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Leaders in Education, Government, Business and Philanthropy Strategize About the Future of HBCU
September 15, 2021
HBCUs
New Report Calls on Congress to Appropriate $40 Billion to Boost HBCU Endowments
A new report from The Century Foundation tracks how more than a century of spending inequities, have negatively impacted endowments at historically Black institutions.
September 14, 2021
News Roundup
Department of Defense Launches STEM Centers at Two HBCUs
September 13, 2021
HBCUs
Norfolk State Facilitates Campus-Wide Deployment of Apple Products
September 13, 2021
HBCUs
HBCU Week Shares Best Practices on Graduating STEM Majors, Applying to Grants
The National Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) conference focused on a variety of topics, including HBCUs graduating STEM students.
September 10, 2021
HBCUs
HBCUs Have Unique Opportunities to Apply for Grants and Funding that Helps Shape the Future
The National Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) conference provided opportunities for HBCU faculty, staff, and students to learn about funding and grant opportunities at the federal, state, and local levels.
September 9, 2021
News Roundup
$4M Grant Supports Climate Justice Initiatives at Texas Southern University
September 9, 2021
News Roundup
Fisk University's Risk Management Institute Receives $2.5 Million Donation
Fisk University’s Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Risk Management Institute has received a $2.5 million donation from R.I.S.E. Opportunity Foundation. The Institute will create a pipeline of Fisk students into the insurance industry.
September 8, 2021
HBCUs
Gender Discrimination Case Likely to Proceed Against Morgan State University
According to the EEOC, Morgan State University had “subjected [Hollis] to unequal pay because of her sex." Now, her team of lawyers is completing their discovery and preparing to go up against the historically Black college and university.
August 30, 2021
HBCUs
South Carolina State University Pushes Fall Start Back Due to COVID-19
The increase in COVID-19 cases in South Carolina has led South Carolina State University to delay the start of its fall semester until Monday, August 23.
August 18, 2021
Students
Benedict College Repurposes Bookstore To Support Entrepreneurs
For Tonisha Roberts, a first-time business owner, the pandemic resulted in a temporary pause on her customized apparel company, Reality Effects Anybody’s Life (REAL).
August 17, 2021
News Roundup
Spelman College President Announces Retirement Next Year
Spelman College President Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell announced Tuesday that she will retire on June 30, 2022.
August 17, 2021
HBCUs
Morgan State University Announces Dr. Hongtao Yu as its Next Provost
After two months of searching, Morgan State University (MSU) has announced that Dr. Hongtao Yu will be the next provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs.
August 17, 2021
HBCUs
South Carolina HBCU Makes 2021-2022 Tuition-Free for Full Time Students
Clinton College, a small, historically Black college in South Carolina, is offering free tuition in 2021-2022 for all its full-time students attending in-person or online.
August 13, 2021
Leadership & Policy
An Open Letter to Trustees of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Although I have lost count of the number of HBCU presidential vacancies and recent appointments, suffice it to say I believe the number of vacancies is far too high in proportion to the number of HBCUs as a percent of the total number of colleges and universities. The situation is so dire that some presidents are not in office long enough to be officially inaugurated. This is unacceptable, and alumni and other institutional constituents become part of the problem when they refuse to speak out in a constructive manner.
August 6, 2021
HBCUs
Meharry Medical College and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Partner to Address Racism in Sciences, Medicine
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and Meharry Medical College, a historically Black medical school in Nashville, Tennessee, are working together to combat racism and bias in medicine and the basic sciences. This partnership could include a joint graduate or medical education program as well as opportunities for students to […]
August 3, 2021
HBCUs
Maintaining Philanthropic Support at HBCUs that Extends Beyond This Period of Racial Reckoning
This period of racial reckoning has seen many philanthropists celebrate the enormity of HBCUs by providing unprecedented financial donations.
August 2, 2021
HBCUs
Department of Education Increases COVID-19 Relief Funding to Historic and Under-Resourced Institutions
The U.S. Department of Education announced an additional $3.2 billion in funding for historic and under-resourced institutions under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF). The funding will go to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), minorities serving institutions (MSIs) and other underserved institutions, like some community colleges. The funding […]
July 29, 2021
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