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HBCUs
Summit Helps HBCU Students Prepare for Law School
ATLANTA—Several hundred students from historically Black colleges and universities across the nation gathered at Emory University over the weekend to hear from experienced lawyers and current law school students about attending law school. Now in its 5th year, the annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo was created to address the unique challenges and […]
September 15, 2018
HBCUs
For Marching Bands at Historically Black Schools, It’s ‘About the Showmanship’
ATLANTA — Five drum majors approach midfield and snap into high-stepping formation, capes swirling as they spin and drop into splits before hopping up and bending backward until their hats scrape the ground. When they dart toward the sideline, Bethune-Cookman University’s 300-piece marching band and its 14 Karat Gold Dancers surge onto the field, performing […]
April 11, 2018
HBCUs
Regional HBCUs Move to Recruit Students at Closing Concordia
When word spread that Concordia College – a small historically Black college in Selma, Alabama – was closing its doors, nearby institutions sprang into action to recruit their students. Talladega College and Oakwood and Alabama State universities are offering students options to transfer.
March 15, 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
Students
Venerable Basketball Coach, Mentor Ben Jobe Dies
Ben Jobe, the college basketball coach who won more than 500 games in more than five decades of coaching around the nation, died Friday night in Montgomery, Alabama, the city to which he moved after retiring in 2003.
March 12, 2017
Students
ASPiRE Premieres ‘Bama State Style’ Tonight
“Bama State Style,” the reality TV show featuring Alabama State University’s Mighty Marching Hornets Band, has been acquired by the nationally syndicated ASPiRE Television Network and premieres tonight.
January 9, 2017
Students
After Alabama State Ouster, Gwendolyn Boyd Stands Firm on Record
In a move that was not unexpected, the Board of Trustees at Alabama State University has fired its president, Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, despite opposition voiced by faculty, students and alumni at the historically Black college.
December 18, 2016
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Hearing Set on Future of Alabama State President Gwendolyn Boyd
MONTGOMERY, Ala. —Trustees at Alabama State University in Montgomery have decided to hold a hearing that could result in the removal of president Gwendolyn Boyd. The decision came during a board meeting held Monday. Boyd was suspended from work 10 days ago, and the hearing set for Dec. 16 will determine the next step. Board […]
November 15, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Alabama State University President Gwendolyn Boyd Says Suspension ‘Disappointing’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. ― The Alabama State University Board of Trustees has voted to suspend President Gwendolyn Boyd, saying it had lost confidence in her. WSFA-TV reports that Boyd called the events that led to her suspension Friday “disappointing” and said she was surprised by the developments. When asked if she thinks she’ll ever be ASU’s […]
November 6, 2016
Students
Experts: Billing of Foreign Students a Gray Area
A group of Alabama State University students from Nigeria are suing over how the university used funds their government paid, but they may face a rocky legal road.
September 18, 2016
African-American
Lifelong Learner, Activist Earns Her Degree
Alabama State University cites Jean Graetz and her husband, Robert, as “famous and nationally acclaimed civil rights pioneers, who were among the few White residents of Montgomery who openly and actively supported the civil rights movement.”
May 10, 2015
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HBCUs in South Make Confederate Memorial Day a Teachable Moment
For historically Black public institutions, the fact that state offices were closed in honor of Confederate heroes held significance, particularly for history scholars and academicians.
April 28, 2015
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