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Tag: NAFEO
African-American
Former FAMU, TSU President Dr. Frederick Humphries Passes Away at 85
Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, former president of Florida A&M and Tennessee State universities, passed away last week at the age of 85. During a long and distinguished career of leadership and advocacy for HBCUs, Humphries also served as president and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. As news of the […]
June 28, 2021
HBCUs
Higher Education Pioneer Dr. Samuel L. Myers Dead at 101
Dr. Samuel L. Myers Sr., a trained economist who served as president of Bowie State University before being named president of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), died on Jan 8, at the age of 101.
January 11, 2021
African-American
Sens. Booker, Jones Urge $1.5 Billion in Support for HBCUs, MSIs Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Doug Jones (D-AL) on Thursday pressed for $1.5 billion in emergency funding to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
March 22, 2020
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
For Many, HBCU Mergers and Closures Are Not an Option
As colleges and universities celebrate the beginning of another school year filled with promise and anticipation for many administrators, teachers, behind-the-scenes staffers and students, the excitement masks a growing sense of anxiety – especially among historically Black colleges and universities.
August 15, 2018
Opinion
NAFEO Urges Continuing Affirmative Action Efforts in Higher Ed
Every student benefits from inclusive and diverse classrooms, not just students of color. NAFEO urges all school systems, colleges and universities not to retreat from their thoughtful, holistic review processes of applicants that are resulting in diverse environments.
July 18, 2018
Students
Advocates View HBCUs’ Future Warily
TMCF President Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. suggested that HBCUs and their advocates need to begin planning what the institutions need to look like 50 years from now, to ensure they are keeping up with the constant changes in the generations to come.
May 29, 2017
African-American
NAFEO Pushed for White House Initiative Move
Lezli Baskerville said NAFEO had recommended that the initiative be placed in The White House, “reporting to a senior executive to the President.”
May 14, 2017
African-American
Congressional Black Caucus Not Buying Trump’s ‘Unwavering Support’ of HBCUs
Two leading Democratic Black lawmakers on Monday slammed President Donald J. Trump’s attempt to walk back his previous comments questioning the constitutionality of a program that helps support HBCUs.
May 8, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Omarosa Has Helped HBCUs
I challenge the assertion that Omarosa Manigault is unqualified to champion HBCU interests and concerns in the Trump White House.
March 2, 2017
Students
Presidents Hope Funding Follows White House Taking Lead on HBCUs
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities will move from the U.S. Department of Education to the White House, per an executive order on HBCUs signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon.
February 28, 2017
African-American
Advocates Cautiously Optimistic About Potential Executive Order on HBCUs
While there has been no word from the White House on when the order might be released and what directives it might contain, organizations have laid out their own proposals for what the order could accomplish.
February 19, 2017
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