expanded programs.

Kentucky State University Seeks to Boost Retention Rates

A grant from the Walmart Foundation will fund programs to help first-generation college students stay in school.

Research Study Will Examine Cancer Disparities Among the Black Population of the Sea Islands

Researchers at South Carolina State University and the Medical University of South Carolina will take part in the study.

Budget Troubles Force Layoffs at Southern University

Nearly 90 faculty and staff will receive layoff notices next year.

Xavier University of Louisiana to Establish a Confucius Institute

There are about 80 Confucius Institutes in the U.S. but this will be the first at an HBCU.

A New Consortium Aims to Increase Study Abroad Opportunities for North Carolina’s HBCUs

Earl M. Brown Jr. has been selected to coordinate the N.C. Study Abroad/Global Engagement initiative.

Albany State University Awards Honorary Degrees to 32 Former Students

They were expelled in 1961 for participating in peaceful civil rights protests.

High School Students in Richmond Can Earn College Credits at Virginia State University

High school students can earn a semester worth of college credits.
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