HBCU Chancellors and Presidents Go to Washington
Dozens of presidents and chancellors of historically Black colleges and universities went to Washington to meet with President Trump, the White House Domestic Policy Council, and members of Congress.
Texas Southern University Reports Higher Enrollments
Texas Southern University, the historically Black educational institution in Houston, reports that it has 8,585 students enrolled for the spring semester. This is up nearly 6 percent from the spring 2016 semester. Graduate enrollments are up 18 percent.
Clark Atlanta University Partners With Georgia Piedmont Technical College
The agreement establishes the Access 4 Achievement program that calls for dual admissions and joint enrollments, program-specific transfer agreements, and joint teaching opportunities for faculty and graduate students.
Lincoln University of Missouri Reactivates History Degree Programs
Last summer, Lincoln University in Missouri suspended it bachelor's degree programs in history for three years while it considered revising or eliminating the programs. Now, the university has decided to reinstate the degree programs for the fall 2017 semester.
HBCU Research Aims to Enhance Goat Meat Production in the U.S.
Tennessee State University, the historically Black educational institution in Nashville, is conducting research on genetics and breeding to find out which goat breeds are the healthiest and need the least amount of maintenance.
Tuskegee University Adds to Its Digitized Audio Archives
Tuskegee University, the historically Black educational institution in Alabama, has announced that is has digitized several important audio recordings from its university archives including speeches by Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., and Muhammed Ali.
Three Finalists Announced for President of Historically Black Kentucky State University
When a field of three finalists to become permanent president of Kentucky State was announced, interim president Aaron Thompson's name was not on the list. Many in the university community have lauded Dr. Thompson's performance over the past two years.
The Continuing Woes of Historically Black Knoxville College in Tennessee
Historically Black Knoxville College in Tennessee lost its accreditation in 1997. It has not enrolled any students since the Spring 2015 semester. Now the city of Knoxville has forced college officials to leave campus because of unsafe conditions at the only two buildings that had remained open.
Clark Atlanta University Looks to Boost Enrollments of Black Men
The new Black Male Sunday Initiative at Clark Atlanta University will involve teams of students, faculty, and staff that will be dispatched to churches across the Atlanta metropolitan area during Sunday services.
HBCUs Team Up to Train K-12 Teachers in the Science of Space Exploration
The STEM STARS Institute, devoted to enhance science education in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi, is a cooperative partnership between Jackson State University, Xavier University of Louisiana, and the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff.
Kentucky State University Reports Significant Enrollment Increases
The university reports that there are 2,096 undergraduate students on campus for the Spring 2017 semester. This is up 34.3 percent from the Spring 2016 semester. Enrollments for the Spring semester are up 30 percent from the Fall semester.
Elizabeth City State University Goes on the Road With STEM Education
The aviation science program at Elizabeth City State University has unveiled its new NASA Mobile STEM Lab. The mobile laboratory offers 10 workstations designed to offer students the opportunity to experience cutting edge technology.
Clark Atlanta University Doubles Its Number of International Students
During the Fall 2014 semester Clark Atlanta University enrolled only 167 international students. Within two years that number has more than doubled. Some 87 percent of all foreign students at the university are from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
White House Ambassadors Call for Less Turnover of HBCU Leaders
The students' letter calls for trustees to put "personal agendas and self-serving aside" and to "keep the best interests of all students at the center of all decision making" regarding the employment status of HBCU presidents.
Alabama State University Becomes Home to International Journal
Alabama State University has announced that the International Journal of Africana Studies will now be housed at the university. The journal is a publication of the National Council for Black Studies.
South Carolina State University to Offer New MBA Program in North Charleston
Historically Black South Carolina State University has announced that it will offer an MBA program with a healthcare management concentration. Designed for professionals, classes will be held in the evening and on weekends as well as online.
Elizabeth City State University Partners With Pitt Community College
Under the agreement student who graduate with an associate's degree in criminal justice technology from Pitt Community College will be able to transfer seamlessly to the bachelor's degree program in criminal justice technology at Elizabeth City State University.
HBCUs in Atlanta to Beef Up Campus Security
Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and the Morehouse School of Medicine are teaming up to launch an extensive new network of security cameras to monitor the area around the Atlanta University Center.
Winston-Salem State University Debuts New Online Tutoring Service for Students
The online service has hundreds of coaches and tutors who specialize in almost any discipline taught at the university. The service, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, will be free to all enrolled students at Winston-Salem State University.
HBCU in North Carolina to Launch a New Master’s Degree Program in Industrial Biosciences
The Graduate College at historically Black North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro has announced that it will offer a professional science master’s (PSM) degree program in industrial biosciences, beginning this coming fall.
Jarvis Christian College to Open a New African American Museum
The new museum will feature the Rodney Lamar Atkins Collection that includes items from Negro League baseball, figurines, rare photos, farming equipment, and kitchen utensils relating to African American life in the early twentieth century.
New Scholarship Program to Debut at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis
Ron Isley, Grammy Award Winner, producer, and lead singer of The Isley Brothers has announced the launch of the Ron Isley Initiative, which will provide scholarships to the university for students from St. Louis high schools.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Representing 47 HBCUs, Receives Major Donation
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund, which represents 47 publicly supported historically Black colleges and universities, recently received a pledge of more than $25 million from the Koch Foundation, which is associated with right-wing causes and conservative political candidates.
Museum Operated by Tougaloo College Earns Status of National Historical Landmark
On January 11, the United States Department of Interior designated the home of civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Jackson, Mississippi, as a national historic landmark. Evers was gunned down in the driveway of the home on June 12, 1963.
Fort Valley State University Sets New Study Abroad Opportunities for Veterinary Students
Currently the plan is to send students to Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in the summer of 2017 for three weeks. Students will also visit a veterinary clinic near a wildlife game park in South Africa for one week and visit the University of Pretoria in South Africa for one week.
To Go, or Not to Go: Talladega College Wrestles With Invitation to Trump Inauguration
After the Marching Tornadoes of Talladega College in Alabama, were listed among the bands for the parade following the inauguration of Donald Trump as the nation's 45th President, a debate raged over whether or not the band should participate. Ultimately, the college's president, Billy Hawkins, decided the band would go to the inauguration.
A New Global Outreach Program in the College of Pharmacy at Florida A&M University
Under this new program, four students will undertake a new internship this semester that offers the first study abroad opportunities for graduate students in the public health field at the university's College of Pharmacy. Two African American women will study in the Dominican Republic and two more will be based in Durban, South Africa.
Fayetteville State University to Collaborate With NASA for Research in Several Fields
Under the agreement Fayetteville State University in North Carolina will collaborate with NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia on research on advanced high temperature composite materials, nanomaterials, energy generation, radiation detection, simulation modeling, and failure analysis.
Southern University Debuts Online Archive of Slave Narratives
The collection was assembled by John B. Cade Sr., a professor and dean at Southern University in the early twentieth century. Cade and a group of his students traveled throughout the South in the 1930s to interview former slaves.
Xavier University of Louisiana Rated the Best in the South for Career Preparation
Students were asked to rate their educational institution on a scale of 0 to 10 on how the college or university was preparing them for their chosen career. Historically Black Xavier University of Louisiana achieved a score of 9.7, the best score of any college or university in the South.
Dillard University Comes to the Rescue of Students Who Lost State Financial Aid
Many college students in Louisiana will receive only half as much under the state-run Taylor Opportunity Scholarship program for the spring semester than they did for the just completed semester. Dillard University has stepped in to make up the shortfall for its students.
Three HBCUs Face Accreditation Issues
All three HBCUs - Bennett College, Saint Augustine's University, and Saint Philip's College - remain fully accredited at this time. But the commission's actions show that members have some concerns about either the academic programs, governing policies, or financial stability of these HBCUs.
Two HBCUs Team Up to Offer a Course in Bioethics and Research Ethics
The new course, which will be taught in the classroom and online, is a collaboration of the National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at historically Black Tuskegee University in Alabama and historically Black Concordia College in Selma, Alabama.
Delaware State University Inks Partnership With the University of Ibadan in Nigeria
The agreement calls for collaborations between the institutions' faculty and staff in the area of research, lectures and other academic pursuits. The accord also opens the door to future faculty and student exchanges and study abroad programs.
Board of Regents Gives the Green Light for the Establishment of the New Albany...
After a year of academic restructuring, staff changes, and approval by the appropriate accrediting agency, the board of regents of the University System of Georgia has voted to make the consolidation of Albany State University and Darton State College official as of January 1.
Eli Lilly Establishes Internship and Scholarship Program at Two HBCUs
The programs will provide internships at Lilly's headquarters for up to eight students from Florida A&M University and Howard University during the summer of their junior year. Students who complete their internship and are offered a full-time job at Lilly upon their graduation, will receive a $12,500 scholarship for their final year as undergraduates.
