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HBCUs

Bennett College Raises $8.2M, Looks to Move Forward

Bennett College has exceeded its $5 million #StandWithBennett campaign goal, raising $8.2 million in 55 days in the fight to save its Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) accreditation.

February 4, 2019

Home

CHEA International Quality Group Meeting Addresses Quality, Public Trust

Concerns about how to shore up flagging trust in higher education and ensure quality in the academy drew attendees from around the world this week to the annual meeting of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s International Quality Group (CIQG).

January 31, 2019

HBCUs

Bennett College Continues $5M Fundraising Campaign as Feb. 1 Deadline Approaches

Bennett College, the private, all-women’s historically Black college (HBCU) in Greensboro, NC, received two major financial gifts on Thursday, bringing its fundraising total to $2.7 million, president Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins announced in a news conference.

January 24, 2019

African-American

UNCF Receives $500K Grant from Walmart Foundation to Continue its Support of HBCUs

The Walmart Foundation has announced it has given a $500,000 grant to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to continue its support of historically Black colleges and universities. This grant follows Walmart Foundation’s 11th consecutive year that it has supported the UNCF Institute for Capacity Building. The grant will support UNCF in providing its member […]

January 17, 2019

News Roundup

University of Alaska Anchorage Loses Teaching Degree Program Accreditation

The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation recently notified the University of Alaska Anchorage that it is revoking the accreditation of its teaching degree programs. The institution cannot recommend students to the state for a teaching license without accreditation, according to the Seattle Times. Teachers are required to be licensed by the state in order […]

January 16, 2019

Women

Support Grows for Imperiled Bennett College

By postal service and online, in amounts small and large, a steady stream of donations is flowing into Bennett College every day as the private, all-women HBCU seeks to raise $5 million in unrestricted funds by February. The North Carolina school is fighting to avoid a loss of accreditation that could force its closure.

January 5, 2019

Students

2018 Higher Education Highlights

Like the year before, 2018 has proven to be an important year for issues relating to diversity, equity and higher education. Most notably, this past year we witnessed up close a number of racial incidents on campus involving law enforcement being called on students and staff of color.

December 20, 2018

African-American

Bennett College Set to Appeal SACSCOC Accreditation Revocation

An announcement by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to remove Bennett College from membership this week has not stopped the all-women’s historically Black college (HBCU) from fighting for its survival.

December 12, 2018

News Roundup

Loyola University New Orleans Placed on Year-Long Probation

Loyola University New Orleans has been put on a year-long probation by the Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) after a review of the university’s latest financial performance history. In a statement released on Dec. 11, university president Tania Tetlow said the probation is to ensure that the university balances its […]

December 12, 2018

News Roundup

After College Closure, Staff and Faculty Search for New Jobs

Virginia College staff and faculty are now searching for new jobs after it was announced that the for-profit institution would close indefinitely after losing its accreditation. Virginia faculty and staff received an email from the school’s parent company, Education Corporation of America (ECA), confirming the school closure. According to CBS-affiliate WRDW, the college’s CEO Stu Reed […]

December 7, 2018

HBCUs

Cheyney University Gets Another Accreditation Extension

Cheyney University was recently granted a second, one-year extension from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to address ongoing monetary and other issues and continue its accreditation, stating that as one of the country’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) it had made required improvements. The extension allows the university an additional year to work […]

November 23, 2018

African-American

Millennium Leadership Initiative Boasts Record Participation in 20th Year

Demand exceeded expectations Monday when 89 higher education leaders from underrepresented populations registered for the Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) gathering at the annual meeting of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

October 29, 2018