Tag: Stillman College

African-American

Eight HBCUs to Receive $650,000 to Preserve Campuses

Several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will receive more than $650,000 in grants to preserve their campuses as part of the new HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative, CBS 17 reported. The eight recipients will be Benedict College, Jackson State University, Lane College, Morgan State University, Philander Smith College, Spelman College, Stillman College and Tuskegee […]

February 17, 2021

African-American

$14 Million Grant for Various Colleges, Institutions to Preserve Civil Rights History

A number of institutions, including colleges, have received varying portions of a $14 million grant awarded by the National Park Service to preserve African American civil rights. The funds are awarded through the African American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund. The recipient colleges are Allen University, Benedict College, Johnson C. Smith University, Livingstone College, Morris […]

April 13, 2020

HBCUs

Alabama HBCUs Gather for Band Competition

For the first time, bands from all six historically Black colleges and universities in Alabama will gather to compete. Alabama A&M University, Alabama State University, Miles College, Stillman College, Talladega College and Tuskegee University will face off, and seven Birmingham public high school bands will perform. The “Battle for Birmingham” also includes a college fair […]

August 20, 2019

HBCUs

Haywood Strickland Leaving Wiley College in Good Hands

Shortly after Dr. Haywood L. Strickland announced his retirement from Wiley College — after 18 years at the helm — trustee Patsy Ponder and her husband, Gene, gave the small, historically Black college in Marshall, Texas an unrestricted gift of $2 million.

July 6, 2018

Latest News

AAUP Removes Sanctions from Two Schools

Following the 104th annual meeting of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) this week, delegates voted to remove the University of Iowa and Stillman College from its list of sanctioned institutions.

June 20, 2018

Leadership & Policy

Cynthia Warrick Becomes Permanent Stillman College President

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Stillman College board of trustees has selected interim president Cynthia Warrick as permanent president of the private college in Alabama. The Tuscaloosa News reports that Warrick, who succeeded Peter Millet in January, becomes the seventh president of the institution at a time when the college faces financial challenges. Warrick had been […]

April 25, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Stillman College Trustees Name Cynthia Warrick as Interim President

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A senior fellow at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund has been named interim president of Stillman College. The Tuscaloosa News reports the board of trustees at Stillman announced Wednesday that Cynthia Warrick will fill in as president after Peter Millet leaves the historically Black college at the end of December. Warrick is […]

December 15, 2016