Tag: historically Black

African-American

Edward Waters College to Become a University

The historically Black Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida, is set to become a university after it received more than it expected in state funding, reported The Florida Times-Union. The 2020-2021 state legislative budget allocated an additional $3.5 million to Edward Waters, bringing total funding to $6.4 million. With the enhanced funding, the college will […]

July 13, 2020

African-American

HBCU Texas Southern Offers George Floyd’s Daughter a Full Scholarship If She Attends

Texas Southern University (TSU), a historically Black institution, said it will offer a full scholarship to Gianna Floyd, daughter of George Floyd who died following police brutality. The university has approved a fund to provide a full scholarship for Gianna and executive and academic staff “will prepare a place for Miss Floyd if she wishes […]

June 10, 2020

News Roundup

New Review Says HBCU Texas Southern Gave $2 Million in Aid to Unqualified Students

From fall 2017 through 2019, the historically Black Texas Southern University gave $2 million in aid to unqualified students and also admitted many who didn’t meet academic requirements, concluded an external review of admissions irregularities at the beleaguered institution, reported The Texas Tribune. These revelations come on the heels of the February termination of then […]

June 2, 2020

African-American

HBCU Meharry Medical College Gets NIH Support to Advance COVID-19 Drug Development

The historically Black Meharry Medical College said on Friday that it will get vital research and technical support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance its development of a drug for patients infected with COVID-19.

May 31, 2020

COVID-19

HBCU Morgan State Plans Fall With ‘Student Choice’ Course Delivery

Historically Black Morgan State University is planning to reopen for fall 2020 with what it calls an “innovative” ‘student choice’ course delivery model. In a statement Tuesday, the university didn’t provide details about how students will choose the manner in which a course is taught, but it said the model will incorporate face-to-face and remote […]

May 13, 2020

News Roundup

Historically Black Lincoln University Declares ‘Financial Exigency’

Lincoln University, a historically Black institution in Missouri, has declared ‘financial exigency,’ reported the News Tribune. According to a Forbes article from March, “declaring financial exigency is a doomsday scenario to be used only by institutions facing such imminent and severe financial circumstances that the survival of the institution as a whole is threatened.” Lincoln […]

May 8, 2020

African-American

First-Year Students at Edward Waters College to Receive Laptops

Starting in the fall, first-year students at the historically Black Edward Waters College (EWC) will receive personal Chromebook laptop computers, in a new partnership between EWC and the Follett Higher Education Group, the college said in a statement. The collaboration, called the EWC/Follet ACCESS Program, is intended to enhance student access to technology. It will […]

April 28, 2020