Faculty From Five HBCUs Chosen to Participate in a Leadership Development Program
The Association of American Colleges and Universities program seeks to prepare women of color in STEM disciplines for academic and administrative leadership positions.
New Offerings at the Radio Station of Fayetteville State University
Through the radio station's Play It Again outreach initiative the station collects used musical instruments from listeners and others in the community, refurbishes them, and donates the instruments to local school band programs.
Delaware State University Acquires a New Flight Simulator for Its Aviation Program
Delaware State University, the historically Black educational institution in Dover, has acquired a new flight simulator so that students in its aviation program can practice flying in the classroom in addition to using one of the 10 aircraft currently in the university's fleet.
Claflin University Enters Into Partnership With Savannah River Remediation
Under the agreement, students at Claflin will have internships and other job training activities and receive mentoring from company officials.
Grambling State University Graduates Its First Marine Corps Officer in Nearly 40 Years
Earlier this month Olaolu Ogunyemi graduated from Grambling State University in Louisiana. He also was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.
Alabama State University Partners With Yangzhou University in China
Under the agreement there will be faculty and student exchanges between the two universities. Much of the activity will center around research in nanobiotechnology.
New Student Success Center Planned at Winston-Salem State University
Fundraising for the $13.5 project is still underway but significant support from corporations including Reynolds Aluminum, BB&T Bank, and Wells Fargo has already been received.
Xavier University Takes Steps to Eliminate a $5 Million Deficit
A drop in enrollments of 6.5 percent for the fall semester has forced the university to institute a salary and hiring freeze and some layoffs of non-faculty employees .
Morehouse School of Medicine Is Taking Research to the Streets
The Morehouse School of Medicine has unveiled its new mobile clinical research vehicle. The 30-foot vehicle will travel the state bringing state-of-the-research capabilities to urban neighborhoods and the most rural parts of Georgia.
Bowie State University Launches Energy Conservation Program
The energy conservation and awareness campaign to encourage students, faculty, and staff to reduce energy consumption is being sponsored by a grant from the Verizon Foundation.
Lincoln University and the Abolitionist Map of America
The interactive website offers visitors information on events, places, and people associated with the crusade to end slavery in the United States.
Florida A&M University Placed on Probation by Accrediting Agency
The association's concerns over the school's financial outlook and student safety may be related to the November 2011 death of drum major Robert Champion, who died after a hazing incident.
Virginia Union University Builds Its First New Residence Hall in Nearly Half a Century
The new Robert J. Brown Living and Learning Center is a $15 million complex that includes a conference and seminar facility as well as residential suites that will house 240 students.
Delaware State University Teams Up With the EPA
Delaware State University in Dover has entered into a new agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will strengthen the educational institution's programs in the environmental sciences.
Xavier University Fast Tracks Students Into Its Professional Pharmacy Program
Xavier University in New Orleans has a stellar record in producing Black graduates in STEM fields. Many of these graduates go on to medical school and to careers in the health professions.
Livingstone College Establishes New Hospitality Management Degree Program
The historically Black college in Salisbury, North Carolina, will offer an associate's degree in culinary arts and a bachelor's degree in hospitality management.
Satellite Management Project at Bowie State University Comes to an End
For the past eight years, Bowie State University in Maryland has acted as mission control for NASA's solar, anomalous and magnetospheric particle explorer satellite.
Howard University Opens Online Store for Reproductions of Its Artwork
The reproductions include works of art by Henry O. Tanner, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, L.P. Spinner, and others. Historic photographs relating to Howard University are also available.
Morgan State University Breaks Ground on New Home for Its Business School
The 140,000-square-foot complex will house offices and classrooms for seven academic departments. The $72 million project is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2014.
Two Universities Team Up for Joint Celebration to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
For the first time, historically Black North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro is teaming up with the predominantly White University of North Carolina at Greensboro for a joint celebration commemorating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.
Delaware State University Posts Record Enrollment
This fall, there are 4,425 students on campus including a record number of undergraduate students and a record number of graduate students.
Two HBCUs in Texas Adding New Residence Halls
Prairie View A&M University and Texas Southern University are both adding major new residence hall complexes to their campuses.
North Carolina Central University Opens a New Veterans Center
The historically Black university in Durham celebrated Veterans Day with the opening of a new center on campus dedicated to serving the needs of those students who served their country.
HBCU President Named Chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Mary Evans Sias, president of Kentucky State University in Frankfort, leads the organization that advocates for and provides leadership and services of its member institutions in order to advance the distinctive mission of public higher education.
Two HBCUs Unveil New Websites
Jackson State University in Mississippi has a new logo and a redesigned website is on the way. The University of the District of Columbia has redesigned its site to focus on recruiting new students.
Tennessee State University Operates a Food Bank for Students in Need
The food bank, located in the campus' Gentry Center, is for students who are facing temporary hardships and have difficulty affording food while attending college.
Fort Valley State University to Establish a Nuclear Engineering Program
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is funding new programs at colleges and universities because the nuclear industry is facing a manpower crisis with a need to replace 25,000 skilled workers over the next three years.
Hampton University Enters a Partnership With the Dental School at Penn
The new HU-UPenn Biodental Program will allow students to earn a bachelor's degree in biology at Hampton University and a doctorate in dental surgery from Penn.
Grambling State University to Offer New Online Degree Program
The new online degree program is for students who have completed some college coursework but have dropped out of college without earning their degree.
Several HBCU Campuses Are Getting a Makeover
Significant new construction is underway at Delaware State University, Cheyney University, Meharry Medical College and Johnson C. Smith University.
Norfolk State University Looks to Boost Retention and Graduation Rates
The university hopes to raise the six-year graduation rate from 34 percent to 40 percent during the next five years. To help reach this goal, a student success center had been established on campus.
Howard University College of Pharmacy Establishes a Board of Visitors
For the first time in its history the College of Pharmacy at Howard University in Washington, D.C. has established a board of visitors that will advise the school's administration on educational, fiscal, and fundraising issues.
Four HBCUs Join the Maryland-D.C. Campus Compact
The new organization "aims to strengthen the capacity of member institutions to serve society; to enhance student learning; and to develop in individual students the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and habits of civic responsibility locally and globally."
Small Business Incubator Opens at Bowie State University
The Bowie Business Innovation Center offers affordable office space, equipment, and receptionist service to start-up companies. And the businesses receive help from Bowie State faculty with mentoring, press relations, market research, and business plan support.
Southern University in Baton Rouge Dropping Two Degree Programs
The master's degree program in mass communication and the doctoral program in physical education are being eliminated.
With Hurricane Approaching, Cheyney University Shuts Down
Cheyney University in Pennsylvania called off classes for Monday October 29 and urged any students who were on campus to leave and return to their homes if possible.
