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HBCUs

Edward Waters College to Offer First Online Degree Program

Edward Waters College (EWC) is on track to launch a new online degree in business administration following recent approval of the program by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. EWC’s first-of-its-kind online program aims to meet the needs of adult learners and other students by providing a virtual opportunity for them […]

April 25, 2019

HBCUs

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to Serve as Spelman Commencement Speaker

Keisha Lance Bottoms, the 60th Mayor of Atlanta, will serve as Spelman College’s commencement speaker on Sunday, May 19. During the class of 2019’s commencement ceremony, Bottoms will address the 474 graduating seniors at the all-women’s, historically Black college, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. She will also receive the National Community Service Award. Other award recipients […]

April 23, 2019

HBCUs

Morehouse College to Admit Transgender Men in 2020

Morehouse College—the nation’s only historically Black all-men’s school in the nation—will begin admitting transgender students who identify as men in Fall 2020.

April 14, 2019

HBCUs

Alumni, Several Lawmakers Decry Proposed Georgia HBCU Bill

After backlash to proposed Georgia Senate Bill 273 that would consolidate the state’s three public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) into the Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical University System, lawmakers swiftly withdrew and introduced in its place a second bill, SB278, allowing the institutions to keep their names under the system.

April 6, 2019

HBCUs

Early Presidential Departure Makes Room for New Interim President at Saint Augustine’s University

Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) alumnus Dr. Gaddis Faulcon is now interim president of the Raleigh-based university following the Board of Trustees’ request for former president Dr. Everett Ward to step down last week, four months ahead of his planned retirement.

March 20, 2019

African-American

HBCU Leaders, Industry Partners Meet on Capitol Hill for HBCU STEAM Day of Action

Collective advocacy for greater resources and support for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their students was the goal of this year’s HBCU STEAM Day of Action on Capitol Hill, a day hosted by the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus that brought together members of Congress, industry leaders and the presidents and administrators of the nation’s HBCUs.

March 7, 2019

HBCUs

Fisk, Cravath Partner to Launch New Undergraduate Scholars Program

Students at Fisk University will soon benefit from the launch of the Cravath Scholars program, an experiential learning opportunity that strengthens the historically Black university’s (HBCU) ties to the premier law firm as it celebrates its 200th anniversary, according to leaders.

February 28, 2019

HBCUs

Bennett College Raises $8.2M, Looks to Move Forward

Bennett College has exceeded its $5 million #StandWithBennett campaign goal, raising $8.2 million in 55 days in the fight to save its Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) accreditation.

February 4, 2019

Faculty & Staff

FAMU Initiative Seeks to Transform Institutional Culture for Women Faculty

A new initiative at Florida A&M University (FAMU) that is funded by the National Science Foundation will have significant implications for how historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) address gender disparities in hiring, retention and promotion of women faculty.

February 1, 2019

HBCUs

Tuskegee President: Diversity is Important at HBCUs

Speaking at the 105th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Dr. Lily D. McNair said that some incorrectly believe that historically Black colleges and universities do not have to grapple with diversity issues.

January 24, 2019

HBCUs

Bennett College Continues $5M Fundraising Campaign as Feb. 1 Deadline Approaches

Bennett College, the private, all-women’s historically Black college (HBCU) in Greensboro, NC, received two major financial gifts on Thursday, bringing its fundraising total to $2.7 million, president Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins announced in a news conference.

January 24, 2019

African-American

Xavier University to Develop Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management Program

With the support of a recent Helis Foundation grant, Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) will develop a new master’s degree in Curatorial Practice and Exhibition Management.

January 23, 2019