Nine HBCUs Partner With California Community Colleges
Under the arrangement, students who graduate from any of California's community colleges with a grade point average of 2.5 or above will be admitted to one of the nine HBCUs as juniors.
Southern University Offers In-State Tuition to Some Out-of-State Students
To qualify, out-of-state students must achieve thresholds on the ACT or SAT and have a 2.7 high school grade point average. Out-of-state students would save more than $4,100 per semester if they qualify for in-state rates.
Howard University Makes a Significant Move Up in Law School Rankings
The Howard University School of Law ranked 110th in the listings posted by U.S. News and World Report. Howard was the only law school at a historically Black university to be included in the listings.
The Whitest HBCU Aims to Increase Student Diversity
Bluefield State College in West Virginia was founded in 1895 as the Bluefield Colored Institute. Today Blacks are 10 percent of all students enrolled. The college hopes that the construction of new residence halls will increase Black enrollments.
North Carolina A&T State University Takes Ownership of 89-Year-Old Stadium
North Carolina A&T State University has agreed to assume ownership of Memorial Stadium from the city of Greensboro. The university will also receive $1.5 million in funding to renovate the exterior of the facility.
Prairie View A&M University Wins the Honda All-Star Challenge
Since its inception in 1989, the Honda All-Star Challenge has awarded more than $7.5 million in grants to Black colleges and universities. This year's national champion was a team from Prairie View A&M University in Texas.
The Lincoln University Has Received the Archives of an Alumnus and World War II...
Waverly B. Woodson was a 21-year-old student at The Lincoln University when he suspended his studies to enlist in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the first Black battalion of the racially segregated U.S. Army that came ashore at Normandy on June 6, 1944.
Morris Brown College Emerges From Bankruptcy
In 2012, Morris Brown College in Atlanta filed for bankruptcy. After the sale of 26 acres of its campus to the city of Atlanta, the college has emerged from bankruptcy proceedings and will now seek to regain its accreditation.
Claflin University Remains a Fundraising Powerhouse Among HBCUs
Over the life of the fundraising campaign that has collected nearly $90 million, some 87 percent of Claflin alumni have made contributions. Some 98 percent of the faculty and staff have made donations.
Oakwood University Offers Accepted Students Incentives to Enroll
Accepted students who make an intent to enroll deposit by May 1, can choose between a $1,000 scholarship paid over their first two semester or a MacBook Air laptop computer.
Howard University to Launch the Urban Superintendents Academy
In 2015, minority children now make up more than half of all students in the nation's public schools. But only 5 percent of the 14,000 school superintendents in the United States are members of minority ethnic groups.
Cheyney University Signs MBA Agreement With La Salle University
The Cheyney/La Salle MBA Affiliation Agreement will guarantee five slots each academic year for qualified students from Cheyney to enter La Salle's MBA program.
Georgia HBCUs Offer In-State Tuition to Students From Nearby States
In an effort to boost enrollments, Savannah State University and Albany State University, historically Black educational institutions in Georgia, will now offer in-state tuition rates to students from Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina.
Graduates of Shaw University Divinity School Will Be Trained in Financial Matters
The Shaw University Divinity School in Raleigh, North Carolina, has teamed up with AARP to establish a pilot program to educate future clergy members on financial literacy.
Paine College Gets Some Good News, But Still Has Some Work to Do
The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has given some encouraging news to Paine College that was placed on accreditation probation in June 2014.
Simmons College of Kentucky Is Now Officially a HBCU
In an era where the number of historically Black colleges and universities is decreasing due to financial difficulties, Simmons College of Kentucky adds a new name to the list of the nation's HBCUs.
Howard University Establishes Dual Enrollment Program With D.C. Public Schools
Beginning this fall students at two high schools in the district will be able to enroll in courses at Howard University and earn both high school and college credits.
New Educational Doctoral Program Getting Underway at Xavier University
The new program, which recently received approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, will focus on urban education and school turnaround strategies and methods.
North Carolina A&T Partners With Other Area Schools for Nurse Training Center
Historically Black North Carolina A&T State University is teaming up with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Guilford Technical Community College for a shared nursing teaching facility.
Grambling State University Nursing Program Obtains a Reprieve
State regulations in Louisiana require that an accredited nursing program maintain a licensure examination passage rate of 80 percent or above for first time test takers. In 2013 the passage rate at Grambling was 64 percent.
New Degree Programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore
The university has offered a pharmacy doctoral program since 2010. The new graduate programs will focus on pharmaceutical research with concentrations in drug design or drug delivery.
Mississippi’s First School of Public Health to Be Established at Jackson State University
The state legislature allocated $2 million in start up funds and the board of trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has approved the establishment of the school at Jackson State.
Very Few Peace Corps Volunteers Are Graduates of HBCUs
Howard University has 13 graduates volunteering in the Peace Corps and Spelman College has eight. Norfolk State University and Morehouse College are tied for third with four.
Delaware State University Partners With Beihua University in China
Under the agreement, both undergraduate and graduate students at each institution will have study abroad opportunities at the partner university. There will also be faculty exchanges and research collaborations.
Bethune-Cookman University Launches New Program to Help Area Small Businesses
The Venture Incubation Program at the university's Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development will provide free services such as marketing, financing, strategic planning, and business development to area start-up firms.
Morgan State University Teams Up With the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore
Under the partnership agreement, the two institutions will co-sponsor art exhibitions, conduct and publish joint research, and develop curricula relating to art and museum management.
South Carolina State University Trustees Fired, Lawmakers to Appoint Interim Board
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has signed legislation that fired all of the trustees of historically Black South Carolina State University. Haley and GOP lawmakers will appoint a seven-member interim board that will serve until mid-2018 and work to solve the university's financial crisis.
Bennett College Debuts New Logo and Marketing Tagline
Bennett College, a liberal arts HBCU for women in Greensboro, North Carolina, has debuted a new logo and marketing tagline. The new tagline reads: "Education for your future. Sisterhood for life."
The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania to Offer a New Pan-Africana Major
The new major will seek to link the entire study of ancient and modern or contemporary Africa as well as that of Africans in the Diaspora with a goal of creating global leaders and world humanitarians.
Morgan State University Is Constructing a Major New Academic and Research Facility
When completed in 2017 the new $79.4 million academic building will house the departments of psychology, sociology and anthropology, political science, history, economics, and geography.
Norfolk State Cuts Jobs to Deal With Budget Deficit
The board of visitors at historically Black Norfolk State University in Virginia, has voted to eliminate 97 jobs in an effort to make a dent in a projected $16.7 million deficit in the budget for the coming academic year.
Students at Harris-Stowe State University Can Take a Computer Science Course for Free
Students at Harris-Stowe State University, the historically Black educational institution in St. Louis, will be able to take a computer science course for free at nearby Washington University.
Bowie State University Starts Construction of New Science Center
The new facility was needed to support the university's effort to recruit and retain more students interested in STEM fields. It will also allow the university to expand the number of students in its nursing program.
Hampton University Seeks to Attract Hispanic/Latino Students
According to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Education, Hispanics make up one percent of the undergraduate student body at historically Black Hampton University in Virginia.
Claflin University Expands Its Online Degree Program
Claflin University, the historically Black educational institution in Orangeburg, South Carolina, has announced the establishment of a new online master's degree program in curriculum and instruction.
Savannah State University to Enhance Its Science Facilities
Historically Black Savannah State University in Georgia has received funding from the Georgia State Legislature in the amount of $20.5 million for the construction of two buildings for the College of Science and Technology.
