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National Park Service Awards $10.7 Million in Grants to Eleven HBCUs

The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded $10.7 million in grant funding to support the preservation and stabilization of historic sites on HBCU campuses. The grants come from fiscal year 2025 appropriations from the Historic Preservation Fund, which invests in communities nationwide to safeguard cultural resources, strengthen local economies, and ensure that more Americans see their history represented. “Preserving our nation’s history is about honoring the people, events and cultures that shaped who we are,” said Jessica Bowron, NPS Comptroller exercising the delegate authority of the Director. “These grants empower communities to tell their stories, celebrate their heritage and ensure

Delaware State University Approaching 7,000 Students as Fall Enrollment Runs Ahead of Last Year’s Record

As homecoming season begins, Delaware State University is approaching a record enrollment of nearly 7,000 students. Enrollment across all campuses and programs is running ahead of where it stood at this point last year, putting the University on pace to surpass last fall’s record census of 6,623 when it certifies Fall 2026 enrollment on October 31. Since 2020, when the University enrolled 5,027 students, enrollment has grown nearly 40 percent. As of this week, 6,990 students are registered across the University’s Dover and Wilmington campuses, its online programs, and its international partnerships, including 6,370 on the University’s U.S. campuses, roughly

Cause of Death Revealed for Ohio HBCU Student at Center of Alleged Hazing Lawsuit

By Alecia Taylor An Ohio coroner has revealed the cause of death for Savanna Jones nearly five months after the Wilberforce University freshman’s body was discovered in her dorm room. Released Sept. 28, the Greene County coroner’s report said Jones, who died in April, passed from acute ventricular dysrhythmia and acute alcohol intoxication, the Jones’ estate said. “The autopsy confirms what we have said all along: Savanna Jones died of acute alcohol intoxication from a senseless, illegal hazing ritual,” said Spencer Meador, an attorney with Cooper Elliott, the Ohio-based law firm representing the family. “Her death was preventable.” Her family

President Edington Joins HBCU Leaders as Federal Officials Announce $174 Million Investment

UDC President Maurice D. Edington joined federal officials and leaders from historically Black colleges and universities across the country at the 2026 White House HBCU Summit for discussions on expanding educational opportunity, strengthening research and preparing students for the workforce. Edington’s participation brought UDC’s perspective to the national gathering focused on the capacity, competitiveness and long-term success of HBCUs. As Washington, DC’s only public university and an urban land-grant HBCU, UDC connects education, research and community engagement to the needs of the nation’s capital. The conversation centered on ways HBCUs can build on their historic contributions and create new opportunities

Black UNC Students Say the University Failed Them After a Racist Attack

By Alecia Taylor Less than 30 minutes into a Love Island watch party on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, all hell broke loose. On Aug. 31, several Black student organizations had gathered in a small building to watch the popular reality TV show when a white man walked in, yelling racial slurs. Things quickly escalated when the unknown man started throwing items at students before reaching into his bag. One student yelled, “He’s got a gun!” prompting attendees to hit the ground. But the man didn’t have a gun; he had what students later

Lincoln University students, alums sue Missouri for nearly $550M, alleging state illegally underfunded the HBCU

Historically Black Colleges and Universities have well-documented cases of having their funding pulled or outright withheld over the years. One group in Missouri that calls Lincoln University home is looking to recoup funds they believe belonged to the school and were being illegally withheld. Alumni and current students of the HBCU in Jefferson City, Missouri, are suing the state for nearly $549 million, seeking to test a 19th-century federal law that sought equitable public financing for schools established as havens for Black thought and education after the Civil War and Reconstruction. “The ramifications of the underfunding are very present today,

Hurricane Isaias shifts HBCU homecoming game to Friday morning

Alabama State has made a major change to its HBCU Homecoming schedule, moving its football matchup against FAMU to Friday morning because of the anticipated impact of Hurricane Isaias. The university announced that Alabama State’s Homecoming football game against Florida A&M will now be played Friday, Oct. 9 at 11 a.m. The contest had originally been scheduled as part of the university’s traditional weekend Homecoming celebration. University officials said the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of public safety.” All other ASU Homecoming activities scheduled between Friday and Sunday have also been rescheduled.

Cornell students hold sit-in over alleged 2024 fraternity assault

By Maggie Vespa, Daniel Arkin and Adam Reiss ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University students began a seven-hour sit-in Wednesday in solidarity with Jane Doe, the woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by members of the Chi Phi fraternity nearly two years ago. “Seven hours for the seven hours she endured. Seven hours of solidarity. Seven hours demanding change,” a coalition of Cornell student groups said in a post on Instagram ahead of the demonstration. Roughly 80 students had gathered inside a campus dining hall named for Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison by around 3 p.m. Outside the building, students

SSU’s doctoral program approved, first doctoral program for a Georgia public HBCU

Savannah State University (SSU) announced Tuesday it intends to offer a Doctorate program. The Doctor of Public Administration program would be the first doctorate program for SSU, along with the first doctorate program for a public HBCU in Georgia. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents gave the program the official green light Tuesday. Now, the college needs to be approved to offer doctoral-level education by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). That decision is expected in February of 2027. SSU leaders said the program is expected to take about two and a half

Florida Memorial Enrollment Doubles to 2,556 in 2026

Florida Memorial enrollment for 2026 hit 2,556 students this fall, a full 100 percent jump over last year and the largest headcount the university has ever recorded. President William Cullen McCormick Jr. didn’t undersell the moment. “Let history record this moment,” he told the campus community, calling the number “our new floor,” not a peak. That framing matters given where FMU started. Enrollment at the Miami Gardens school fell from 1,878 students in 2012 down to just 915 by 2021, a near-decade slide that forced the university to rethink recruitment from the ground up. This fall’s number doesn’t just reverse

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