If Mississippi’s public university governing board forgoes a national search it will mark the ninth time in 10 years that it has hired an internal candidate as a top leader.
HBCUs
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Q&A: HBCU culture helps color police interactions with students
Open Campus spoke with Miller-Smith about how law enforcement can look different on an HBCU campus compared to a predominantly white institution (PWI).
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Economist: Declaring athletes as employees might hurt HBCUs
How might pending changes to antitrust laws as they relate to college sports governance alter HBCUs’ plans?
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‘God’s country needs some updating:’ Alcorn State seeks a long-term leader and advocate, speakers tell IHL delegation
Alcorn State students, faculty, staff and alumni push for a university president who’ll be an advocate and stay at least five years.
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New JSU president fills cabinet with familiar faces, including IHL’s former attorney
Marcus Thompson, the newly appointed president of Jackson State University, has finalized six key administrative hires.
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Open Campus announces spring 2024 fellowship class
Students from six HBCUs were selected to participate in the spring ’24 class of the Open Campus HBCU Student Journalism Network.
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‘We have to fight for it’: As more states bar DEI programs, public HBCU communities worry what it means for them
Students at HBCUs in states where Republicans have attacked campus diversity programs fear the entirety of their colleges’ rich history, traditions, and social mobility is in jeopardy.
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At HBCUs, legacy admissions policies play powerful role
While legacy admissions policies at predominantly white institutions have drawn scrutiny, the practice is still valuable at HBCUs, students and admissions experts say.
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‘I barely have enough money to buy food or gas’: HBCU students struggle with costs of car ownership
The cost of owning a car increased 13% this year, to $12,182 annually, according to automotive group AAA.
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HBCU student parents face hurdles to reaching graduation finish line
Kennedeigh Poole stares up at her bedroom ceiling, deep in thought, as she considers her hopes for her 10-month-old son. “I want my son to be just as ambitious as his mom,” Poole says. Poole, 25, is juggling care for her son, Amari, with working full time as an administrative assistant at Andrews Air Force […]