Southern University in Louisiana to Implement Advanced Adaptive Technology Coursework
The Advance Adaptive Technology platform uses 21st century learning technologies to deliver quality online instruction coursework that will be used in biology and history classes to assess the effectiveness of the learning environments to improve student-learning outcomes.
Spelman College Is a Leader in Study Abroad Programs
According to the Institute of International Education, African Americans are only 5.6 percent of the students who study abroad. But at Spelman College in Atlanta, one fifth of all students study abroad in any given year.
Spelman College President Reports on Efforts to Combat Sexual Assault
Last May, allegations that a Spelman College student was gang raped by four students from nearby Morehouse College were published on an anonymous Twitter account. Now Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell has reported on measures the college has taken to combat sexual assault on campus.
More HBCUs Reporting Enrollment Increases
Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens reports the largest entering class in the past six years and there are more new students at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis than at any time in the university's history. For the first, time its residence halls are at full capacity.
Tuskegee University Eliminating Adjunct Faculty and Staff Posts to Cut Costs
Tuskegee University, the historically Black educational institution in Alabama founded by Booker T. Washington, has announced what it calls "rightsizing efforts." Over the next three years, Tuskegee University is committed to reduce operating costs and expenses by $15 million to $20 million.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Partners With a Medical University in Taiwan
The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne has entered into an agreement with the Chung Shan Medical University in Taiwan. The agreement calls for academic exchanges and study abroad opportunities.
New Center on Black-on-Black Violence Opens at Arkansas Baptist College
Derek Oliver was a first-year student and a cornerback on the football team at Arkansas Baptist College. In 2012 he was shot on a street near campus while helping a friend change a flat tire. A new center on Black-on-Black violence named in his honor recently opened on campus.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Gives Grants to 19 HBCUs
The United States Department of Agriculture recently awarded $18.9 million in grants to 19 historically Black colleges and universities to build or improve agricultural and food science research facilities and equipment on their campuses.
Albany State University Seeks Global Partnership in Belize
Albany State University, the historically Black educational institution in Georgia, is cooperating with officials representing higher educational interests in the Central American nation of Belize to expand educational opportunities for faculty and students in both countries.
Tennessee State University Plans on an Ambitious Campus Expansion Project
When complete, plans call for the development project to include a new hotel and conference center, a business incubation facility, a library, community resource center, residential properties, restaurants and retail stores.
Benedict College in South Carolina Makes Campus Improvements
Benedict College has renovated several dormitories, installed new heating and air conditioning systems, and opened a new radio and television studio complex.
Central State University Shows a Large Increase in First-Time Enrollments
One of the main reasons for the first-time student enrollment increase was a 76 percent reduction in the out-of-state tuition surcharge for students who are not Ohio residents. The largest contingent of new out-of-state students is from Michigan, followed by Illinois and Indiana.
U.S. House Votes to Provide $70 Million for Historic Preservation Projects at HBCUs
The bill authorizes an appropriation of $10 million in each of the next seven years for programs to preserve historic buildings on the campuses of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities.
New Legislation Aims to Make It Easier for HBCUs to Raise Money Through Bonds
U.S. Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota has introduced the HBCU Investment Expansion Act. The legislation would make bonds issued by historically Black colleges and universities exempt from federal, state, and local taxes.
South Carolina State University Enters Partnership With Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
South Carolina State University, the historically Black educational institution in Orangeburg, has entered into an agreement with Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College that will make it easier for students to transfer from OC Tech to South Carolina State University in order to earn bachelor's degrees.
More Good News on Enrollments at Historically Black Universities
Hampton University, Mississippi Valley State University, Dillard University, Alcorn State University, Kentucky State University, Bethune-Cookman University, North Carolina A&T State University, and Xavier University have all reported impressive gains in enrollments.
The Leadership Shake Up at Florida A&M University Continues
New interim president of Florida A&M University Larry Robinson wasted no time by firing six members of his predecessor's leadership team. Rodner Wright, dean of the university's School of Architecture and Engineering Technology, was named interim provost.
Elizabeth City State University Expands Its Mission With the U.S. Coast Guard
The university will offer educational opportunities for Coast Guard members and their families. The Coast Guard will increase its efforts to recruit the university's students into its officer training corps and will offer scholarships for students under the Coast Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative..
Survey Examines HBCU Students’ Views on First Amendment Issues
A new report from the Knight Foundation and and the Newseum Institute finds that students at HBCUs are more likely than college students generally to support restrictions on banning offensive or biased speech on campus.
Florida A&M University to Lead the New Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
The new center is supported by a five-year, $15.4 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Larry Robinson, Distinguished Professor and interim president, will serve as the director of the Center for Coastal and Maine Ecosystems.
Morehouse School of Medicine Has It Largest Entering Group of New Students
The Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta has the largest entering class is school history this fall. There are 151 new students on campus this fall. Some 92 of the 151 students are in the medical doctorate program. Another nine students are enrolled in the Ph.D. program in biomedical sciences with the rest in master's degree programs.
Claflin University Partners With the South Carolina Technical College System
Under the agreement, students who obtain associate's degrees at a campus of the South Carolina Technical College System will be able to enroll at Claflin University and earn a bachelor's degree in as little as 18 months.
Hampton University Joins the Big Leagues in Meteorology
Hampton University's new $5 million direct broadcast weather antenna is one of only 10 such devices nationwide that provide real-time weather information to the public downloaded from satellites.
More Good News on HBCU Enrollments
At Bowie State University in Maryland, 967 first-year students are on campus this fall. This is the highest number in university history. Clark Atlanta University in Georgia reports a 20 percent increase in first-year students.
Howard University to Offer New Ph.D. Program in Educational Leadership
Students who are admitted to the new Ph.D. program will have the opportunity to be selected to work as graduate assistants for several organizations including the United Negro College Fund, The Education Trust, and the American Council of Education.
Historically Black Medical School Creates Fellowships to Train Cardiologists
The Morehouse School of Medicine, a historically Black educational institution in Atlanta, has launched the new Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Training Program in an effort to increase the number of Black cardiologists.
Elizabeth City State University Gets a New Academic Partner
The agreement with Roanoke-Chowan Community College will allow students at the two-year college to take courses toward their bachelor's degree in criminal justice or social work without traveling to Elizabeth City.
Winston-Salem State University Focuses on Degree Efficiency
The Purposeful Pathways: Faculty Planning for Curricular Coherence initiative at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina seeks to focus students on finding the most direct path to graduation without becoming overburdened by unnecessary course work.
Morgan State University Enters Into a Partnership With ESPN’s The Undefeated
The new partnership will explore two major themes over the course of the next year; the image of Black female athletes and the pathway to coaching jobs for African Americans in the National Football League.
New Book Documents the History of Bowie State University in Maryland
The Torch of Knowledge: A History of Bowie State University tells of the origins of the educational institution from a one-room schoolhouse in 1865 to the major research institution of today that enrolls more than 4,300 undergraduate students and more than 1,100 graduate students.
Tragedy Strikes the Campus of Claflin University in South Carolina
Four African Americans who were students at Claflin University, the historically Black educational institution in Orangeburg, South Carolina, died in a tragic automobile accident on Interstate 77 in Columbia, South Carolina.
Atlanta University Center Library Earns a Prestigious Honor
The Robert W. Woodruff Library, serving four historically Black member institutions in Atlanta, has been selected to receive the 2016 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Xavier University of Louisiana Teams Up With Baylor University for a Student Exchange
The agreement between historically Black Xavier University and Baylor University in Waco, Texas, calls for a student exchange partnership that will expand educational and cultural opportunities for students at both universities. The student exchanges will begin in the Spring 2017 semester.
Historically Black Tennessee State University Looks to the Future
The Impact 20/20 initiative at Tennessee State University in Nashville includes programs to enhance academic programs, improve governance, and calls for capital improvements and infrastructure enhancements.
Tennessee State’s Collegiate Police Academy
Steve Anderson, chief of Nashville Metro Police, said that "everyone has a citizens police academy. But as far as I know, this is the first collegiate police academy anywhere in the United States."
When David Duke Paid a Visit to a HBCU
Dillard University in New Orleans agreed to host a debate among candidates for the U.S. Senate from Louisiana. But David Duke, a former Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, qualified to be included in the debate field. His presence on campus was met by protests leading to six arrests and police use of pepper spray.
