Alcorn State University Partners With a Local Casino
The historically Black university will receive financial support for its athletic programs and establish a curriculum in gaming and hospitality management. The casino will offer internships to students in these academic programs.
Mississippi Valley State University Teams Up With the University of New Mexico
Historically Black Mississippi Valley State University has entered into a partnership agreement with the University of New Mexico. Under the agreement students from the two universities will be able to participate in a cultural exchange program.
Delaware State Signs an Agreement With a Jamaican University
Historically Black Delaware State University has entered into a partnership agreement with the College of Agriculture, Science and Education in Port Antonio in eastern Jamaica. The agreement calls for student and faculty exchanges and research collaborations.
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Establishes Its First Endowed Chair
The historically Black university has received a grant from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield to create the first endowed professorship at the university. Diann Williams, chair of the department of nursing at the university, will be the inaugural holder of the endowed chair.
Central State University Gets an Infusion of Land-Grant Funds
The Ohio Legislature has shifted $1,625,000 in matching funds to the fiscal year 2016 budget to enable historically Black Central State University to qualify for $5.1 million in land-grant funding from the federal government.
Claflin University Gospel Choir Releases Its First Album
D.R.E.A.M., the historically Black university's gospel choir has released its debut album. D.R.E.A.M. is an acronym for Disciples Reaching Excellent Achievement through Ministry.
Bennett College Expands Its Foreign Languages Program
The foreign languages program at Historically Black Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, has hired four new faculty members and is offering courses in Portuguese for the first time.
A Welcome Spike in Enrollments at Southern University
Dr. Brandon Dumas, vice chancellor for student affairs and enrollment management at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has set in motion plans to recruit and retain more students. His efforts have begun to pay off.
Savannah State University Partners With Albany Technical College
Under the agreement, students at Albany Technical College who successfully complete an associate's degree program in electronics engineering technology can transfer credits into the bachelor's degree program in electronics engineering technology at Savannah State.
An Academic Reorganization at Tennessee State University
The new College of Life and Physical Sciences will bring all of the university's STEM degree programs under one roof. A new Honors College has been created and College of Public Service and Urban Affairs will now be the College of Public Service.
New Scholarship Opportunity for HBCU Students in STEM Fields
The new Apple Scholars program, operated in conjunction with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, will offer a one-year scholarship of up to $25,000 for 30 students at HBCUs and other predominantly Black colleges and universities.
Maryland HBCU Teams Up With Two Other Universities for Hospitality Management Program
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is teaming up with Frostburg State University and Vanung University in Taiwan for a bachelor's degree program in business administration with a concentration in hospitality management.
North Carolina Central’s Early Medical School Selection Program
Under the program, students from NCCU spend summers taking classes at the Boston University medical school. The NCCU students who are selected for the program spend their entire senior year as undergraduates in Boston.
Alabama State University Forms Partnership With a Prime Contractor for NASA
Under the agreement with Teledyne Brown Engineering, students at Alabama State University will receive assistance in developing multimedia training for payload ground support personnel and payload developers for the International Space Station.
University of District of Columbia Shows Off Its New Green Roof
The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences says the green roof will produce food for the university and surrounding community including cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, chard, and basil. It will also provide natural cooling to the building and reduce storm water runoff.
Barber-Scotia College Looking to Rebound From a Decade of Difficulties
Since a July post examining the status of historically Black Barber-Scotia College in Concord, North Carolina, college officials have responded to a series of questions presented by JBHE.
Fayetteville State University Partners With the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
The purpose of the Department of Energy's mentor-protégé relationship is to enhance the capabilities of the protégé - in this case Fayetteville State University, to improve its ability to successfully compete for federal contracts.
Morgan State and West Virginia University Students Team Up for Journalism Project
Students from each school traveled with faculty members to Selma, Alabama, and used photographs, videos, and the written word to tell stories from the city past as well as investigating the community's present and hopes for the future.
Bethune-Cookman University Adds Seven Degree Programs
Among the seven new degree programs are four online bachelor's degree offerings and two new online master's degree programs. The university also will add an on-campus master of public health degree program.
Fisk University Partners With Nine Academic Institutions in China
The agreements call for academic and cultural exchanges between Fisk and the Chinese universities and the establishment of dual degree programs where students from both countries will study at Fisk and a Chinese university to complete their degrees.
Southern University to Issue iPads to All Incoming First-Year Students
The effort, which will begin next fall, is designed to greatly reduce the cost of textbooks for Southern University students. Students will be issued the devices which will be paid for through a fee attached to their tuition bill. Once the fee is paid in full, the student will own the device.
South Carolina State University Tightens Its Belt
For the first time in several years, South Carolina State University has projected a balanced budget. But, the balanced budget came about with some major cuts that will be felt across the university community.
Johnson C. Smith University Creates a University College
The new University College at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a comprehensive new program designed to help connect new traditional college students to the university community.
Delaware State University Partners With SAP SE Corporation
The new Center for Excellence at Delaware State will train the university's students in state-of-the-art business software applications from the world's second largest independent software company.
Spelman College “Discontinues” the Cosby Endowed Professorship
The college said the "related funds" were returned to the Clara Elizabeth Jackson Carter Foundation, which was founded by Camille Cosby in honor of her mother.
Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis May Now Offer Graduate Degree Programs
The historically Black educational institution also will offer four new bachelor's degree programs in finance, political science, sociology and urban ecology. And there are two new online degree programs in health care management and criminal justice.
College Choice Website Ranks the Nation’s HBCUs
Tuskegee, Hampton, and Bethune-Cookman hold the top three spots in the rankings. Spelman College, which is ranked first among all HBCUs in the rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, is in 17th place in the College Choice rankings.
Checking Up on the Status of Barber-Scotia College
The historically Black educational institution in Concord, North Carolina, lost its accreditation in 2004 and has struggled to regain its footing ever since. A new interim president has been appointed.
A New HBCU Exhibit Planned at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum
The planned exhibit at the Greensboro, North Carolina, museum entitled "Pride of the HBCU" will highlight the role students and faculty at historically Black colleges and universities played in the civil rights movement.
Dillard University Designates Physics and Film as “Signature Programs”
The university's signature programs are majors that "epitomize Dillard's mission and define its distinctiveness in the local, state, and national marketplace." Signature programs will receive additional faculty and staff positions, endowed chairs, and additional equipment.
The University of the District of Columbia Partners With the University of Havana
The agreement calls for both institutions to "establish collaborative relations to promote friendship and to cooperate in a mutually beneficial association." The initial collaborations will be between the law schools at the two universities.
State Legislature Acts to Boost Enrollments at Louisiana HBCUs
The Louisiana legislature has passed legislation that lowers tuition for students from outside of Louisiana who want to attend four-year HBCUs in the state. Another bill will allow students who require remedial work to enroll at the HBCUs.
Champions of Two Conferences Representing HBCUs to Square Off in the Celebration Bowl
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference have announced plans to stage the first Celebration Bowl this December in Atlanta. The game will be billed as the HBCU national championship game.
A New Home for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Pharmacy School
The governing board of the University of System of Maryland recently approved the allocation of $5.7 million to initiate the construction of a new home for the university's School of Pharmacy and Health Professions.
Bowie State University Students Develop Technology to Aid the Homeless
Students at historically Black Bowie State University in Maryland have developed an electronic kiosk designed for use by homeless people. The kiosk provides up-to-the-minute information about the availability of space in area shelters.
Coppin State and the University of Baltimore Form Partnership for STEM Education
The partnership calls for faculty research collaboration in complementary STEM areas through shared faculty expertise and interest, shared lab facilities and equipment, and inter-institutional software licensing.
