Howard University Establishes Dual Enrollment Program With D.C. Public Schools
Beginning this fall students at two high schools in the district will be able to enroll in courses at Howard University and earn both high school and college credits.
Simmons College of Kentucky Is Now Officially a HBCU
In an era where the number of historically Black colleges and universities is decreasing due to financial difficulties, Simmons College of Kentucky adds a new name to the list of the nation's HBCUs.
Georgia HBCUs Offer In-State Tuition to Students From Nearby States
In an effort to boost enrollments, Savannah State University and Albany State University, historically Black educational institutions in Georgia, will now offer in-state tuition rates to students from Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina.
Paine College Gets Some Good News, But Still Has Some Work to Do
The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has given some encouraging news to Paine College that was placed on accreditation probation in June 2014.
Graduates of Shaw University Divinity School Will Be Trained in Financial Matters
The Shaw University Divinity School in Raleigh, North Carolina, has teamed up with AARP to establish a pilot program to educate future clergy members on financial literacy.
Cheyney University Signs MBA Agreement With La Salle University
The Cheyney/La Salle MBA Affiliation Agreement will guarantee five slots each academic year for qualified students from Cheyney to enter La Salle's MBA program.
Claflin University Remains a Fundraising Powerhouse Among HBCUs
Over the life of the fundraising campaign that has collected nearly $90 million, some 87 percent of Claflin alumni have made contributions. Some 98 percent of the faculty and staff have made donations.
Howard University to Launch the Urban Superintendents Academy
In 2015, minority children now make up more than half of all students in the nation's public schools. But only 5 percent of the 14,000 school superintendents in the United States are members of minority ethnic groups.
Oakwood University Offers Accepted Students Incentives to Enroll
Accepted students who make an intent to enroll deposit by May 1, can choose between a $1,000 scholarship paid over their first two semester or a MacBook Air laptop computer.
Morris Brown College Emerges From Bankruptcy
In 2012, Morris Brown College in Atlanta filed for bankruptcy. After the sale of 26 acres of its campus to the city of Atlanta, the college has emerged from bankruptcy proceedings and will now seek to regain its accreditation.
The Lincoln University Has Received the Archives of an Alumnus and World War II...
Waverly B. Woodson was a 21-year-old student at The Lincoln University when he suspended his studies to enlist in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the first Black battalion of the racially segregated U.S. Army that came ashore at Normandy on June 6, 1944.
North Carolina A&T State University Takes Ownership of 89-Year-Old Stadium
North Carolina A&T State University has agreed to assume ownership of Memorial Stadium from the city of Greensboro. The university will also receive $1.5 million in funding to renovate the exterior of the facility.
Prairie View A&M University Wins the Honda All-Star Challenge
Since its inception in 1989, the Honda All-Star Challenge has awarded more than $7.5 million in grants to Black colleges and universities. This year's national champion was a team from Prairie View A&M University in Texas.
Howard University Makes a Significant Move Up in Law School Rankings
The Howard University School of Law ranked 110th in the listings posted by U.S. News and World Report. Howard was the only law school at a historically Black university to be included in the listings.
The Whitest HBCU Aims to Increase Student Diversity
Bluefield State College in West Virginia was founded in 1895 as the Bluefield Colored Institute. Today Blacks are 10 percent of all students enrolled. The college hopes that the construction of new residence halls will increase Black enrollments.
Southern University Offers In-State Tuition to Some Out-of-State Students
To qualify, out-of-state students must achieve thresholds on the ACT or SAT and have a 2.7 high school grade point average. Out-of-state students would save more than $4,100 per semester if they qualify for in-state rates.
Nine HBCUs Partner With California Community Colleges
Under the arrangement, students who graduate from any of California's community colleges with a grade point average of 2.5 or above will be admitted to one of the nine HBCUs as juniors.
HBCU Ensemble to Make Historic Performance at Carnegie Hall
The Florida A&M University Wind Symphony will be performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Sunday March 29. According to the university, the performance marks the first appearance of a classical ensemble from a historically Black college or university at Carnegie Hall.
Johnson C. Smith University Opens a Food Pantry on Campus
A recent study found that 10 percent of all people who take advantage of food pantries are college students. Food pantries have been set up on more than 100 college campuses nationwide. One of the newest is at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte.
Howard University Reports a Huge Increase in Applicants
So far this year, Howard has received 28,466 applications, up from 22,913 a year ago. This is a 24 percent increase. The applicant pool includes students from all 50 states and 32 foreign nations.
Morehouse College Getting a High-Tech Makeover
The $6.8 million makeover will improve Wi-Fi access throughout the Morehouse campus and provide students, faculty, and staff members, with an array of new technology tools.
Fort Valley State University Partners With Albany Technical College
Students who earn an associate's degree in the electronic engineering technology program at Albany Tech will be able to enroll at Fort Valley State University with their earned credits applying to a bachelor's degree in same discipline.
Howard University Is Among the Colleges Sending the Most Graduates to the Peace Corps
This year there are 13 graduates from Howard University working in the Peace Corps. This puts Howard in 24th place on the list of medium-size colleges and universities that have graduates volunteering in the Peace Corps.
New Book Series Planned on the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection
The University of Georgia Press and Morehouse College have announced that they will develop a new book series based on the Martin Luther King Jr. collection held at Morehouse. The archive at Morehouse contains more than 10,000 items.
My Sister’s Keeper Chapters Form at Spelman College and Howard University
The My Sister's Keeper program of the Black Women's Health Imperative aims to develop college students so that they can become tomorrow's leaders on women's and reproductive health.
Website Says One Third of America’s Most Dangerous Campuses Are HBCUs
Some of the most prestigious colleges in America made the list including Swarthmore College and Pomona College. But of the 25 campus rated as the most dangerous, eight are historically Black colleges and universities.
Southern University Consolidates Top Two Executive Positions
The Southern University Board of Supervisors has announced that it is combining the position of system president with that of the chancellor's post at the system's main campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Bethune-Cookman University Partners With the EPA
Bethune-Cookman University, the historically Black educational institution in Daytona Beach, Florida, has signed a partnership agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
HBCU to Become the Nation’s First Urban Work College
Beginning this fall, all students at Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas, will be given jobs either on campus or with local business that will offset most of their tuition and living expenses.
Huston-Tillotson University Partners With the University of Texas to Provide Health Services
The two universities will participate in the operation of the Sandra Joy Anderson Community Health and Wellness Center on the Huston-Tillotson University campus.
Historically Black Delaware State University Aims to Develop Global Business Leaders
Delaware State University in Dover has announced the establishment of a new Economic Development Leadership Institute to nurture future global business leaders from the university's student population.
Hampton University Joins the CNBC Summer Fellowship Program
Students from Hampton will be awarded internships that will allow them to work on television programs on the CNBC network or to work with the CNBC digital team that delivers real-time financial information online.
Ivy Tech Community College Partners With HBCUs in Faculty Diversity Initiative
Ivy Tech Community College is a statewide system in Indiana. It has announced the establishment of diversity program that will recruit master's degree level students from historically Black colleges and universities for faculty positions.
Lincoln University of Missouri Signs Partnership With a Korean University
The agreement with the Korea National University of Transportation will create faculty and student exchanges between the two universities and increase research opportunities for scholars at each institution.
Legislative Subcommittee Votes to Close South Carolina State University for Two Years
The plan to close the university would have to be passed by both houses of the state legislature and would need Governor Nikki Haley's support.
Elizabeth City State University Makes an Upgrade to Its Aviation Science Program
Elizabeth City State University, the historically Black educational institution in North Carolina, has advanced its aviation science program with the addition of the Redbird MCX Flight Simulator.
