Gia SavageStudentsUnaccredited and Undeterred: Morris Brown Seeks TurnaroundMorris Brown College, a historically Black institution in Atlanta, Georgia, lost its accreditation in April of 2003 but has kept its doors and classrooms open in spite of a significant loss in funding and enrollment.August 16, 2017StudentsGeorgetown to Add GRE Scores to Law School Application ProcessFollowing in the footsteps of Harvard Law School and the University of Arizona, Georgetown Law School has made the decision to no longer allow the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) to be the only factor in determining a potential student’s acceptance.August 16, 2017HBCUsHBCU and Congressional Leaders Push Trump Administration to Fill Key PostNow that the White House Initiative on historically Black Colleges and Universities has remained leaderless for longer than it has under any previous administration, a chorus of HBCU advocates and some lawmakers are increasingly of the mind that the Trump administration has failed to make good on its promise to HBCUsAugust 13, 2017HBCUsNew HBCU President Turns to Mentor and Former HBCU President for HelpDr. William B. Bynum Jr., the new president of Jackson State University in Mississippi, turned to his longtime mentor Dr. Ivory V. Nelson, the former president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, to serve as his interim provost.August 10, 2017Asian American Pacific IslanderFormer Obama Official Helps to Expand the Civil Rights AgendaVanita Gupta is the new president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, taking over the mantle from Wade Henderson, who retired this year after leading the organization for more than two decades.August 9, 2017African-AmericanNational HBCU Pre-Law Summit Aimed At Producing More Black Law School ApplicantsHundreds of students are expected to assemble in Greensboro, North Carolina, next month for the nation’s only Pre-Law Summit for students and graduates of historically Black colleges and universities.August 8, 2017HomeColleges, Universities Plan for Possible Assault on Affirmative ActionThe flurry of public denouncements came quick. Some were bold and defiant. Just as the announcement that the Trump administration was implementing an immigration ban drew the ire of administrators at colleges and universities across the nation, so too, did a media report that the Department of Justice was looking to go after universities that employ affirmative action in their admission processes.August 6, 2017Faculty & StaffSpelman Scholar Extending Trailblazing Author Butler’s ReachSpelman College offers a course within the English major, which is taught by Dr. Tarshia Stanley and focuses on the work of speculative fiction author, Octavia E. Butler.August 2, 2017Leadership & PolicyMorris Brown Appoints 4 New Board MembersMorris Brown College, a historically Black college in Atlanta, has appointed four new members to its Board of Trustees. The new appointees come from diverse backgrounds in business, education and government. The new trustees are: Clarence Ogletree, a Morris Brown College alumnus and retired General Motors Corporation executive and business consultant; Dr. John Foster, a […]August 2, 2017StudentsFAMU Basks in ‘Girls Trip’ Screen TimeFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) has joined the list of historically Black colleges that have been represented on the big screen.July 30, 2017Previous PagePage 3 of 5Next Page