Alabama A&M University President Andrew Hugine recently issued a lengthy statement on the April campus visit of Min. Louis Farrakhan. Alabama A&M giving this cold shoulder amplifies echoes of an HBCU culture that once pushed away from difficult talk on civic and social debate.
Shane L. Windmeyer | Posted 04.02.2012
Was Champion's death a hazing act that went wrong, or is there something more? What is not being readily discussed in this hazing death is why, in his case, the beating he received was severe enough to kill him.
John Silvanus Wilson Jr. | Posted 03.17.2012
It is reasonable to speculate that Dr. King's deep concern about equity would have extended to American higher education. He would have recognized economic disparity as a common root of the challenges facing African-Americans, HBCUs and the American future itself.
Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 01.14.2012
Historically black colleges and universities will hold a peculiar designation for thousands of African-American high school seniors preparing for graduation in spring 2012. Many of these students will be deprived of the true value of the HBCU experience.
Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 12.31.2011
Howard University must admit to its constituents that its customer service has not lived up to the brand so painstakingly established through years of loyal service of select faculty and staff, and broadened by the excellence of students and alumni.
Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 12.17.2011
The bond between black churches and historically black colleges and universities has broadly painted the rich history of the Black American experience. Now many HBCUs are losing the support of their affliated churches.
Marybeth Gasman | Posted 12.14.2011
Upset with the city of Dallas's decision to expand a landfill in the Highland Hills/Paul Quinn College neighborhood, the students at the small, historically Black institution are pushing back.
Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 11.29.2011
Popular culture, whether driven by intimate influences or external ones, has everything to do with where a black student chooses to go to school. There's no bad choice.
Marybeth Gasman | Posted 11.29.2011
Rather than comparing HBCUs to majority institutions, the U.S. News and World Report ranks the historic institutions against their peers. This is problematic since these institutions as a group are wonderfully diverse.
Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 11.22.2011
If you haven't been paying much attention to the debate concerning the relevance and effectiveness of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), now is the time to sit up and take notice.
Charreah K. Jackson | Posted 11.15.2011
The "Single Black Women" headlines that have dominated the last few years have impacted on young black women just starting their dating lives.
Marybeth Gasman | Posted 11.14.2011
In an effort to create greater understanding of HBCUs and the White House Initiative, I recently interviewed John S. Wilson about the state of HBCUs and how the Initiative contributes to these institutions' successes.
Mike Green | Posted 11.12.2011
I propose we invest in creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem with a goal of generating 150,000 jobs in the next 12 months.
Marybeth Gasman | Posted 11.07.2011
Believe me, I'm concerned about national graduation rates, as well. At 55.5 percent (six-year) nationally, we could be doing a lot better. However, HBCUs get unfair treatment when it comes to discussions of graduation rates, and here is why.
Della Britton | Posted 10.29.2011
In more recent years, budget cuts, aging buildings and failing infrastructures have undercut the once vital role many HBCUs played in educating and uplifting the Black community.
Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 10.17.2011
Fraternities and sororities of all classifications need to emerge as the leading voices of philanthropy, political mobilization and social programming for minority communities around the world.
Jordan Harris | Posted 10.15.2011
It's scary how my collegiate years seem to be slipping away. While some of my peers are itching to decorate their cars with "Spelman Alumna" bumper stickers, I'm in no rush to dive head first into the real world.
Danyelle Gary | Posted 10.03.2011
I made the right decision. Hampton University is exactly where I am meant to be. My education reaches far beyond the focus of academics. My professors genuinely care about my future success and what's going on in my life.
Taylor McCleod | Posted 10.03.2011
Throughout my life, Historically Black Colleges and Universities have always had a presence and an impact on me.
Ja'el Gordon | Posted 10.03.2011
When I initially made the decision to attend Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, it was not because I could not get accepted into a Predominately White Institution.
James D. Jackson | Posted 10.01.2011
Just about 5 years ago, I would not have imagined that I'd be in school at an HBCU. Eventually, I discovered one of the perks of going to an HBCU. There are people there that want to help you, that is, if you want to be helped.
Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 10.01.2011
Historically black colleges face economic and political scrutiny to cut costs while increasing value, and lagging academic programs are the primary casualty in the fight to keep minority students enrolled and interested.
AP | ERRIN HAINES | Posted 08.24.2011
ATLANTA — As American colleges and universities gear up to meet a presidential goal to deepen the nation's pool of college grads, historically b...
Mike Green | Posted 06.20.2011
It is time for Black America to invest in developing a private capital equity investment infrastructure and a high-growth entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Beverly Daniel Tatum | Posted 05.25.2011
There is a disconnect between the reality I see every day as president of the oldest historically black college for women and the assumptions outsiders make about what we do and why we do it.
Jarrett L. Carter | Posted 04.02.2012