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New Bennett President Suzanne Walsh Optimistic Amid Crisis

by B. Denise Hawkins | August 8, 2019 Bennett College, one of only two remaining historically Black colleges for women, has been here Read more

Moving Fast, Bennett College Taps New President

| June 27, 2019
Bennett College trustees, less than a week after announcing the sudden departure of president D [...] Read more

Bennett President Out, Interim In

| June 24, 2019
An interim leader took the reins at Bennett College on Friday after the sudden departure of the [...] Read more

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

| 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

| 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

Three More Big Diversity-related Questions resulting from COVID-19

Part II: Three More Big Diversity-related Questions resulting from COVID-19