A Bad Week for Grambling State University
The football team boycotted practice and refused to travel to a game in Jackson, Mississippi, to protest conditions in its practice facility and other grievances with the Grambling administration.
Xavier University Looks to Strengthen Its International Ties
Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans has initiated a new effort to increase the "internationalization" of campus. Among the elements of its five-year plan is to increase the number of foreign students who enroll at the university.
Business School at South Carolina State University to Stand Alone
Thomas Elzey, president of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, has made the decision to reestablish the university's business school as a separate entity.
Lincoln University Aims to Launch 1,854 Green Initiatives
The initiative encourages students, faculty, and staff members to develop projects that focus on economic, social, and environmental sustainability. The goal is to complete 1,854 Acts of Green this academic year.
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Partners With Educational Institution in Rwanda
The agreement calls for student and faculty exchanges between the two educational institutions. The exchanges will focus on programs in aquaculture and public administration.
Cuts in Athletic and Academic Programs Proposed at the University of the District of...
James E. Lyons Sr., the interim president of the University of the District of Columbia has proposed abandoning all intercollegiate sports at the historically Black educational institution in the nation's capital.
Bethune-Cookman University to Launch a New School of Religion
The historically Black university in Daytona Beach, Florida, has named Randolph Bracy Jr. as a Distinguished Professor and director of its new School of Religion. The school is expecting to enroll its first students in 2015.
HBCU Championship Football Game Cancelled After Quarterback Assaulted
The championship football game of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association between Winston-Salem State University and Virginia State University was cancelled after an incident at the pre-game luncheon.
Two HBCUs Launch New Journals
Fayetteville State University in North Carolina has established a new journal on educational issues and research initiatives. Morgan State University in Maryland debuts a new journal on journalism with an international focus.
Howard University Debuts New Satellite Radio Station
The Howard University Radio Network is serving as the anchor station on the new HBCU Channel on SiriusXM satellite radio. The new radio station will feature radio programs from several HBCU radio stations.
Virginia State University Looks to Address Campus Safety
After a campus stabbing and the shooting death of a student at an apartment near campus, the Virginia State University board of visitors has hired an outside consultant to advise them on student safety issues.
HBCU Teams Up With the Army Corps of Engineers
The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff has signed an agreement to establish and participate in STEM enrichment programs, research projects, and paid internships for university students.
STEM Alliance of Washington-Area HBCUs Is Producing Results
The Washington-Baltimore-Hampton-Roads Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation is a consortium of universities that is working to increase opportunities for underrepresented students in STEM fields.
Xavier University to Offer a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
Xavier University of Louisiana has entered into an agreement with the Chicago School of Professional Psychology for the establishment of a doctoral program in clinical psychology in the fall of 2014.
Hampton University President Makes Donation to Help University’s Lowest-Paid Workers
A $108,403 gift will be earmarked to support a wage increase for all university employees who earn less than $9 per hour. Over the past 13 years, the President and Mrs. Harvey have donated more than $2.3 million to the university.
Howard University Debuts New Medical Training Facility
The Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Simulation Center is a 6,000-square-foot facility that simulates an actual hospital environment. Included are simulated operating rooms, intensive care, and emergency facilities.
Honors for the Student Newspaper at Grambling State University
The Black College Communication Association has named the student newspaper at Grambling State University in Louisiana, the best campus newspaper among all of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities.
St. Augustine’s University Sees Sharp Drop in Enrollments
Some 200 of the 1,267 students who enrolled last fall have not returned for the Spring 2014 semester. The enrollment drop has produced a $3 million shortfall in tuition revenue.
Two New Degree Programs to Start This Fall at Kentucky State University
The historically Black educational institution in Frankfort, Kentucky, will offer a master's degree program in interdisciplinary behavioral sciences and a doctor of nursing practice degree with a concentration in gerontology.
Alabama A&M University Choir to Perform at Lincoln Center
The Alabama A&M University Choir will be performing at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City as part of the Distinguished Concerts International of New York program.
Fisk University Wins the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
This is the first time that Fisk University has won the competition. For their efforts, the team has earned a grant of $50,000 dollars for their institution.
Cheyney University Signs Agreement With a University in Rwanda
The agreement calls for the two universities to collaborate on an aquaculture project that will enhance fish and food production in Rwanda. In addition, students in Rwanda will be able to enroll in a Cheyney online master of public administration degree program.
Bennett College Signs Co-Admission Agreement With a Community College
The new agreement will allow students who complete an associate's degree at Guilford Technical Community College to enter into the bachelor's degree program in social work at Bennett College.
Florida Board of Governors to Decide the Fate of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Since 1982, historically Black Florida A&M University has partnered with Florida State University to operate a joint College of Engineering in Tallahassee. Some GOP legislators have proposed to end the arrangement.
North Carolina A&T State University to Offer MBA Degree Program
Up to now the university has offered a master of science degree program in management. The MBA program, which will being this fall, will offer concentrations in accounting, human resource management and supply chain systems.
Let’s Create a National Endowment for HBCUs
Professor Richard F. America calls for a national fundraising effort to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities well into the twenty-first century.
Alabama State University to Debut New Degree Program in Biomedical Engineering
The new bachelor's degree program in biomedical engineering will train students to develop the next generation of disease-fighting drugs, artificial organs, and medical imaging systems. The program will begin in the spring 2015 semester.
Alabama State University to Offer a Master of Social Work Degree Program
The new master of social work program will have concentrations in behavioral and mental health, forensic, and gerontology and will have three degree paths: A traditional two-year, full-time program, an accelerated 12-month program, and a part-time four-year program.
Grambling State University to Upgrade Athletics Facilities on Campus
An underutilized recreational facility and the school's closed natatorium will undergo a $7 million renovation. Frank G. Pogue, president of Grambling State University, stated, "the place has been an eyesore for years, and students complained about it all the time, and with good reason."
Xavier University of Louisiana Establishes a New Doctoral Program
The board of trustees of Xavier University of Louisiana has approved the establishment of a doctorate in educational leadership degree program. The new degree program will focus on urban education and turning around poor-performing schools.
Southern University Seeks to Expand Enrollments in Its Computer Science Program
A partnership agreement allows students who have a completed an associate's degree in computer science at Baton Rouge Community College to gain admittance to the bachelor's degree program in computer science at Southern University.
North Carolina Central University Enters Dual Enrollment Partnership With Community College
The new Eagle Connect Program allows students enrolled at Durham Technical Community College to live on the nearby North Carolina Central University campus during their first two years of study.
Howard University Teams Up With Chrysler and Arizona State University
Under the agreement, two students from each university will participate at an internship program in supply chain management at Chrysler during the summer months and then study at the other university this fall.
Alumni Step Up to Help Wilberforce University
At a recent national alumni conference, $400,000 was donated to help the school financially and another $1.4 million was pledged. With overall debt of $23 million, a lot more work needs to be done to shore up the university's finances.
Ohio HBCU Enters Into a Parntership With a University in Cameroon
Central State University, the historically Black educational institution in Wilberforce, Ohio, has entered into a partnership agreement with Santa Monica University: The American International University in Cameroon.
Hampton University Adds to Its Collection of Elizabeth Catlett Works
The Hampton University Museum in Virginia has received the donation of the Elizabeth Catlett sculpture "Black Flag." The museum holds the largest collections of works by Catlett of any museum in the world.
