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HBCUs

Stepping Away from the Brink Part V: The Call to Action for HBCUs

It is no secret that, from their inception, HBCUs have filled a series of voids within the Black community. Against a backdrop of centuries of deprivation to live out their full potential, newly enfranchised Africans and their progeny born in this country possessed few skills that would make them competitive in the mid-to-late 19th & 20th century American industrial economies.

December 5, 2019

Faculty & Staff

Report: HBCU Enrollment Increase is a Result of Current Political Climate

New research found that an increase in applications and enrollment at one-third of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over the past three years directly correlates to the current social and political climate created under President Donald J. Trump’s presidency.

October 22, 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

Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ Brings HBCU Culture to the Forefront

From paying homage to the historic marching bands and dancers at the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to demonstrating the resiliency, beauty and sacrifice embedded in the Black experience, Beyoncé’s newly released documentary Homecoming is a testament to the vivacity of Black culture that is celebrated at HBCUs.

April 24, 2019

HBCUs

Alumni, Several Lawmakers Decry Proposed Georgia HBCU Bill

After backlash to proposed Georgia Senate Bill 273 that would consolidate the state’s three public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) into the Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical University System, lawmakers swiftly withdrew and introduced in its place a second bill, SB278, allowing the institutions to keep their names under the system.

April 6, 2019

HBCUs

Princeton and Five HBCUs Teach Students About Archives

Princeton University, along with five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), launched a program to introduce students to the archival field. The program, titled Archives Research and Collaborative History (ARCH), recently held its inaugural weeklong session at Princeton. The goal of ARCH is to “engage students and professionals in the work of the archival field, […]

August 2, 2018

African-American

Grambling Selects New President

Grambling State University has a new president, and he’s a familiar face with decades of experience at public universities around the country. Dr. Frank Pogue will be the school’s eighth president, after the University of Louisiana System board unanimously agreed to the appointment Friday.

June 27, 2010