Tag: Bluefield State College
Bluefield State College in West Virginia Will Transition to University Status
Historically Black Bluefield State College in West Virginia was founded in 1895 as the Bluefield Colored Institute to provide higher education to the children of African-American coal miners in the region. Today, the college, which will now become a university, is only 10 percent Black.
Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Seven African Americans Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of news of African Americans who have been appointed to administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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.
Two African American Administrators Come to Bluefield State College
Bluefield State College, a historically Black college that now has a student body that is only 10 percent Black, recently announced the appointment of two African Americans to administrative posts.
