Facing more than $30 million in debt, Morris Brown College officials have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the move is a last ditch effort to prevent the school from being foreclosed on and sold at auction. Read More Here (Source: Black America Web)
HBCUs could lose as much as $85 million a year in federal support as Congress looks to make deficit-reducing budget cuts, the Root reports. SEE ALSO: All Eight Sandusky Accusers To Testify But now, just when the country needs HBCUs the most, many in Congress want to slash the federal support HBCUs receive by more […]
LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) — Florida A&M University had a “culture of hazing” that led to the recent death of a marching band member, an attorney for the student’s family said Monday. See also:Â Attorney says suit planned in FAMU band death See also: Caribbean Culture Has Infused Miami For Over 100 Years Attorney Christopher Chestnut said […]
Historically black colleges and universities are at the forefront this week. Charged with educating the ancestors of slaves for more than 150 years, HBCUs have struggled to keep up their commitment, facing financial and accreditation issues. White House top advisor Valerie Jarrett, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Dr. John Silvanus Wilson, head of the […]
For my first Easter Sunday in New York, I drove to Queens with my significant other to spend the holiday with a fellow alum from Tennessee State University. She and I met through our alma mater’s local chapter. After eating, laughing and chatting, the women headed to the kitchen to help clean up while the […]
Many Black colleges’ racial demographics soon may look shockingly similar to many traditional U.S. schools, because of a new recruiting tactic. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Historically Black Colleges and Universities are actively recruiting non-black students to boost lagging enrollment and offset funding shortfalls. The Root.com reports: We’re glad the Wall […]
The Cascade United Metodist Church of Atlanta recently gave struggling Morris Brown College a lifeline, when they donated $22,000 to school. The money, which was raised during a month-long fundraising effort, helped the school eliminate its hefty debt to the U.S. Department of Education. Rev. Dr. Marvin Moss said they couldn’t let a historic part […]
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The University of California-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Initiative has awarded UC Riverside a $156,417 grant to encourage more African American undergraduates to enroll in UC graduate programs. A total of 18 African American students from historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) will spend eight weeks at the Riverside campus – six […]
A civil rights group is suing Maryland’s Higher Education Commission for allegedly discriminating against the state’s four historically black colleges. The plaintiffs argue that Morgan State University, Coppin State University, Bowie State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore have underdeveloped programs because black schools are funded in a manner that puts predominately white […]
A college senior at HBCU St. Augustine is slated to graduate this Sunday but won’t be able to walk because of something he posted on Facebook. Roman Caple said that the vice president of student affairs at the college told him it was based on a Facebook post on his profile that “jeopardized the integrity […]
This Year North Carolina A&T squared off against Tennessee St. Here are some photos from the game!!!
I don’t quote Ronald Reagan often, but the annual sight of parents taking new freshmen to college always reminds me of one of his sayings. Negotiating arms-control agreements with the Soviet Union, Reagan said that his principle was, “Trust — but verify”: We wouldn’t sign a treaty with the Soviets if there weren’t a basic […]
