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Students

The Case for Rebranding Minority-serving Institutions

“Equity-oriented institutions” should replace “minority-serving institutions” in our lexicon.

January 17, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Omarosa to Represent Trump at NAFEO’s Presidents and Chancellors Briefing

Presidents of the nation’s 106 HBCUs are set this weekend for a dialogue on the impact of this year’s elections, one that will include an emissary of President-elect Donald Trump.

December 1, 2016

African-American

HBCUs are America’s National Treasures

Many of the historic buildings and sites on HBCU campuses have deteriorated over the years and are at risk of being lost completely if not preserved and protected.

October 25, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Stakeholders Cite Leadership Instability, Finances as HBCUs’ Greatest Challenges

Historically Black colleges and universities leaders reflected on the past and future of the HBCU community at the annual HBCU Week conference, held in Arlington, Va.

October 24, 2016

Students

Livingstone College on Lockdown After ‘Hundreds’ Involved in Fights

SALISBURY, N.C. ― Police say several hundred students and visitors at Livingston College were involved in several fights, prompting campus police to place the school on temporary lockdown. Salisbury police said in a statement that they were called to the campus of the school early Sunday for a third time because of fights and disorderly […]

October 17, 2016

Students

Algebra Project to Pave Way for Minority Students to Pursue STEM

The Algebra Project, a unique approach to teaching mathematics that was developed by civil rights activist Bob Moses, will make its entry into new school districts across the country

September 26, 2016

Students

Proposed Legislation Seeks to Improve Access, Completion

Colleges and universities that enroll too few low-income students and those that have the worst graduation rates could suffer financial penalties under a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday.

September 21, 2016

Students

Enrollment Numbers Early Sign of Success for Colleges

Early enrollment numbers emerging on college campuses around the nation are a signal that the 2016-17 school year is helping institutions around the country achieve new goals.

September 5, 2016

Students

HBCUs Still Providing Students Extra Nudge Toward Success

While still maintaining high standards and stellar graduation rates, some HBCUs have created programs that allow promising students who may not meet the traditional requirements to enter and flourish.

August 17, 2016

Leadership & Policy

HBCUs Struggling to Find Stability at Top

As the new fiscal year began July 1 for most of the nation’s institutions, at least 10 HBCUs were looking for permanent chief executives, according to data collected by the Washington, D.C.-based Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

August 16, 2016

African-American

The ‘Uprooting’ of HBCUs in a Post-racial Context

­The irony in Roots is the continuous “uprooting” of the family experiences; this, too, has semblance to the challenges HBCUs encounter.

July 7, 2016

African-American

HBCUs Hit Strategic Reset in Face of Funding Mismatch

Despite the doom-and-gloom narrative that is often projected on these institutions, three in particular are seizing an opportunity to look inward, producing new strategic plans that accentuate their strengths and build upon their weaknesses.

January 19, 2016