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Alcorn State to Launch First Doctoral Program

by LaMont Jones | July 4, 2019 Alcorn State University’s first doctoral program will launch in the fall. The Southern Associ Read more

Bennett President Out, Interim In

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

Edward Waters College to Offer First Online Degree Program

by Tiffany Pennamon | April 25, 2019
Edward Waters College (EWC) is on track to launch a new online degree in business administratio [...] Read more

Dr. Belle Wheelan Reiterates Merits of Accreditation System During Senate Hearing

by Monica Levitan | April 11, 2019
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) president Dr. [...] 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

Bennett Loses Appeal for Accreditation, Files Suit

by Tiffany Pennamon and LaMont Jones | February 22, 2019
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has affirmed [...] 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

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

Bennett College Set to Appeal SACSCOC Accreditation Revocation

by Tiffany Pennamon | December 12, 2018
An announcement by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SAC [...] Read more

Loyola University New Orleans Placed on Year-Long Probation

by Monica Levitan |
Loyola University New Orleans has been put on a year-long probation by the Southern Association [...] Read more

Governing HBCUs for the Future

by Felecia Commodore & LaToya Owens | November 4, 2018
More scrutiny has been placed on administrative practices, presidential turnover and board of t [...] Read more

Bethune-Cookman University Facing ‘Existential Threat’

by Tiffany Pennamon | October 18, 2018
Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) interim president Hubert L. Grimes, in a news conference Tues [...] Read more

Paine College Holding on After Court Ruling

by Tiffany Pennamon | October 17, 2018
The future of the private, historically Black institution Paine College in Augusta, Georgia is [...] Read more

Four Bethune-Cookman University Trustees Resign Amid Financial, Academic Crisis

by Tiffany Pennamon | August 20, 2018
Four members of Bethune-Cookman University’s (B-CU) Board of Trustees resigned after a letter [...] 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