Earlier this year, the United Negro College Fund reported on the positive impact HBCUs have on the United States economy, despite their limited resources and historic underfunding. A new report from the Wesley Peachtree Institute, a nonprofit research and consulting organization for minority-serving institutions, has found another challenge facing HBCUs that makes their economic contributions even more impressive. According to
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Courtesy of Spelman College Homecoming at Spelman College was a star-studded affair as the College celebrated the official opening of the newly-renovated LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson Performing Arts Center on Thursday, October 24. LaTanya, C’71, and Sam, Morehouse ’72, were joined by family, Hollywood A-listers and the Spelman community to dedicate the
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By Megan Henry Central State University has been placed under fiscal watch by Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor Mike Duffey. Central State, Ohio’s only public Historically Black University, will adopt a financial recovery plan “that will outline a path toward financial stabilization with a goal of ending the fiscal watch within three years,” according
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By Cedric Mobley Howard University research fellows and doctoral candidates in economics led a deep dive on the issues facing America’s neighborhoods as Adrianne Todman, acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) visited the university’s Center of Excellence in Housing and Urban Research Policy (CHURP). Todman’s visit was designed so she could hear
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By Juliann Ventura Vice President Harris and former President Trump are neck-and-neck in North Carolina, as the aftermath of Hurricane Helene weighs on voters’ minds, according to a new Elon University Poll. The poll found that Trump and Harris are tied in support among registered voters in the state, with each sitting at 46 percent. Nine percent said they support
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By Sarah Fortinsky Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are nearly tied in a new survey of likely Wisconsin voters. The USA Today/Suffolk University poll, released Monday, shows Trump leading Harris by 1 point, 48 to 47 percent, among likely voters in Wisconsin — a key battleground state that could help determine the election. The survey shows a large gender
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Courtesy of Kentucky State University Kentucky State University is set to launch one of its three new mobile health units in Louisville. This will take place at the Family Health Centers, Inc. – Portland site and promises to enhance access to healthcare for underserved communities in the area. This initiative, supported by the Cabinet for
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Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black educational institution in North Carolina, has signed a new agreement with Wake Forest University that will provide students from the HBCU with a pathway to matriculate into the juris doctorate program at the Wake Forest School of Law upon graduation. The agreement allows the
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By J.J. McCorvey The election could be decided in Georgia’s fastest-growing and most ethnically diverse county. In Gwinnett County, a part of metro Atlanta where 58% of voters backed Joe Biden in 2020 compared with the 40% who voted for Donald Trump, both parties are again locked in a race centered on the economy. Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic
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Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri Lincoln University of Missouri has announced the opening of enrollment for its Master of Arts in Higher Education program with a Historically Black Colleges Universities concentration. This online degree is available for both spring and fall 2025 and aims to equip education professionals with the essential skills to address
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