Tougaloo College and Jackson State University professors say exposure to learning opportunities and career paths for students could be lost.
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Posted inMississippi
Jackson State President Marcus Thompson resigns
For the second time in three weeks, the state’s universities governing board met to discuss a personnel matter related to the historically Black university.
Posted inTexas
Texas Southern University asks for $120 million to replace aging law school
Texas Southern University is asking lawmakers for $120 million to replace its law school building after the organization that sets standards for law schools deemed it unsafe and ill-suited to serve students with disabilities.
Posted inNorth Carolina
Saint Augustine’s University loses accreditation appeal
Saint Augustine’s University has already lost more than 800 students from 2023 to this year. Only about 200 remain.
Posted inNorth Carolina
North Carolina A&T narrowly misses out on crucial research classification
North Carolina A&T State University has fallen just short of a major stated goal: attaining a “Research 1” classification from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Posted inRace and Equity
How inflation could affect HBCU students buying homes after graduation
From a higher education perspective, we have seen the impact of student loan debt, coupled with employment challenges, eliminating Black housing opportunities.
Posted inRace and Equity
As organized religion declines, some church-founded HBCUs market themselves as secular institutions
Church-founded HBCUs are a part of a monumental turn in history. Religious schools are now seeing in real time the shift happening as people decide where to attend college.
Posted inRace and Equity
‘This can’t be happening’: HBCU students reflect on election results
When David Robinson learned who won the presidential election, he was devastated. But he wasn’t surprised. “The result put a lot of the past year in perspective for me,” said Robinson, a recent graduate from North Carolina A&T. He spent a lot of 2024 traveling and was surprised at how many signs he saw supporting […]
Posted inRace and Equity
How political science professors are preparing HBCU students to navigate today’s political climate
As the political climate becomes increasingly polarized, political science professors say they’ve had to change how they teach.
Posted inHBCU Spotlight
Support for Haitians rises amid “pet-eating” allegations
Activists and Haitian Americans are advocating for Haitian students and the diaspora following former President Donald Trump’s false claim during a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, Sept. 10, that Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, were “eating the dogs and cats.” Despite city officials denying credible evidence of such claims, last month in a […]