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HBCUs

Amidst Accreditation Concerns, Cheyney Turns a Fiscal Corner

It looks like Cheyney University has turned a corner. The historically Black institution that was once rumored to be on the brink of possibly shutting down amid concerns about the future of its accreditation recently announced that it ended the fiscal year with not only a balanced budget, but a surplus of $2.1 million.

August 22, 2019

HBCUs

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania Accreditation Affirmed for Another Eight Years

At a time when some HBCUs are losing accreditation and others are struggling to keep theirs, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania has been granted institutional accreditation for another eight years by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. “Accreditation assures Lincoln students, their families and all of our stakeholders that the educational standards and campus environment […]

July 9, 2019

News Roundup

University of Maryland Receives Accreditation Warning

The University of Maryland, College Park has been put on warning and is in jeopardy of losing its accreditation. Margaret M. McMenamin, commission chair said that the accrediting team “identified concerns regarding the institution’s compliance with Standard VII (Governance, Leadership and Administration) and more specifically transparency of its governance structure” that contributed to the warning […]

June 30, 2019

HBCUs

Bennett President Out, Interim In

An interim leader took the reins at Bennett College on Friday after the sudden departure of the president of the small, historically Black women’s school.

June 24, 2019

Leadership & Policy

New Morris Brown College President Looks to Connect, Restore HBCU

Dr. Kevin James — the newly appointed interim president of Morris Brown College — is on a mission to restore the historically Black college to its glory days.

May 28, 2019

HBCUs

‘Wilberforce Unite’ Campaign Seeks to Raise $2M in 60 Days

Wilberforce University, which was placed on probation last year by a regional accrediting agency for running a deficit of more than $19 million in fiscal year 2017, has launched a campaign to raise $2 million in 60 days. Wilberforce president Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard announced that the “Wilberforce Unite” campaign is hoped to meet the […]

April 30, 2019

HBCUs

Small, Private HBCUs Find Lifeline with TRACS Amid Accreditation Struggles

As schools struggle in various ways with how to stay viable in an increasingly complicated and competitive higher education landscape, small and private historically Black colleges faced with loss of accreditation have found a lifeline with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS).

March 27, 2019

Students

Education Leaders Laud Some White House HEA Principles

Education leaders reacted positively to some of the principles outlined by the White House as Congress works toward reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, but questioned the possible direction of other aspects based on details yet to emerge.

March 19, 2019

News Roundup

Cheyney President Announces New Fundraising Campaign to Improve School Budget

Although there have been concerns by the head of the Pennsylvania’s state system about Cheyney University’s accreditation and finances, university president Dr. Aaron A. Walton announced a fundraising campaign to help balance the school’s budget by June 30 and pledged to work to keep the institution going. “We will have a balanced budget,” Walton said […]

March 6, 2019

African-American

One Size Does Not Fit All: Bennett’s Accreditation Problem

One size does not fit all, and the Bennett College story proves it. A recent study found that Bennett ranked 30th out of 578 private colleges in the likelihood that an attending student would move up two or more income quintiles. This social mobility feat is possible because Bennett admits and enrolls more poor students than many other SACSCOC institutions. Thus, the college’s financial stability should not be measured with the same yardstick as institutions with more affluent students and alumni. Bennett’s story demonstrates the time is ripe to examine the accrediting processes of our nation’s colleges and universities. We need commissions whose governing boards reflect the institutions governed.

February 28, 2019

African-American

Bennett Loses Appeal for Accreditation, Files Suit

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has affirmed the agency’s December decision to terminate the accreditation of Bennett College, a historically Black College in Greensboro, N.C.

February 22, 2019

News Roundup

Paine College Receives Accreditation From Two Accrediting Bodies

Several months after Paine College lost its accreditation by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), a judge ruled in the college’s favor. Dr. Jerry Hardee, president of Paine College, recently announced the news that the college is now accredited by SACS in addition to The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS). […]

February 12, 2019