Subscribe
Students
Faculty & Staff
Leadership & Policy
Podcasts
Top 100
Advertise
Jobs
Shop
Tag: Knoxville College
African-American
Knoxville College Receives $200,000 from City of Knoxville for Renovations
Knoxville College is getting $200,000 from the city of Knoxville to renovate a building housing the school’s workforce development program, Knox News reported. The $200,000 comes from the Community Agency Grant program for renovations to the Alumni Library. Dr. Leonard Adams, the school’s president, said administrators continue to secure funds from sources so that buildings […]
June 4, 2021
African-American
Bennett College Set to Appeal SACSCOC Accreditation Revocation
An announcement by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to remove Bennett College from membership this week has not stopped the all-women’s historically Black college (HBCU) from fighting for its survival.
December 12, 2018
HBCUs
Knoxville College Takes First Steps to Restore the Campus
Knoxville College, the historically Black college in Tennessee, announced last week that it has plans to apply for grants under the U.S. Department of Interior to restore and preserve buildings on campus. Any awarded grants would help restore the 143-year-old college’s historic buildings and expand their listings on the National Register of Historic Places, according […]
October 15, 2018
HBCUs
Signs of Hope for Knoxville College
Knoxville College is set to begin enrolling students again following a vote last week from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) to grant re-activation.
May 23, 2018
HBCUs
Court Ruling Bad News for Struggling Morris Brown
Financially struggling Morris Brown College this month was dealt another blow when the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that a land sale rooted in property sold by Morris Brown was illegal.
April 22, 2018
Students
Knoxville College Clings to Hope of ‘Rebirth’
After Knoxville College lost its accreditation in 1997, it has struggled financially, and enrollment began to decline to the point that only 11 students were enrolled at the time of the school’s closing in May 2015.
August 22, 2017
African-American
Knoxville College Board Chairman Insists Closure Not Permanent
The Tennessee HBCU is suspending instruction for the fall 2015 semester and its board hopes it can restructure to better position itself to advance the viability of the college.
April 14, 2015
Page 1 of 1