For Many, HBCU Mergers and Closures Are Not an Option

by Reginald Stuart | August 15, 2018 As colleges and universities celebrate the beginning of another school year filled with promise Read more

New Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs Receives Mixed Critiques

by Joseph Hong & Jamaal Abdul-Alim | September 17, 2017
The White House has reportedly selected Johnathan Holifield to be the next executive director o [...] Read more

HBCU and Congressional Leaders Push Trump Administration to Fill Key Post

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim and Gia Savage | August 13, 2017
Now that the White House Initiative on historically Black Colleges and Universities has remaine [...] Read more

Advocates View HBCUs’ Future Warily

by Ya-Marie Sesay | May 29, 2017
TMCF President Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. suggested that HBCUs and their advocates need to begin pla [...] Read more

NAFEO Pushed for White House Initiative Move

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim | May 14, 2017
Lezli Baskerville said NAFEO had recommended that the initiative be placed in The White House, [...] Read more

Congressional Black Caucus Not Buying Trump’s ‘Unwavering Support’ of HBCUs

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim | May 8, 2017
Two leading Democratic Black lawmakers on Monday slammed President Donald J. Trump’s attempt [...] Read more

Leaders Anticipate Need to Convey Higher Ed’s ROI to Trump Administration

by Reginald Stuart | December 29, 2016
Leaders across the nation remain hopeful that the Trump administration will usher in a new era [...] Read more

Omarosa to Represent Trump at NAFEO’s Presidents and Chancellors Briefing

by Reginald Stuart | December 1, 2016
Presidents of the nation’s 106 HBCUs are set this weekend for a dialogue on the impact of thi [...] Read more

Friends of HBCUs: President Obama is Not on the Ballot

by Lezli Baskerville | November 2, 2016
It is perplexing that there are those who would escalate a discussion about the impact of Presi [...] Read more

HBCU Leadership: Black Colleges Still Matter

by Diverse Staff | November 8, 2015
HBCU leaders, alumni and supporters gathered in Philadelphia last week for a town hall to discu [...] 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