The Debra Mays-Jackson Jackson State settlement closes out one of the messiest chapters in the university’s recent history. On Aug. 25, Mississippi’s college board resolved the federal lawsuit filed by Mays-Jackson, the school’s former vice president and chief of staff, who spent nearly three years arguing she was denied a fair shot at the presidency
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Hampton University’s nursing school has a new leader, marking a milestone moment for the university and others like it. Dr. Michael Jones is the first black man to lead HU’s School of Nursing. He’s also only the second black man to ever lead a standalone nursing program at a historically black college or university. “It’s
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North Carolina A&T enrollment for 2026 sits at an estimated 15,700 undergraduate and graduate students, and the number that should really turn heads is 3,214 — the largest freshman class in the university’s history. That group joins more than 800 transfer students to make up this fall’s incoming wave, extending A&T’s uninterrupted enrollment growth streak
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College may be more than a decade away for some students at Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy, but educators there say it is never too early for children to begin imagining themselves there. Watch Gideon’s story in the video player below: Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy hosts HBCU Spirit Week This week, the school is celebrating HBCU
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Tomikia P. LeGrande, president of Prairie View A&M University in Texas, has received the Educational Leadership Award from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Dr. LeGrande became the ninth president of Prairie View A&M University in June 2023. Under her leadership, the HBCU launched PV Cares, a comprehensive student success model that connects students with a
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Three historically Black colleges in North Carolina posted enrollment gains far surpassing the University of North Carolina system average this fall. Winston-Salem State University saw a 5% increase. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University grew 3%. North Carolina Central University led all system schools with 9% growth. The UNC system saw enrollment increase a
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By Jay Blackman, Joe Kottke and Corky Siemaszko A major circuit blew at the Philadelphia facility that controls air traffic to Newark Liberty International, Teterboro and Philadelphia airports Monday — causing widespread delays and cancellations to thousands of flyers on the East Coast. Dozens of planes were left idling for hours on runways across the
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When “A Different World” first aired from 1987 through 1993, bringing the sight of vibrant and complex Black college student life to living rooms around the country for the first time, Black student enrollment in colleges rose right alongside it. Enrollment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), on which the show’s fictional school, Hillman,
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Rep. Kweisi Mfume says Historically Black Colleges and Universities remain essential institutions for educating Black students and developing the next generation of leaders. During a conversation with the Black Information Network at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 55th Annual Legislative Conference, the Maryland Democrat discussed HBCUs, the Congressional Black Caucus and civic engagement. Mfume pushed
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By Dr. Deborah Bailey In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, Moore encouraged more than 600 members of the 2026-2027 class of Maryland Corps members gathered in the A.C. Jordan Arena of the power and impact of their combined presence and commitment to service. “I cannot tell you how beautiful this sight
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