Dr. SherRhonda Gibbs has been named the first female president in Texas College’s 132-year history, a milestone marked Thursday at a ceremony at the Mayfair Building in Tyler. “Today is a new day for Texas College,” Gibbs said at the event. Background and experience Gibbs is not new to historically Black colleges and universities. She
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Nearly every student across two Alcorn State University summer history classes failed part of their midterm after falling for an AI trap hidden in their assignment. Dr. Jason Gibson, a history professor at the Mississippi-based Historically Black College and University, secretly embedded the word “Madagascar” in white font within an essay prompt asking students to compare the
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Dr. Michael Lomax became president of Dillard University in New Orleans in 1997. He increased enrollment at the Jewel of Gentilly by about 50%. Fundraising tripled. Some reports say private giving increased 300% and alumni giving increased 2,000%. That was highly unusual for traditionally under-funded HBCUs, then and now. While Lomax was at Dillard, the UNCF’s endowment was
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By Brandon Tensley WILMINGTON, Delaware — Wearing his Sunday best, Corey Gordon Jr. drove 30 minutes to Shiloh Baptist Church in Wilmington, Delaware, to witness a historic event that would impact his fundamental right to vote. The 22-year-old graduate of the University of Delaware saw firsthand how anti-diversity backlash could unsettle a campus. Over the past year,
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Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), in partnership with Toyota and BET, and powered by The Orchard, today announced the launch of the TDE University Tour. Bringing a rich mix of music, culture, and career opportunity directly to college campuses nationwide, the tour will visit nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) starting today. The tour features signature “Yardfest” campus takeovers complete with live
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Bowie State University continues to champion new STEM pathways. The Maryland-based Historically Black College and University (HBCU) is rolling out a Bachelor of Science in AI, a 120-credit program, to prepare its students to be leaders in the future of technology and increase representation in STEM, according to a press release. Students will be equipped further in fields that include healthcare, cybersecurity, education, business, government,
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Grambling State University’s World Famed Tiger Marching Band is taking its century-old HBCU brand to another national stage, this time as part of Urban Outfitters’ first dedicated Back-to-Campus commercial. Six Grambling State students appear in “All Together Now,” a national campaign released Aug. 11 featuring 76 college students from more than 10 universities. Grambling State
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Adidas and Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter are bringing the masterclass experience to an HBCU. PLC Detroit (Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design) is partnering with adidas and Ruth E. Carter on a costume design masterclass through the institution’s online learning program, ePLC. The course begins August 17, and applications to be part of
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By Walter Hudson Four years ago, a landmark Forbes investigation put a number on something Black college leaders had argued for generations: their institutions had been systematically short-changed by the states that were legally obligated to fund them. The figure — at least $12.8 billion in missed state and federal appropriations to the nation’s 18
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Florida A&M football fans received an unexpected development Wednesday, with reports that the Rattlers will not have traditional radio broadcasts for the 2026 season. The news comes just three weeks before FAMU is scheduled to begin its season and quickly generated reaction among alumni and supporters on social media. The Tallahassee Democrat first reported the development. According
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