historically black universities
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Financial Problems, Low Enrollment Loom at Cheyney University
(Philadelphia Tribune) – For Qualyn Meade, Cheyney University is a “school for second chances.” After an old knee injury sidelined…
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A-B Invests in HBCU Students
by Rebecca Rivas Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American Thirty college students from across the country came…
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A Top HBCU Honor for FAMU President
Mangum, Edward Waters research director among honorees at Hampton Special to the NNPA from the Florida Courier Two of Florida’s…
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New Congressional Caucus Champions HBCUs
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A little help may be on the way for historically Black…
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This 159-Year-Old College is Spending Millions of Dollars in a Last-Ditch Effort to Stay Alive
(Business Insider) – A decade ago, Wilberforce University was struggling but stable. The storied historically black university (HBCU) was…
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A Poet Thinks He Was Laid Off After 40 Years at Howard U., but He Isn’t Sure
(The Washington Post) – E. Ethelbert Miller, a noted poet and longtime director of the Afro-American Studies Resource Center…
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HBCUs Divided Over Free Community College Plan
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black college educators and supporters are sharply split over whether…
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China-HBCU Exchange Program Launched
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an effort to develop the next generation of global…
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Texas Southern President: Small Schools Need Help
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Texas Southern University President Dr. John Rudley says smaller schools “are severely handicapped” by limited…
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Wealth Gap Shows in Latest NCAA Academic Numbers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The money gap at Division I colleges is continuing to show up on the playing fields…
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