Tag: Johnson C. Smith University

Sports

Are Video Games the Future of HBCU Sports?

As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on traditional fall sports, historically Black colleges and universities are leaning into a growing athletic trend – esports.

July 29, 2020

HBCUs

Mellon Foundation to Give $1.76 Million in Emergency Grants to 16 HBCUs

To stabilize enrollments and help students during the COVID-19 pandemic, 16 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will receive a total of $1.76 million in emergency grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The foundation said in a statement that the HBCUs will receive $110,000 each in such grants. The 16 HBCU recipients are Claflin […]

May 13, 2020

African-American

$14 Million Grant for Various Colleges, Institutions to Preserve Civil Rights History

A number of institutions, including colleges, have received varying portions of a $14 million grant awarded by the National Park Service to preserve African American civil rights. The funds are awarded through the African American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund. The recipient colleges are Allen University, Benedict College, Johnson C. Smith University, Livingstone College, Morris […]

April 13, 2020

African-American

Report Shows Economic Gaps and Racial Inequality Persist

A new report details the persistent educational and economic disparities between Whites, African-Americans and Latinos.

October 17, 2019

Home

Johnson C. Smith Foster Care Transition Program Marks a Decade

Johnson C. Smith program helps youth make the transition from foster care to adulthood on a path that leads to college and a bachelor’s degree — and provide them with a safety net.

October 15, 2019

African-American

Bennett College Set to Appeal SACSCOC Accreditation Revocation

An announcement by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to remove Bennett College from membership this week has not stopped the all-women’s historically Black college (HBCU) from fighting for its survival.

December 12, 2018

News Roundup

JCSU Partners with Next Level Leadership to Launch African-American Leadership Pipeline Program

Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) is working with Next Level Leadership, Inc., a non-profit training organization that creates educated African-American leaders, to establish a program where future leaders can cultivate and flourish. The program will occur over the course of five months, and the first class will be selected in January from students, professionals, and […]

October 19, 2018

HBCUs

Johnson C. Smith Receives $325K to Address Food Insecurities

Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) received $325,000 from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) on Wednesday to expand the university’s Sustainability Village, a food access initiative launched in 2013.

August 22, 2018

HBCUs

Bi-Partisan Congressional Internship Program Offers HBCU Students Experience on the Hill

The third class of HBCU Bi-Partisan Congressional Internship program interns traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to begin a summer internship aimed at increasing diversity and engagement on Capitol Hill vis-à-vis HBCUs.

June 13, 2018

Home

SACSCOC Places Johnson C. Smith University on Probation

Johnson C. Smith University, the small private 150-year-old liberal arts institution in Charlotte, N.C., was placed on probation by the influential Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), a move considered an additional worry about the long-term viability of an institution.

December 6, 2017

Students

Johnson C. Smith University Names Armbrister President

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Johnson C. Smith University has named a new president. The historically Black institution said in a news release Wednesday that Clarence D. “Clay” Armbrister will become the university’s 14th president on Jan. 1. Armbrister is currently president of Philadelphia’s Girard College, an independent college preparatory school for students from economically disadvantaged families. […]

October 4, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Ronald Carter to Step Down as Johnson C. Smith President in 2017

Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president of Johnson C. Smith University since 2008, announced his intention to step aside as leader of the historically Black institution in June 2017. Carter, in a letter sent to JCSU stakeholders on Monday, indicated that the university had completed the goals of the 2008-2017 Strategic Plan implemented when he took […]

August 1, 2016