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Black Male Teachers Should be the Norm, Not the Exception

by David Wallace | April 30, 2021 Our education system, as we know it, is systematically racist. How did we get here? We haven’ Read more

Dr. Loren J. Blanchard Named President of UHD

by Arrman Kyaw | January 25, 2021
Dr. Loren J. Blanchard will be the seventh president of The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD [...] Read more

La Salle University President Leaves to Lead Xavier University

by Arrman Kyaw | January 12, 2021
La Salle University President Dr. Colleen M. Hanycz will be stepping down from her role in June [...] Read more

Xavier University Launches New African American and Diasporic Cultures Studies Major

by Sara Weissman | October 22, 2020
Xavier University received a $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch an A [...] Read more

Mellon Foundation to Give $1.76 Million in Emergency Grants to 16 HBCUs

| May 13, 2020
To stabilize enrollments and help students during the COVID-19 pandemic, 16 historically Black [...] Read more

White Coats for Black Lives Evaluates Diversity at Select Medical Schools

by Lois Elfman | November 30, 2019
Diversity is essential to combat healthcare disparities, but a recent report shows that the num [...] Read more

Xavier Names New Institute for Black Catholic Studies Director

by Lois Elfman | August 7, 2019
While Dr. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow is a lifelong Catholic and has been associated with Xavier Uni [...] Read more

Xavier University Center Gets $500,000 Kellogg Grant

| June 9, 2019
Xavier University has received a $500,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to fund the C [...] Read more

Beyonce Gives $100,000 to Four Historically Black Schools

by Associated Press | April 16, 2018
NEW YORK — Beyonce paid tribute to historically Black colleges during her groundbreaking Coac [...] Read more

Louisiana Colleges Unite in Support of Hazing Prevention

by Jamal Eric Watson | September 23, 2015
In support of National Hazing Prevention Week, a group of Louisiana colleges and universities h [...] Read more

On His Way Out, Francis Says HBCUs Here to Stay

by Autumn A. Arnett | July 5, 2015
As he ends his 47-year stint as president of Xavier University, Dr. Norman Francis doesn’t su [...] Read more

Xavier University Selects Verret as Next President

by Jamal Eric Watson | May 14, 2015
Dr. C. Reynold Verret, who is currently the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Recorded on October 22, 2020

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?