Sitemap - 2019 - Education News Flash

If HBCUs Are Truly Safe Spaces, Then Why Don't We Have an Openly Gay President?

Coppin State President Anthony Jenkins

Shaw University President Paulette Dillard

'Papa John' is Not Welcome in the HBCU Community

When Bad Research Fuels HBCU Stereotypes

Wiley President Herman Felton

Benedict College President Roslyn Clark Artis

Digest After Dark - So Y'all Don't Want Trump Coming to an HBCU?

Is East Carolina Positioning to Steal Elizabeth City State's Aviation Program?

Norfolk State President, Board Chair Discuss the First 90 Days of a New Administration

Digest After Dark - Y'all Still Listening to David Banner?

It is Time for a Change in Leadership at South Carolina State

Digest After Dark - Did Y'all See Omarosa at HBCU Week?

Digest After Dark - Y'all Couldn't Get HBCU Awards Tickets?

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - Virginia Union's Carleitta Paige-Anderson

Central State President Talks Historic Philanthropy, Research Investments

These Maps Show How the State of Georgia is Working to Eliminate HBCUs

Paine President Resigns; Could Augusta U Be Seeking to Absorb The School?

NBA Owner, Lincoln (Mo.) Alumna Valerie Daniels-Carter

Adriel Hilton Talks the Future of HBCU Culture

From Principal to Rapper: NC Central's Regi Angelou

Meet 8 HBCU Presidents of the Future

Morehouse School of Medicine to Lead National African American Cancer Research Effort

Lyft's Monica Poindexter Talks HBCU Partnerships

Howard Class of 1969 Gives $1 Million to University

Bennett, North Carolina A&T's Aariella Houston

HBCU Presidential Series - Lincoln U. (Mo.) President Jerald Jones Woolfolk

Letter to the Editor: Help Me Transfer Out of Morris Brown

National Science Foundation HBCU-UP Director Claudia Rankins

Fire at Morris Brown Shines Light on the Frailty of Kevin James’ ‘Hard Reset’ Campaign

Could Bethune-Cookman’s Crisis Cost Virginia Union a President?

HBCU Voice of STEM Excellence - Jackson State Alumna, Lockheed Martin Vice President Karmyn Norwood

LISTEN: Alabama State Dean Tommie “Tonea” Stewart

Alabama State U Dean Tommie "Tonea" Stewart

Florida Memorial to Reinstate Football – Are HBCUs Returning to Sports’ Money-Making Glory?

Pension Crisis, Future of Work Should Have HBCUs on Philanthropic High Alert

Xavier U Students, Alumni Reject Student Affairs Firings; Trustees Respond

Court Ruling Confirms: HBCUs Do Not Have to Share If They Are Going Out of Business

Iconic Howard Medical Faculty Member LaSalle Leffall Dies

Anti-Abortion Activism is Pro-HBCU Women’s Health Outreach

FAMU Alumni Raise More Than $450,000 During Annual Convention

Can HBCUs Catch the On-Campus Retail Wave and Bring Along Black Entrepreneurs?

Nearly 10 Percent of HBCUs are Located in Education Deserts. Can They Take Advantage of the Monopoly?

Digest After Dark - We Had a Really Good Year, Y'all

A Lack of Engagement with HBCU Advisory Board is Pushing Trump into Obama Territory

Presidential Commentary: Room For Improvement in Accreditation Should Not Be Confused With Bias Against HBCUs

Five Important Details on Robert Smith’s Historic Morehouse Gift

Billionaire Philanthropist Robert F. Smith to Pay Off $40 Million in Student Loans for Morehouse Graduates

Can Maryland HBCUs Survive the State’s Higher Ed Mess?

LISTEN: Fear of a ‘Race War’ is Why North Carolina A&T Can’t Get Equitable Funding?

LISTEN: HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence – Jackson State’s Courtney Pitts

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - Jackson State's Courtney Pitts

Here Are Three Reasons to Oppose the Georgia HBCU Consolidation Bill

Wilberforce President Elfred Anthony Pinkard Discusses the $2 Million 'Wilberforce UNITE' Campaign

Digest After Dark – Do Y’all Want Howard to Have a Hospital or Not?

Trump Should Stop Trolling the Pell Grant Program

Morehouse School of Medicine Leads in HBCU Patents Secured Since 2010

WATCH: Kentucky State Commencement Goes ‘GradChella’

Digest After Dark - Y'all Thinking About Going to Grad School?

WATCH: NC Central Provost Felecia Nave Named Alcorn State Presidential Finalist

It’s Up to Howard Students to Keep DC Black

Alumni From Denmark Tech Sue State of South Carolina, But is it Too Late?

Wall Street Journal Misrepresents the Truth on HBCU Student Loan Debt Challenges

Three Ways for HBCUs to Capitalize on Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’

Nipsey Hussle Forces Us to Rethink Black Male Achievement in Higher Education

LISTEN: “We Have to Stop Comparing Ourselves to Everyone Else.” Dillard Athletic Director and GCAC Interim Commissioner Kiki Baker Barnes

"We Have to Stop Comparing Ourselves to Everyone Else" Dillard Athletic Director Kiki Baker Barnes

Bethune-Cookman Launches $7.5 Million Campaign to Save the School

On Sex and Gender Equity, Thank God HBCUs Are Going Where the Black Church Can’t

Morehouse to Admit Transgender Students

LISTEN: Bethune-Cookman Sets $7.5 Million Fundraising Goal to Help Save the University

How to Train an HBCU President - Howard's Melanie Carter

LISTEN: How to Train an HBCU President – Howard’s Melanie Carter

WATCH: Fort Valley State Students Win Georgia Invention Competition

Omega Psi Phi Donates $145,000 to HBCUs Over Academic Year

Can HBCUs Avoid the Plague That is Killing Black-Owned Businesses?

Southern to Open Cybersecurity Training Satellite Campus in Northern Virginia

Delaware State is Latest HBCU to Launch Hemp Research Project

WATCH: Bulls Rush Prairie View A&M Party

LeMoyne-Owen Breaks Ground on Tech Innovation Center, Announces Online Graduate School Partnership

Oculus Debuts National HBCU Virtual Reality Training Initiative

WATCH: NC Central Professors Perform With National All-Black Orchestra

Department of Ed Moves Closer to New Rules on Accreditation, Could Present Mixed Outcomes for HBCUs

WATCH: Lincoln (Mo.) Foundation Members Speak Out on Separation from University

Pennsylvania Approves Tuition Control for State Institutions. Will The Measure Help Cheyney to Survive?

HBCU Money Releases Its 2019 Black-Owned Bank Directory

HBCUs Awarded Nearly 20 Percent of All Doctorates to African Americans in 2016. And That’s Not the Most Impressive Part of the Statistic

Digest After Dark - Y'all Didn't Know About These HBCU Scams?

Digest After Dark – Y’all Don’t Know About These HBCU Scams?

The Plug Daily Founder, CEO Sherrell Dorsey

Should the HBCU Community Give Freaknik Another Chance?

WATCH: Coppin State’s Dorian Bostic Overcomes Odds, Earns Degrees and Preps for First Professional Fight

New Study Underscores Harm of Tennessee Promise to Tennessee State

LISTEN: HBCUs Produced Just 101 Patents in 43 Years

Georgia Sen. Nikema Williams

Bethune-Cookman Faculty, Staff Give $26,000 in Support of Accreditation Fundraiser

Study: HBCU Communities Are Likeliest Targets for IRS Tax Return Audits

EXCLUSIVE – Georgia Sen. Nikema Williams Discusses HBCU System Proposal Controversy

The Georgia A&M University Proposal May Have Flaws, But Might Be a Good Idea for All HBCUs

Five Questions About the Albany State, Fort Valley State, Savannah State Merger Proposal

LINK: Central State President Cynthia Jackson-Hammond Profiled in CEO Magazine

The Extinction of HBCUs From National Higher Ed Research

Norfolk State Professor, Best-Selling Author Curtis Bunn

Howard Alumni Among Finalists for $5 Million International Architecture Competition

LISTEN: Norfolk State Professor, Best-Selling Author Curtis Bunn

WATCH: North Carolina A&T Students Steadfast on Front Lines of Supreme Court Voter Gerrymandering Hearings

Omega Psi Phi Issues Indefinite Moratorium

Hank Bounds Mississippi Legacy Should Not Play Out at Other HBCUs

Ellen Smiley Out as Grambling State Provost

Democratic 2020 Contenders’ HBCU Appearance Tracker

West Virginia State to Receive $2.9M in State Agriculture Funding, First Full Federal Match in School History

West Virginia State to Receive $2.9M in State Agriculture Funding, First Full Federal Match in School History

Financial Auditors Predict Bethune-Cookman May Close. Here’s Four Ways to Save the School

Lane Alumni Protest Financial Struggles, Call for Church Intervention

Partnership with Duke Energy Could Net FAMU More Than $23 Million

Should HBCU Students Retire Swag Surfing?

When it Comes to UNC Board of Governors, North Carolina is Suffering From an Ironic Breakdown in White Privilege

How Much Longer for LeVelle Moton at North Carolina Central?

Miss Fisk University Goes Public With Sexual Assault Claim

If Democrats Want to Conquer Dialog on Reparations, HBCUs Might Be the Only Universal Language

Saint Augustine’s Officials Confirm Presidential Force Out in Stunning Press Conference

Digest After Dark - Y'all Just Gonna Let Them Move the Law School?

Study Reveals NCAA Academic Progress Rate System May Discriminate Against HBCUs

HBCUs Among Nation’s Best for Student Instruction Delivered by Tenured, Tenure-Track Professors

Citing Lack of Support from Administration, FAMU Track and Field Coach Darlene Moore Abruptly Resigns

What Enterprise Rent-A-Car Can Teach Us About HBCU Enrollment Management Strategy

Donald Watkins Almost Destroyed Alabama State. Now, He’s Going to Jail For Stealing Millions

Bethune-Cookman Officials Must Learn That Perception is Everything

HBCU Young Alumni Don’t Give Back, and It’s Not Our Fault

Paul Quinn Offers Bridge to Elite Dallas Primary, Secondary Schools

PHOTO: A Facebook Post Breaks Down the Ties Between HBCUs and the Ivy League Admissions Scandal

Sources: Saint Augustine’s President Everett Ward Leaves Campus

Digest After Dark – Y’all Just Gonna Let Them Move the Law School?

Trump HBCU Policy: Opportunity or Threat to Democratic Political Future?

SOCIAL: Morehouse Alum Bakari Sellers Trolls Ivy League Admissions Scandal

Practicing What We Preach – A Note From the Founding Editor

WATCH: Philander Smith, Texas Southern Alumna Sen. Stephanie Flowers’ Speech on Stand Your Ground Laws Goes Viral

UNCF’s Strategy is Clear; If Policy and Philanthropy Won’t Save HBCUs, Try PR

HBCUs 100 Percent Below Federal Student Loan Default Rates for Third Straight Year

UNCF President Called for Changes in HBCU Accreditation. And Then SACSCOC’s President Responded.

Are People Lying to Us About Cheyney’s Future?

WATCH: UNCF Presents the ‘State of the HBCU,’ Debuts HBCU Legislative Honor Roll

Bill Introduced to Remove Law School From Texas Southern, Operate as Standalone Institution

Complete Tennessee Exec. Director Kenyatta Lovett

Miles, Lane Take 2019 SIAC Basketball Championships

WATCH: Morehouse Professor Holds Baby to Help Student Take Notes in Class

New Report Shows Tennessee Falling Behind in Minority College Success, But Tennessee State Essential to Meeting the Goal

Virginia State, Virginia Union Take CIAA Basketball Titles

It is Time for Defunct HBCUs to Stop Defrauding Black People

Miles President George French and Entrepreneur Chuck Faush

LISTEN: Miles President George French and Entrepreneur Chuck Faush Discuss HBCU Economic Development

WATCH: Son of North Carolina Central Basketball Coach Shares Tearful Goodbye with Seniors

HBCU Enrollment Increased in 2017; First Time in Six Years

How We Must Fix the Worst Black History Month Ever

WATCH: Georgia’s Kayla Willis Goes Viral For College Acceptances, Chooses Fisk

WATCH: Virginia Union’s Shareka McNeill Scores 59 in CIAA Tournament Win

Fisk Men’s Basketball Coach Kenny Anderson Suffers Stroke

What the HBCU Community Should Learn From the Bennett Accreditation Crisis – Part III

Jarvis Christian Students Present Cancer Research at National Conference

Lincoln (Mo.) Severs Ties With Fundraising Foundation

What the HBCU Community Should Learn From the Bennett Accreditation Crisis – Part II

What the HBCU Community Should Learn From the Bennett Accreditation Crisis – Part I

Chorus Grows in Support of Settling Maryland HBCU Lawsuit. But Are They Actually Saying Anything?

WATCH: HBCU Alumni Ruth Carter, Brian Tyree Henry, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee Shine at the Oscars

Bennett Files Suit Against SACSCOC, Remains on Accreditation Probation

LISTEN: Norfolk State President Javaune Adams-Gaston

Bennett Loses SACSCOC Accreditation Appeal

WATCH: Norfolk State’s Mona Gunn to be Named First Black President of American Gold Star Mothers

Betsy DeVos Donates Portion of Salary to HBCUs

Digest After Dark – Y’all Still Standing With Jussie?

Digest After Dark - Y'all Still Standing With Jussie?

Fayetteville State Nursing Posts Perfect NCLEX Score for Second Time in Three Years

Howard Professor Omari Swinton Named President of National Economic Association

Bennett Fundraising Total Reaches $9 Million as Officials Appeal Accreditation Loss

WATCH: Is Ralph Northam’s Apology Tour Coming to an HBCU Near You?

Benedict College VP of Institutional Advancement Leandra Hayes-Burgess

LISTEN: Benedict Advancement VP Talks HBCU Philanthropy, and a Historic Family Gift

North Carolina A&T Students Should Protest Rape Culture on Campus. And Then They Should Become Experts On It

North Carolina A&T’s Terrence J Named National HBCU Ambassador for Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Three HBCUs Have Raised More Than $40 Million in the Last Three Months. Black Millionaires Accounted for Five Percent of the Gifts

Edward Waters Receives $100K Gift to Establish Honors College

Morgan State Receives $1.6 Million Grant to Launch a Rocketry Lab

Southern Adds Five to National Black Male Teaching Pipeline Initiative

GoFundMe Campaign Seeks HBCU Students to Find Blackface Yearbook Photos

Morehouse Honored Its Grammy-Nominated Graduates

UVI Becomes First Four-Year HBCU to Offer Free Tuition

What Happens if Paine and Bennett Both Get Their Accreditation Back?

LISTEN: Norfolk State Board of Visitors Rector Joan G. Wilmer

Norfolk State University Board Rector Joan G. Wilmer

WATCH: New Morgan State Head Football Coach Tyrone Wheatley’s Non-Football Highlight Reel

HBCU Students Are Getting Fed Up with Housing Issues. It’s Time to Give Them the Truth About Why They Can’t Be Fixed

WATCH: Denny’s CEO Named Wilberforce ‘Innovator-in-Residence’

WATCH: Questions Surround Spending, Resignations at Southern

Digest After Dark - Did Y'all Really Just Save Bennett College?

WATCH: Bennett Accreditation Fundraising Campaign Raises $8.2 Million

WATCH: High Point University Presents Bennett with $1 Million Challenge Gift

WATCH: A Sister’s Plea – The Immortal Case for Bennett College

WATCH: Grambling State Gives First Look at New Digital Library

READ: Why is UNCF Following the Marybeth Gasman Model of Talking Loud and Saying Nothing on HBCUs?

WATCH: Alpha Kappa Alpha Announces First Round of Donations from HBCU Fund

WATCH: Could a Financial Oversight Program in Massachusetts Threaten HBCUs Nationwide?

WATCH: Bethune-Cookman Circus Continues With Announcement of Presidential Finalists

WATCH: Should Hampton Have a Statue of George H.W. Bush on Campus?

WATCH: Tenn. State Linebacker Christion Abercrombie Set to Return to Classes Following Head Injury

WATCH: The HBCU Desegregation Lawsuit You’ve Never Heard Of

Former Atlanta Falcons Assistant Coach Charlie Jackson Named Kentucky State Head Football Coach

LISTEN: Ernest McNealey Talks Allen U Growing Brand Through Real Estate, Athletics

Presidential Series - Allen University's Ernest McNealey

Everett Ward to Retire as Saint Augustine’s President

Is Papa John’s $500K Gift to Bennett a New Day for HBCU Philanthropy? Or the Same Old Story of Missed Opportunity?

LISTEN: Dwaun Warmack Talks Growth at Harris-Stowe State and the Legislative Fight For Sustainability

Presidential Series - Harris-Stowe State President Dwaun Warmack

LISTEN: UDC President Ronald Mason Talks Pepsi, Government Shutdowns and Facing Racism in America

Presidential Series - Univ. of the District of Columbia President Ronald Mason

‘The 5th Quarter’ HBCU Marching Band Message Board Shuts Down After 20 Years

NCCU, Claflin and NCAT to Partner in $1 Million NSF Nanoscience Research Grant

WATCH: Southern’s 11-Year-Old Prodigy Elijah Precciely Featured on ‘Good Morning, America’

Alpha Phi Alpha Donates $31,000 to Bennett

How Did the ‘Cancel Kamala Harris’ Campaign Launch So Quickly?

A Sustainable HBCU Platform Must Be Part of the Democratic 2020 Agenda

State Auditors: Morgan State Financial Aid, Contract Management Discrepancies Total Millions

Anybody Else Tired of Hearing Folks at Bethune-Cookman Talk About Everything But Saving Bethune-Cookman?

Morehouse Receives $1.5 Million Donation from Philanthropist Robert F. Smith

Digest Radio – Winston-Salem State Chancellor Elwood Robinson

Presidential Series - Winston-Salem State Chancellor Elwood Robinson

New Gallup Survey Shows Most College Grads Are Dissatisfied with Alumni Career Support. HBCU Grads Are Saying ‘Sorry, Not Sorry’

LISTEN: Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones Discusses State's HBCU Lawsuit

Amid Public Trustee Infighting, Bethune-Cookman Announces Employee Furloughs, Position Eliminations

Data Shows Some PWIs Are Just as Bad For Black Students as They’ve Always Been. So What Will HBCUs Do About It?

Delta Sigma Theta Founders’ Day Reminds Us That Sisterhood, Not Survival, is The Goal

Winston-Salem State Receives $600K Humanities Grant

New Federal Financial Aid Rules May Benefit HBCU Enrollment in Big Ways

WATCH: Four Black Women Share Friendship, Value of North Carolina Central On Their Paths to Becoming Judges

PBS Host, NCAT Alumnus Howard Conyers Talks Life as a NASA Rocket Scientist and BBQ Pit Master

HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence - North Carolina A&T's Howard Conyers

Bethune-Cookman Trustees Could Face Personal Liability in Construction Scandal

Hampton Marching Force to Perform in Rome, Italy 2020 New Year’s Day Parade

LISTEN: Wilma Jones’ “My Halls Hill Family” Explores HBCU Ties in the Evolution of a Black Community

Wilma Jones Discusses 'Halls Hill' and the Power of Black Communities

The CIAA Tournament is Moving to Baltimore in 2021. DMV Alumni Better Not Blow This Like Folks in North Carolina Did

HBCU Presidents’ ‘Giving Circle’ Raises $120,000 for 24 HBCUs

Digest After Dark: Will R. Kelly Help Ya’ll To Talk About Sex at HBCUs?

Iconic HBCU Football Coach Joe Taylor Named to College Football Hall of Fame

Will R. Kelly Help Ya'll To Talk About Sex and HBCUs?

More than 65 Percent of Public HBCUs Have Changed Presidents in the Last Four Years

Savannah State President Cheryl Dozier Announces Retirement

Digest Radio – Bennett College President, National Alumnae Association President Discuss the Campaign to Save the School

Bennett President Phyllis Dawkins and Bennett NAA President Gwendolyn M. Rice

Mold Removal in Dorms to Delay Start of Classes at Johnson C. Smith

Coppin State President Maria Thompson Announces Resignation Plans

Jamal Bryant, Please Don’t Be a Basic HBCU Advocate

Federal Court Order Puts a Time Limit on Illegal Discrimination Against Maryland HBCUs

WATCH: Virginia State’s College of Business Coming to a NASCAR Raceway Near You

Leaders At Bethune-Cookman Have a Clue About Saving The School, But They Don’t Have a Plan

Digest 50 – 2018’s 50 Most Intriguing People in the HBCU Community

HBCU Presidential Hirings and Firings – a 2018-19 Mid-Term Report