15 HBCUs to Have the Opportunity to Design STEM Teacher Preparation Programs
The National Math and Science Initiative has received a planning grant from the Fund II Foundation to design UTeach STEM teacher preparation programs at up to 15 historically Black colleges and universities in six states and the District of Columbia.
Accrediting Agency Delivers a Blow to Pharmacy Doctoral Program at Hampton University
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education withdrew the accreditation of the pharmacy doctorate program at historically Black Hampton University in Virginia. The withdrawal will not impact current students and the program will remain accredited while the appeals process moves forward.
Morehouse College in Atlanta is the First Historically Black College to Field a Polo...
Historically Black Morehouse College in Atlanta has announced that it has become a member of the United States Polo Association. Only one member of the team has any prior experience with horses.
Bowie State University Opens Pantry to Combat Food Insecurity of Students
Bowie State University, the historically Black educational institution in Maryland, has opened a new food pantry to benefit students with food insecurity; not having enough money to adequately address hunger or proper nutrition. The food pantry was opened in collaboration with Food Lion Supermarkets and the Capital Area Food Bank.
Texas Southern University and Former President Austin Lane Reach a Settlement
The university has announced that after a 13-hour meeting with a mediator, Dr. Lane, whose contract was terminated in early February, would cut all ties to the university. He will be paid $560,000 — $100,000 of that compensation for "alleged emotional distress, damage to reputation and mental anguish."
Claflin University Plans to Offer a Master’s Degree Program in Nursing This Fall
The proposed program still needs to be authorized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. If approved, Claflin will be the first historically Black educational institution in South Carolina to offer a graduate degree program in nursing.
Bethune Cookman and the National Council of Negro Women to Honor Mary McLeod Bethune
The National Council of Negro Women and Bethune-Cookman University have joined forces to launch “Advancing the Legacy," an awareness and fundraising initiative to support access to higher education for African Americans students.
Maryland Legislature Looks to Step In to Resolve 14-Year HBCU Litigation
Maryland’s four historically Black state universities have been involved in drawn-out litigation that remains unresolved after 14 years. Now African American leaders in the state legislature are preparing a bill that call for nearly $600 million to settle the lawsuit.
JPMorgan Chase Enhances Its Advancing Black Pathways Initiative With HBCUs
JPMorgan Chase has pledged $1 million annually to the Student Financial Hardship Fund. The money will be distributed by the United Negro College Fund and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to students at HBCUs that need aid to stay in school and graduate.
HBCUs Taking Action to Protect Students, Faculty and Staff From COVID-19
Colleges and universities across the United States are taking extended spring breaks and using that time to transition instruction online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a summary of what is happening at a group of HBCUs.
Tennessee State University Recovers From a Devastating Tornado
On March 4, two devastating tornados struck the Nashville, Tennessee, area. More than two dozen people were killed including five children. One of the two tornados touched down on the campus of historically Black Tennessee State University.
Historically Black Miles College in Alabama Offering New Degree Programs
The new academic programs include an online bachelor's degree in business administration, a bachelor's degree in psychology, and a minor degree program in game design offered through the computer and information science degree program.
New Children’s Book Extols the Virtues of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Yvette Manns, who grew up in Jamaica, New York, is a graduate of historically Black Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, where she majored in early childhood education. She is the author of the new children's book HBCU Proud.
The Heman Sweatt Leadership Institute Is Established at Wiley College
In establishing the Sweatt Institute, Herman J. Felton, president of Wiley College, established four pillars as the foundation of the effort; servant leadership, expressing empathy, accountability, and repetition.
Howard University School of Business Enhances its MBA Degree Offerings
The Howard University School of Business in Washington, D.C., has announced a partnership with Noodle Partners, the nation's fastest-growing online program manager, to launch an online MBA degree program and invest in the growth of its online Executive MBA program.
Hampton University Museum Hires a New Curator of Collections
Turner, a native of Newport News, Va., comes to Hampton University after recently working at the Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia.
Prairie View A&M University Alumnae Develop My HBCU Box
Subscribers to the service receive a package each quarter that contains merchandise valued at $100 or more. The items in the box pertain to HBCU culture and to the subscriber's particular HBCU.
North Carolina A&T State University to Offer a New Master’s Degree in Health Psychology
The degree is a two-year program designed to provide the foundational knowledge and skills for students to work in the health psychology field. The first students are expected to enroll in the program during the Fall 2021 semester.
HBCUs Not Forgotten in the Giant Coronavirus Stimulus Package
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides emergency Title III and Title V aid to HBCUs, predominantly Black institutions and other minority-serving institutions. The act also authorizes the Department of Education to loosen the restrictions on currently appropriated Title III funds.
Black Colleges Are Concerned About Their Financial Future Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Historically Black colleges and universities, which, in some cases, have been previously dealing with low enrollment, now must face what will happen if the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates an already tenuous financial future.
GOP Congressman Takes a Cheap Shot at Howard University Over COVID-19 Aid
After a GOP Congressman voiced opposition to a $13 million provision for historically Black Howard University in the massive $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, supporters of the university used social media to fight back.
New Scholarship Program for Agriculture Students at Fort Valley State University
The FVSU 1890 Scholarship Program will provide financial assistance to freshmen and transfer students of up to $8,120 per academic year (up to $32,480 for four years). As part of the program, students will receive professional development assistance, including mentoring, preparation for internships and career readiness counseling.
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania Pitches In to Help Fight the Coronavirus
Science departments had significant supplies such as disposable gloves, masks, surgery gowns, shoe covers, surgery caps, and dust masks that will not be needed this semester. The supplies were inventoried and excess supplies were donated to a local hospital.
Tennessee State University on the Front Lines of the Battle Against COVID-19
Tennessee State University is using its 3D printing assets to design and manufacture headbands that are one of three components of face masks that are used by healthcare professionals. The College of Agriculture is producing hand sanitizer.
HBCUs Do Not Fare Well in Rankings of the Nation’s Best Graduate and Professional...
U.S. News and World Report recently released its 2020 rankings of the best graduate and professional schools in the United States. Some of the graduate and professional schools at historically Black colleges and universities were included in the rankings, but in all cases, they were far down the list of the best schools and programs.
Howard University Creates an Emergency Fund to Help Students Impacted by the Pandemic
All of the money in the fund will be used to give immediate, need-based scholarships to prospective May graduates in all 13 schools and colleges of the university, to assist them as they continue working towards their diplomas as planned.
Physician Assistant Program Ready to Roll at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The program will be 28 months in duration and include didactic and experiential education components. Students in the program will complete over 2,000 hours in rotations including family medicine, general surgery, and mental health training.
Howard University Signs Agreement With the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
As part of the agreement, Howard University faculty will utilize CCDC assets to provide training and research opportunities to students in areas such as artificial intelligence, electronic devices, and unmanned machinery. They will also have access to defense laboratory equipment currently on loan to the university by CCDC.
HBCUs Raise Money to Help Students In Need Due to the Pandemic
HBCUs have established emergency funds to raise money to help students cover unexpected housing, food, travel, and technology costs due to the coronavirus pandemic.
South Carolina State University Adds a New Academic Program in Applied Exercise Science
The new program offers specialized courses to meet students' academic needs, including biomechanics, foundations of strength and conditioning, foundations of therapeutic exercise, and the applied exercise science senior practicum.
Tuskegee University Donates Personal Protection Equipment to Healthcare Workers
With the campus closed to students, Tuskegee University leaders and faculty pulled together more than 500 N95 masks, surgical masks, face shields, bonnets, shoe coverings, gloves, goggles, and protective gowns from labs across campus for use by Prime Care Medical Center in Tuskegee.
National Park Service Funds Historical Preservation Projects at HBCUs
Several of these projects will involve the restoration of buildings on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities. Other grants will fund projects at HBCUs aimed at preserving the history of the civil rights movement.
Lincoln University in Missouri Facing Significant Drop in Enrollments
Lincoln University, the historically Black educational institution in Jefferson City, Missouri, is warning of steep enrollment declines this fall in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the upcoming fall semester, 510 students have enrolled so far — down 25 percent from last year's 676 at this time.
Maryland Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Provided $577 Million to the State’s HBCUs
In a letter to legislative leaders, Governor Larry Hogan wrote that the economic fallout from this pandemic simply makes it impossible to fund any new programs, impose any new tax hikes, nor adopt any legislation having any significant fiscal impact, regardless of the merit of the legislation."
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Announces a New Program in Nanoscience
Nanoscience is an interdisciplinary field that involves physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering. The new program at the historically Black university will encompass core science courses in physics, chemistry, and math, with different focuses on nanoscience and technology.
Alabama A&M University Reports a Large Graduating Class of STEM Students
The College of Engineering, Technology, and Physical Sciences at historically Black Alabama A&M University, has announced that it graduated the largest class of students in the past decade.
