North Carolina Central University Awards a Record Number of Degrees
At this spring's commencement ceremonies, North Carolina Central University in Durham awarded 712 bachelor's degrees, 246 master's degrees, and 162 law degrees. The total was the most in the university's history.
Xavier University Reports Success in Its “Out the Door in 4” Campaign
Of the 24 students that joined the program in 2009, seven graduated this May, another six are on pace to graduate in December or next May and five others are enrolled in the university's College of Pharmacy.
Virginia State University Joins the Bonner Leaders Program
Beginning this fall, Virginia State students who are accepted into the program will spend 8 to 10 hours a week performing community service. In return they will receive a stipend from the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation to support their education.
Delaware State University to Close One Campus But Open Another
The university estimates that it will be able to generate $7 million in additional revenues over the next 10 years at the new location. In addition the university will achieve cost savings by moving from the downtown location.
Coppin State to Build New $80 Million Science and Technology Center
The 150,000-square-foot facility will house academic departments in biology, physics, chemistry, and environmental science. In addition the facility will support programs for dentistry, medicine, and pharmacy training.
Dillard University Offering Courses to High School Students
Dillard University in New Orleans has announced the establishment of its Course Choice program. The program is administered by the state of Louisiana and allows high school students to take courses at Dillard that earns them both high school and college credits.
Oakwood University Comes Out on Top In Home Depot’s Retool Your School Competition
Oakwood University, with only 1,939 students was able to beat its rivals, many of which have far larger student bodies, by calling on students, staff, and faculty at its partner institutions in the Seven-day Adventist network around the world to cast votes to benefit Oakwood.
Educators From Senegal Visiting the Campus of Tuskegee University
The Senegalese educators, representing the University of Dakar, the University of St. Louis, and the University of Ziguinchor learned how Tuskegee University forms partnerships with local industry and agriculture concerns.
Tennessee State University Building a New Agricultural Education Research Facility
The 4,800-square-foot facility will include a support building for field research, a building for agricultural education activities, and storage buildings for equipment and pesticides.
New Dental Simulation Laboratory Now Operating at Meharry Medical College
The new facility has 30 workstations that operate in the manner of a private dental practice. Students can practice any dental procedure from a routine cleaning to a root canal on mannequins.
Team From North Carolina A&T State University Wins the ACC Clean Energy Challenge
A team from North Carolina A&T State University took the $100,000 grand prize for developing a bio-based adhesive from swine manure for potential use as a substitute for petroleum-based asphalt binder.
Harris-Stowe State University Partners With Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Under the agreement the two universities will participate in faculty and student exchanges. Graduates of Harris-Stowe State University will be eligible for in-state tuition rate if they are accepted into graduate programs at Southern Illinois University.
Grambling State University Opens Two Help Centers for Students
The department of English and foreign languages has opened up two new facilities to help students with their communications skills. The Enhancement Writing Laboratory and the English Instructional Computer Classroom are available for students majoring in any discipline.
Four Men Charged With Hazing in Virginia State University Drowning
Two Virginia State University students, participating in an initiation rite for a group not affiliated with the university, were swept away by currents in the Appomattox River. Late Monday, police found the body of the one of the men. Another body believed to be the second student was found on Wednesday.
The Nation’s Newest HBCU
American Baptist College in Nashville has applied for designation and been accepted by the U.S. Department of education as a historically Black college and university. It is now the 106th institution of higher education to hold the label as an HBCU.
Major Changes on Campus at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The university has purchased land to increase the size of its campus by almost 50 percent and construction is scheduled to started soon on a new science center.
Meharry Medical College Adding Its First New Building in 30 Years
The three-story, 80,000-square-foot project will be called the Turner Family Center, named after Cal Turner Jr., the former CEO of Dollar General stores. It will includes space for classrooms, an auditorium, a banquet hall, food court, and administrative office space.
Alabama State Seeks to Boost Enrollments of International Students
Alabama State University in Montgomery has entered into partnerships with the African countries of Malawi, Nigeria, and Botswana to bring more students from these countries to the university.
Howard University Breaks Ground on Its Interdisciplinary Research Building
The new, 81,000-square-foot Interdisciplinary Research building will include laboratories, classrooms, "clean rooms," offices, and support facilities. The bottom floor of building will have space for retail outlets.
Elizabeth City State University Partners With the Industrial Extension Service of North Carolina State...
Under the agreement, the two institutions will partner to offer courses through the Elizabeth City State University Office of Distance and Continuing Education and students and staff at Elizabeth City State University will become involved in real-world projects of the Industrial Extension Service.
HBCUs That Send the Most Graduates to Serve in the Peace Corps
This year there are 21 graduates from Howard University in Washington, D.C., working in the Peace Corps. Since the Peace Corps was established in 1961, 204 Howard graduates have served.
Tuskegee University Building a New Veterinary Teaching Hospital
The new hospital facility, expected to be completed by the end of 2015 at a cost of $41 million, will allow the veterinary school to enroll more students and also to provide more veterinary services to the surrounding community.
Howard University Boosts Financial Aid for Students in Need
The university has added $600,000 to need-based financial aid programs for the current year. About 400 students, including some graduating seniors, will receive funds under the program.
North Carolina A&T State University Partners With a Community College
The program will funnel successful students from STEM programs at the community college to bachelor's degree programs in the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University.
New Robotics Laboratory Opens at Elizabeth City State University
The laboratory will train university students to design, build, and program robots and to operate them remotely and autonomously. It will also be used during a summer outreach effort aimed at increasing interest among high school in pursuing careers in high technology industries.
Howard University Announces Plans for a Major New Residential Complex
The new housing will have room for 1,360 students and will include social areas, game rooms, laundry areas, and study places as well as meeting rooms, classrooms, and offices. The $107 million project is expected to be completed by August 2014.
Morgan State University Partners With the U.S. Navy
The agreement will enable students at Morgan State University to receive academic and career advice from Navy personnel. Students can also participate in Navy research projects.
Alabama State University to Offer a Fourth Doctoral Program
In addition to Ph.D. and Ed.D programs in educational leadership, policy, and law, the university offers a Ph.D. program in microbiology and a doctor of physical therapy degree program.
Kentucky State University Debuts New Agricultural Research Magazine
The new magazine will highlight ongoing agricultural research at the university. The first edition includes a cover story on the use of honey bees in agricultural production.
Hampton University School of Pharmacy Opens a Drug Information Center
The questions will be answered by students in the last year of the doctor of pharmacy program. Their answers will be reviewed by a faculty member before the answer is given to the consumer.
Southern University Seeks to Boost Enrollments
Historically Black Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has seen its enrollment drop from 9,500 students to about 6,600 students over the past several years since new, tougher admissions standards were introduced seven years ago.
Elizabeth City State University Opens a New Art Gallery
One section of the gallery will display pieces from the university's permanent collection of African and African American art. The other part of the gallery will exhibit a rotating selection or a visiting collection.
Jackson State University Proposes to Build a 50,000-Seat Domed Stadium
"We don’t see it as a stadium just for Jackson State University,” said David Hoard, vice president for institutional advancement at Jackson State University. “We see it as an investment for the city and the region."
Xavier University Partners With the Chicago School of Professional Psychology
The partnership between the historically Black university and the Chicago School of Professional Psychology will explore the creation of graduate programs in psychology in the New Orleans area.
Jackson State University to Produce an e-Book on Medgar Evers and Margaret Walker
The university, in conjunction with the University Press of Mississippi, is producing an electronic book on the friendship of civil rights leader Medgar Evers and author Margaret Walker Alexander. They were family friends and they lived a block from each other.
Johnson C. Smith University to Offer Students Free Passports
In an effort to boost study abroad programs, historically Black Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, has announced that it will cover the cost of U.S. passports for all first-year and transfer students.
