A group of alumni from Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, have sent a formal complaint to the North Carolina Attorney General's Office regarding concerns with their alma mater's administration. The alumni are wary of the HBCU's financial and real estate management, as well as an unclear university master plan.
Eleven HBCUs have received a combined $10.7 million in grant funding from the National Park Service to support the preservation and stabilization of historic campus buildings.
The appointments are Lance Kennedy-Phillips at Pennsylvania State University, Kiona Sinks at Metropolitan Community College, Ike Ugboaha at Talladega College, Johnny Bernard Hill at Shaw University, Maya T. Mapp at Bronx Community College, and Leandra Hayes-Burgess at North Carolina A&T State University.
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.
The new deans are Jillian Jackson at Shaw University in North Carolina, Ronald Wabomnor at North Carolina A&T State University, Kevin Reese at Morris College in South Carolina, and Charles E. Stallworth at Talladega College in Alabama.
Housed at the Howard University School of Divinity and led by executive director Tarsha W. Banister, "Wisdom Keepers, Hope Seekers" is a new collaborative initiative between seven historically Black theological institutions that aims to prepare and sustain pastoral leaders in Christian congregations.
The administrators who have been appointed to new roles are Genesis Doubletree at Shaw University, Andrea G. Riley at Paine College, Joshua Spivey at Benedict College, Monique Sneed at Jarvis Christian University, Charlyn A. Hilliman at Tuskegee University, and Johngerlyn Young at Livingstone College.
Beginning in the Spring 2027 semester, Shaw University will offer an educational doctorate in artificial intelligence and moral agency. The program is Shaw's first doctoral program and the first degree of its kind at a historically Black college or university.
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.
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.
“Clinton holds a sacred legacy grounded in faith, resilience, and opportunity," said Dr. Wilks. "I look forward to working with the board, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the Rock Hill community to expand access and research, elevate student success, and position Clinton College as a bold, faith-driven institution for the future.”
For HBCUs to remain the vanguard of racial equity in higher education, they must move from symbolic gestures to substantive engagement with the full spectrum of Black identity. This isn’t a departure from their historic mission—it’s an expansion of it.
A dedicated educator in North Carolina for six decades, Dr. Lucas was a key leader in uniting the White North Carolina Education Association and the Black North Carolina Teachers' Association in 1970. Later in life, he served as interim president of Shaw University in Raleigh.
Dr. Wilkes has an extensive background in HBCU academic and administrative leadership. Prior to her new appointment, she served as provost at Coppin State University for three years.
Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@jbhe.com.
The new faculty appointments are Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela at the University of Illinois, Colin Adams at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Francis Owusu at Iowa State University.
“Our nation’s beautiful diversity is one of our greatest cultural and economic strengths. The grants announced today build on the administration’s historic investments in HBCUs and will help put more teachers of color in classrooms and in STEM careers—two key professions of today and tomorrow’s workforce,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
The new appointees are Elisa A. Mitchell, Keisha Green, Hayden Dawes, Sherritta Michelle Williams, Walter Lee, Breonte Guy, and Quin'Nita Cobbins-Modica.
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.
"I am immensely optimistic about the future of NACUBO," said Dr. Dubroy. "We’ve never been stronger, and I look forward to working with my fellow board members to strengthen the value we provide to our member institutions, and in turn, to the students they serve."