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HBCU Lawsuit in Maryland: Mediation Fails Again

Once again, court-ordered mediation in a case that’s pitted HBCU supporters against the state of Maryland for 13 years has ended without resolution, according to the Baltimore Sun. In 2006, a coalition of advocates accused the state of fostering segregation by allowing well-funded academic programs at traditionally White institutions to undermine similar ones at four […]

August 1, 2019

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

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Court Orders Settlement Discussion Regarding Maryland, HBCU Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ordered settlement discussions be had regarding a more than decade-long suit filed by graduates from Morgan State University, Coppin State University, Bowie State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The graduates filed the suit in 2005 claiming that the state of Maryland has underfunded […]

January 4, 2019

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Bowie State Launches Scholarship in Honor of Slain Student

Bowie State University officials have created a new scholarship in honor of slain student 2nd Lt. Richard Collins III, in an effort to increase enrollment in Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs at Maryland historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Collins was fatally stabbed on the University of Maryland, College Park campus in May 2017 just […]

November 29, 2018

HBCUs

HBCU Advocates Prepare for Oral Arguments in Maryland Inequality Case

The Fourth District Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments next month in a 12-year-old education inequality lawsuit between the state of Maryland and a coalition from the state’s four public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

November 27, 2018

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President Trump Appoints College Presidents to Board of Advisors on HBCUs

The White House has announced the appointments of several college presidents and business leaders to be members of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Among the appointees is Bennett College president Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins. “I am honored to represent Bennett College by serving on the HBCU Advisory Board […]

September 26, 2018

African-American

Burnim Comes Out of Retirement to Lead UMES on Interim Basis

Higher education officials in Maryland have called seasoned college administrator Dr. Mickey Burnim out of retirement to serve as interim president of the University of Maryland at Eastern Shore (UMES) starting next week as a replacement for retired president Dr. Juliette Bell.

June 25, 2018

African-American

Three HBCUs Partner in DC Entrepreneur Scholarship Program

Morgan State University, Bowie State University and University of the District of Columbia have announced a $1-million program to develop the entrepreneurial aspirations of students from the District of Columbia enrolled in their universities.

April 23, 2018

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NAFEO Roundtable Addresses #MeToo Movement on HBCU Campuses

A Capitol Hill roundtable hosted by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) convened a group of higher ed administrators, policymakers and change agents to give people of color a seat at the table in the current public debate about sexual assault and harassment.

February 14, 2018

HBCUs

Maryland Offers $100 Million to Settle State’s HBCU Case

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has offered to spend up to $100 million to settle a 12-year-long lawsuit brought on by a coalition of the state’s four historically Black colleges concerning inequality in higher education.

February 8, 2018

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Extreme Weather Testing Infrastructures of Schools Across Nation

From raging forest fires on the West Coast to heavy snowfall on the East Coast and bone-chilling cold between, extreme and unpredicted weather patterns this school year have disrupted college classes and tested campus infrastructures.

January 28, 2018

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Bill Would Require Stronger Campus Hate-Crime Reporting

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s public colleges and universities would be required to develop stronger policies for reporting and documenting campus hate crimes and bias incidents under a measure introduced in the General Assembly on Friday in response to the stabbing of a Black Bowie State University student at the University of Maryland. Democratic Delegate Angela […]

January 28, 2018