HBCUs
Virginia State University farm outreach program awarded more than $3.9M in grants
By Rebecca Barnabi, The Augusta Free Press – More than $3.9 million in grant funding and sub-awards are going to Virginia State University’s Small Farm Outreach Program (SFOP). Part of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, the program will educate and empower limited-resource, socially disadvantaged and military/veteran farmers and ranchers to own, operate and sustain small-scale farms…
Read MoreWest Virginia State University Launches Certified Public Manager Program
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The inaugural class of the new West Virginia State University (WVSU) Certified Public Manager® Program met for the first time today at the state capitol building. The program is a professional development and training program for public employees within the state of West Virginia designed to provide practical public management training, which…
Read MoreJARVIS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES NAMES GLENELL M. LEE-PRUITT AS 13TH PRESIDENT
(Hawkins, Texas)—Jarvis Christian University Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Dr. Glenell M. Lee-Pruitt as the university’s 13th president, effective July 1, 2023. She succeeds Dr. Lester C. Newman, who served as the JCU President for 11 years and is retiring after a 47-year career in higher education. Dr. Lee-Pruitt brings a wealth of experience…
Read MoreTexas Southern University President Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young retires 2 years after taking position
KPRC, HOUSTON – The Texas Southern University Board of Regents announced Friday the retirement of the university’s president, Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young. Crumpton-Young submitted her request to retire, and it was unanimously approved by the board. Following her retirement, a board Transition Oversight Committee, chaired by Dr. Mary Sias, will be formed effective immediately, according to…
Read MoreVoorhees CEO named president of the Association of Episcopal Colleges
Voorhees University president Dr. Ronnie Hopkins has been appointed president of the Association of Episcopal Colleges (AEC). A subsidiary of the Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion, AEC consists of eight colleges and universities in the United States and abroad that are affiliated with the Episcopal Church. “I am honored to serve at the…
Read MoreVOORHEES UNIVERSITY AWARDS 70 UNDERGRADUATE AND SEVEN FIRST TIME MASTER’S DEGREES AT 126TH COMMENCEMENT
Denmark, SC – Voorhees University held its 126th Commencement exercise on Saturday, May 6, with seventy students graduating with undergraduate degrees and seven receiving the University’s first-ever graduate degrees. Shelley Ann Bronson, Aliska LaShaun Brown, Ruthie Furse Brown, LaTayvia Shlequia Green, Madyson Simone Harris, Equanda Maria Wearing, and Denigia Kenu Williams were the inaugural graduate…
Read MoreEdward Waters University President A. Zachary Faison on LinkedIn
This is what Forbes was merely able to document since 1987 which of course doesn’t account for the BILLIONS MORE in funding discriminatorily withheld from state HBCU’s by state and federal governmental entities during Jim Crow which extended from the 1880’s through the 1970’s. Let’s not even begin to discuss private HBCU’s who have since…
Read MoreBenedict scholar selected to participate in a roundtable discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris on January 17
Columbia, SC– January 13, 2023- Benedict College senior Jahavheed George will join his peers from across the country for a spirited roundtable discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Vice President Harris’ conversation with the students will focus on various topics from entrepreneurial ventures to the impact…
Read MoreNC A&T won’t be a CAA football dormat, chancellor tells alumni
HBCU Gameday – GREENSBORO, NC — NC A&T launched a new era of football on Monday when it introduced new head coach Vincent Brown Sr. on Monday. The press conference for the new head coach was open to both the public as well as the media, and many seasoned Aggies took time out to show…
Read MoreThe fifth Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic matchup has been set
By Steven J. Gaither, HBCU Gameday Posted on January 13, 2023 The fifth Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic matchup has been set, and it is a matchup of Division II HBCUs once again. Virginia Union of the CIAA and Morehouse College are set to square off at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in…
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