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Tom Joyner Foundation Launches New Podcast ‘HBCUBiquity’

by Tiffany Pennamon | May 7, 2019 The Tom Joyner Foundation recently launched a new podcast that will offer “in-depth, honest a Read more

‘Wilberforce Unite’ Campaign Seeks to Raise $2M in 60 Days

by LaMont Jones | April 30, 2019
Wilberforce University, which was placed on probation last year by a regional accrediting agenc [...] Read more

Choosing Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs)

by LaToya Russell Owens | April 28, 2019
There has been significant discussion recently regarding the uptick in HBCU enrollment. In rece [...] Read more

Fundraise or Die Trying: Bennett, Cheyney and the Future of HBCUs

by Tina L. Fletcher | April 8, 2019
In 2019, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are learning the hard way that fu [...] Read more

The Impact and Importance of HBCUs Emphasized at NAN Convention

by Lois Elfman | April 7, 2019
Several presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) discussed the far-re [...] Read more

Small, Private HBCUs Find Lifeline with TRACS Amid Accreditation Struggles

by LaMont Jones | March 27, 2019
As schools struggle in various ways with how to stay viable in an increasingly complicated and [...] Read more

One Size Does Not Fit All: Bennett’s Accreditation Problem

by Crystal R. Sanders | February 28, 2019
One size does not fit all, and the Bennett College story proves it. A recent study found that B [...] Read more

Johnnetta Cole, Jafari Allen: HBCUs Are Needed And Relevant

by Melanie Eversley |
Two of the nation’s foremost Black academics and experts on historically Black colleges and u [...] Read more

Grambling State University: Where Students Are CELEBRATED, Not Tolerated

by Robert T. Palmer & Janelle L. Williams | February 22, 2019
About 5 years ago, researchers studying Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) co [...] Read more

Bennett Loses Appeal for Accreditation, Files Suit

by Tiffany Pennamon and LaMont Jones |
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has affirmed [...] Read more

Bennett College Raises $8.2M, Looks to Move Forward

by Tiffany Pennamon | February 4, 2019
Bennett College has exceeded its $5 million #StandWithBennett campaign goal, raising $8.2 milli [...] Read more

Bennett College Continues $5M Fundraising Campaign as Feb. 1 Deadline Approaches

by Tiffany Pennamon | January 24, 2019
Bennett College, the private, all-women’s historically Black college (HBCU) in Greensboro, NC [...] Read more

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Donates $31K to Bennett College

by Monica Levitan | January 21, 2019
Bennett College has received a $31,000 donation from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the coun [...] Read more

Education in Spite of It All: A Black Woman’s Journey

by Menah Pratt-Clarke | January 15, 2019
My mother, Dr. Mildred Pratt, died in 2012. I think about her often. She was one of the first-g [...] Read more

Support Grows for Imperiled Bennett College

by LaMont Jones | January 5, 2019
By postal service and online, in amounts small and large, a steady stream of donations is flowi [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice