Eddie Moore, an iconic figure in Virginia who has led three of the state’s historically black colleges, has announced his plans to retire at the end of this year.… Read More
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UMES Shows Why White Student Recruitment Matters to all HBCUs
A few weeks ago, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore held graduation exercises for its physical therapy program, with 29 new doctoral students entering a vibrant workforce with growth potential in the region and throughout the state.… Read More
Why Howard Students Disrupting James Comey is Essential to HBCU Progress
Students at Howard University chanted and sung during a convocation address from former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey this morning, the latest example of HBCU students rejecting and disrupting speeches from government officials both former and current.… Read More
Study: HBCU Student Voter Turnout Dropped 10 Percent in 2016
A new study out from Tufts University’s Institute for Democracy & Higher Education reveals that voter participation among college students was up overall during the 2016 presidential election, but that among students at historically black colleges and universities, voting dropped by just over ten percent from 2012.… Read More
Why We Care About the Jackson State Sex Tape
Before he died in January, Internet voyeurism mogul Lee ‘Q’ O’Denat said that the key to his success with World Star Hip Hop was a basic human fascination with misery.… Read More
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MEAC Entertaining Offers to Relocate Basketball Tournaments?
The MEAC men’s and women’s basketball tournaments seem to have thrived the last five years at Norfolk’s Scope, but that isn’t stopping the league from asking other cities to bid to host the events .… Read More
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Mississippi’s Landmark HBCU Lawsuit Shows the Reach of Inequity Beyond Borders and Across Generations
Five years from now, the State of Mississippi will make its final payout to its three public historically black universities as mandated by a Supreme Court desegregation decision ordered in 1992 and implemented by the state a decade later.… Read More