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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NAACP Chapter Reactivated at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The NAACP chapter at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore plans to work on voter registration and to increase student involvement with community organizations near the Princess Anne campus.
20 HBCUs Hosting Study Abroad Students From Brazil
More than 20 HBCUs will host the Brazilian students who will live on campus and study in undergraduate STEM programs. All tuition, fees, and room and board will be paid by the Brazilian government.
Bethune-Cookman University Teams Up With the League of Black Women
Under the partnership Bethune-Cookman University, the historically Black educational institution in Daytona Beach, Florida, will become the research arm of the League of Black Women Global Leadership Research Institute.
Jackson State University Students to Study Hydrology in Wyoming
The Jackson State students will live on the University of Wyoming campus and do field work in geophysics and water analysis in the Laramie and Snowy mountain ranges. Next year, University of Wyoming students will travel to Mississippi to study organic soil and deciduous forests.
Two HBCUs Enter Into a “Reverse Transfer Credit Agreement”
Students at Alabama A&M University, who took courses but did not complete a degree at J.F. Drake State Technical College, can use credits earned at Alabama A&M and use them towards an associate's degree at J.F. Drake.
Howard University Engineering Students Spending the Summer Conducting Research in Africa
In Cameroon, Howard students will use wireless networks to collect seismic data. In Senegal, the research will focus on HIV resistance to antiretroviral drugs. In South Africa, Howard University students will conduct experiments with silicon detectors in nuclear physics laboratories.
Howard University To Develop and Test New Drugs in Africa
Howard University in Washington, D.C., has signed a partnership agreement with TNI BioTech Inc. of Bethesda, Maryland. Under the agreement, Howard University will conduct clinical trials in several African nations for drugs treating addition, HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other diseases.
Hampton’s William Harvey Named One of the Top Five HBCU Presidents of All-Time
William R. Harvey, president of Hampton University has been named by two organizations as one of the top five HBCU presidents of all time. Norman Francis, current president of Xavier University in New Orleans, was also selected by one organization for the honor.
Morgan State University to Open a New Journalism School
The School of Global Journalism and Communication, which will be the ninth on the Morgan State campus, will officially open its doors on July 1. DeWayne Wickham, a columnist for USA Today, will be the leader of the new school.
New Academic Developments at Morgan State University
Historically Black Morgan State University in Baltimore is beginning a new Ph.D. in transportation and urban infrastructure systems. The university is also planning to hold a second commencement ceremony in December in addition to the regular event in May.
Grambling University Student Wins the Toyota Green Initiative
Corban Bell, who recently graduated with a 3.66 grade point average, was honored for this efforts to initiate a university-wide recycling effort on the Grambling campus. Bell campaigned for the student body to accept a $1 fee per semester to fund the recycling effort.
North Carolina A&T State University to Field a Motor Sports Race Team
North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro began a motor sports program in 2010. Now to aid its students in the motor sports program, the university plans to field an actual racing team.
Former Professor Endows Scholarship Fund for Music Students at Norfolk State University
Composer and educator Adolphus Hailstork has established an endowed scholarship fund at historically Black Norfolk State University in Virginia. The fund will support undergraduate music students at the university, where Hailstork taught from 1977 to 2000.
Howard University College of Medicine’s My Garden Project
The 50 families participating in the project to promote healthy eating habits receive lumber to fence in their backyard garden, a few plants, soil, and gardening advice. Families are asked to keep a diary tracking plant growth, infestation, and watering.
Grambling State University Looks to Enlist Retirees to Help Out
Frank G. Pogue, president of Grambling State University in Louisiana, has announced the establishment of the Grambling State University Association for Retired Faculty and Staff to provide former employees an organized way to stay involved with the university.
Florida A&M University Lifts the Suspension of Its Marching Band
The band was suspended following the death of drum major Robert Champion who died as a result of a hazing incident following a football game in November 2011. The new director hopes to have the band on the field for the university's first home football game on September 7.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Adds Three Bachelor’s Degree Programs
One of the new programs will be a bachelor’s degree in jazz and popular music. The only other music degree offered at the university is a bachelor’s degree in music education. Business students will now be able to major in marketing or finance.
Tuskegee University Receives the Archives of a Civil Rights Icon
Civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson has donated her personal memorabilia collection to Tuskegee University. Robinson was among the marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on “Bloody Sunday” on March 7, 1965.
Saint Augustine’s University Discontinues Two Intercollegiate Sports Teams
The university is discontinuing it intercollegiate athletics teams in men's golf and women's tennis. George Williams, the director of athletics at the university, stated, "We are no different from any other institution facing difficult choices due to the economic downturn."
Southern University Strengthens Its Ties to Kirikkale University in Turkey
The new agreement will increase faculty and student exchanges between the two universities. Students from Turkey will participate in English language training at Southern and one day may enroll as full-time students at the HBCU.
Think Tank of Education Deans at HBCUs Held at Rutgers University
A group of eight deans or directors of education programs at historically Black colleges and universities met at Rutgers University to discusses issues confronting the education of African Americans and other minorities such as increasing enrollment and retention in teacher education programs.
Clark Atlanta University Granted a Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi
Clark Atlanta University has become the first private historically Black college or university to be granted a chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and selective all-discipline honor society.
A Resurrection Plan for Morris Brown College
In 2002, Morris Brown College, a historically Black educational institutions in Atlanta, lost its accreditation due to an unstable financial position. In 2012, the college filed for bankruptcy. Now the college has filed a reorganization plan with the bankruptcy court.
Southern University Offers New Online Degree Program in Interdisciplinary Studies
The new degree program, which will launch next month and be housed within the College of Education, is aimed at students who are working professionals or adult learners who may have college credits in a number of different disciplines but have failed to earn a degree.
Morgan State Debuts Its PEARL Research Facility
Morgan State University has announced that it is changing the name of its Estuarine Research Center facility in St. Leonard, Maryland, to the Patuxent Environmental & Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL).
A Major Academic Restructuring at Xavier University in New Orleans
In the past the seventeen academic departments in the College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University in New Orleans were divided between two divisions. Now in a major restructuring effort, there will be six academic divisions within the College of Arts and Sciences.
Delaware State University Gets a New European Partner
Delaware State University, the historically Black educational institution in Dover, has entered into a new agreement with the University of Versailles in France that will include faculty and student exchange programs.
Tuskegee University Marks the 100th Anniversary of Its Campus Hospital
Speaking at the ceremonies were relatives of Louis Rabb, the first administrator of the hospital, and John A. Kenney who came to Tuskegee in 1902 and served as the personal physician to Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver.
Former HBCU Leaders Petition President Obama to Do More for Black Colleges
The Alliance of Former Presidents and Chancellors of Historically Black Colleges and Universities is asking President Obama to take a more active role in strengthening the nation's HBCUs.
