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.
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.
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.
Howard University Offering Reproductions From Its Art Collections
Howard University has announced that it is offering the sale of reproductions of 46 items from its art collections. The items include historical photographs and a selection of fine art.
Kentucky State University Launches a Riverboat Research Vessel
Kentucky State University, the historically Black educational institution in Frankfort, recently launched an aquatic vessel that will serve as a floating science laboratory for undergraduate and graduate students.
Claflin University Strengthens Ties With Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
The agreement promotes and facilitates the transfer of academic credits between the two colleges in degree programs in early childhood education, elementary education, mid-level education, and politics and justice studies.
Business School Students Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Suits
Fifty students at the School of Business and Industry at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee have been outfitted with free business suits. Nearly two-thirds of the fibers in the suits are made from recycled materials.
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.
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.
Historical Milestone at St. Augustine’s University
Nita Charlene Johnson Byrd is the first woman to be ordained as an Episcopal priest in St. Augustine University's chapel and the first woman to serve as chaplain of the university.
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.
Predominantly Black Martin University Lays Off Faculty, Staff
Martin University in Indianapolis experienced an unexpected drop in enrollments this fall. The school had expected 700 students to enroll for classes but only 522 actually did so. This produced a $600,000 budget shortfall.
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.
Audit Finds Possible Fraud at Alabama State: University Says It’s Under Attack
After receiving the report, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley sent a letter to the board of trustees asking them to suspend the search for a new university president. The board refused to comply with this request.
Faculty Senate at Howard University Rebukes Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees
The Faculty Senate at Howard University has passed a resolution expressing "no confidence" in the executive committee of the university's board of trustees. The vote came two weeks after university president announced he was retiring.
Oakwood University Gets Approval for New Online Education Initiative
Oakwood University, the historically Black educational institution in Huntsville, Alabama, has received approval from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to offer a business degree in organizational management online.
Faculty at Harris-Stowe State University Vote to Unionize
Nearly four out of every five faculty members participating in the election voted to join the union. The historically Black educational institution is the first university in Missouri to vote in a union for faculty members.
Explaining Howard University’s Drop in the U.S. News Rankings
In 2010 Howard University was ranked in 96th position in the ratings for the Best National Universities by U.S. News and World Report. This year the university was in 142nd place.
Center for Health Equity to Debut at Florida A&M University
The center will establish a new approach to identifying and solving problems related to health disparities and will involve pharmacy faculty working cooperatively with nursing, psychology, social work, medicine and public health faculty at the university.
Alabama State University Creates the NuclearPro Academy
The new educational effort at Alabama State will team up with Total Protection Services (TPS), a Charlotte-based security firm that provides security services for government and corporate installations.
Xavier University Signs Transfer Agreement for Community College Students
Xavier University of Louisiana has entered into a partnership with Delgado Community College that provides a pathway for students to transfer from Delgado to bachelor's degree programs in business at Xavier.
Bethune-Cookman University Opens a New Campus
Bethune-Cookman University, the historically Black educational institution in Daytona Beach, Florida, has opened a new campus in Deltona. The new campus is located in a former medical complex.
The Only Women’s Swim Team at a HBCU Is Facing the Chopping Block
Last month, North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro announced that it was ending its intercollegiate women's swim team. It is the only women's swim team still in existence at a historically Black college or university.
Hampton University Launches Dual Degree Program With Medical School in West Virginia
Hampton University has entered into an agreement with the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. The two universities will create a joint bachelor's degree/medical degree program.
Southern University Signs Partnership Agreement With Siirt University in Turkey
The three-year agreement calls for faculty and student exchanges between the two universities, cooperative research initiatives, cultural exchanges, and the establishment of an English language learning program for Siirt University students.
Cheyney University Opens New Residence for Honors Program Scholars
Named after the university's founder, Richard Humphreys, the newly rennovated structure will serve as a residence hall for a cohort of honors students called Humphreys Scholars.
Southern University Launches New Online Degree Program in Computer Science
Southern University, the historically Black educational institution in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Education Online Services Corporation have announced the establishment of a new online degree program in computer science.
Morgan State University Partners With Six South African Universities
David Wilson, president of Morgan State University in Baltimore, recently traveled to South Africa where he signed cooperative agreements with six of the nation's leading universities.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Breaks Ground on a New Academic Building
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has broken ground on a new 166,000-square-foot academic building that will be the home of its academic programs in aviation science, computer science, and engineering.
Proposal Would Allow North Carolina HBCUs to Admit More Out-of-State Students
The five state-operated HBCUs in North Carolina are permitted to enroll no more than 18 percent of new first-year students from outside the state. The new proposal would allow these schools to enroll up to 30 percent of their new students from outside North Carolina.
Florida A&M University Aids Students’ Path to Medical School
Under a new agreement, undergraduate students at Florida A&M University who are accepted into the Medical Scholars Program will be offered provisional acceptance into the medical school at Florida Atlantic University.
Claflin University Breaks Ground on a New Residential Center
A new 64,000-square-foot residence hall will include two, three-story wings. One wing will be for men and the other for women. Students will be housed in two- and four-bedroom suites. The $12 million project is expected to be completed in August 2014.
North Carolina A&T State University to Host the National Goat Conference
The School of Agriculture and Environmental Science at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro will be hosting the National Goat Conference later this month at the Koury Convention Center. Conference organizers expect up to 600 agricultural professionals to attend the four-day event.
Howard University Partners With the College of Southern Maryland
Under the terms of the agreement, College of Southern Maryland students who complete an associate's degree program and maintain a high grade point average will be eligible to transfer into a bachelor's degree program at Howard University.
Two Mississippi HBCUs Using Local Hotels to Ease Housing Shortage
Mississippi Valley State University has leased spaced in two local hotels for the fall semester and Jackson State University has leased an entire 120-room hotel for the next nine months at a cost in excess of $800,000.
