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Former President of Trinidad and Tobago Visits Howard University for Fireside Chat on Global Leadership

By Adriana Fraser Howard University’s Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership (CWGGL) welcomed Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes, former president of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, to the University for a special fireside chat event exploring how global leaders can navigate times of uncertainty.  Weekes, the first woman to serve as the president of Trinidad and Tobago (from 2018 to 2023), joined the Howard community for a conversation on women in leadership and how the University can prepare the next generation of globally minded leaders. Students, faculty, staff, and the broader D.C. community filled the historic Browsing Room in Howard’s Founders Library

Bluefield State University Fires President Darrin Martin

The board of governors for Bluefield State University in West Virginia has fired President Darrin Martin over concerns with the HBCU’s financial stability, according to a report from MetroNews. In an August 27 meeting, the board decided to reverse their July 14 decision to renew Dr. Martin’s contract. According to chairman Charlie Cole, the board was recently made aware of several fiscal, operational, and administrative issues at university. These include some $1.5 million in outstanding obligations and a lack of evidence about unpaid bills, debts, balances, and finances. Cole also revealed that the board has received “mixed and conflicting numbers” from

Florida’s first HBCU hits enrollment milestone with largest fall class in two decades

Edward Waters University, Florida’s first historically Black college and university, has reached its highest fall enrollment in more than 20 years. The Jacksonville institution welcomed 1,281 students for Fall 2026, continuing a period of sustained growth in enrollment, academics and institutional finances. The achievement comes at a time when American higher education is navigating financial pressures, demographic changes and major shifts in diversity and admissions policies. The university closed Fall 2026 registration with 1,281 students, a 5.4% increase from the previous year and a 37.4% increase from its 932 students in Fall 2019. According to Afrotech, the growth was particularly pronounced

Florida A&M University Repeats as No. 1 HBCU in the Nation by Niche

For the second consecutive year, Florida A&M University (FAMU) has been ranked the No. 1 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the nation by Niche in its 2027 Best HBCU Schools in America rankings. FAMU earned the highest ranking among 73 HBCUs evaluated by Niche, receiving an overall grade of A-. Niche’s rankings are based on an analysis of academic, admissions, financial and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education, as well as millions of reviews and survey responses from students and alumni. The platform evaluates more than 1,000 colleges and universities nationwide. “Being named the nation’s No. 1 public HBCU by

Winston-Salem State enrollment climbs as HBCU welcomes 5,200

Winston-Salem State is seeing enrollment climb, with the HBCU welcoming 5,210 students for fall 2026, its largest total since 2021. The university announced a 9.1% enrollment increase compared with 2023. Growth includes gains among first-time freshmen and graduate students, alongside a decade-high academic benchmark for its incoming class. WSSU welcomed 1,120 first-time freshmen this fall, up 27% from 2023. Those students arrived with an average high school GPA of 3.4. That marks the highest average in the university’s comparative enrollment data spanning the past decade. Graduate enrollment also reached a milestone. The university reported 681 graduate students, a 32% increase

‘Raise the bar, students will reach it’: HBCU president defends strict dress code amid backlash

Tuskegee University’s president pushed back against criticism of the school’s dress code in a Sunday interview, arguing that requiring professional attire ensures students are “job-ready.” “If you raise the bar, students will reach it,” President Mark Brown told Fox News. “Why don’t we raise the bar? That’s what I think we ought to do. We’re unapologetic about that part,” he said. Brown added that the goal of the dress code is to set students up for success. “The focus is how do I make you a professional in whatever space you want to go in?” he said. “Any higher education institution

The Fight for Fair Funding at Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University is one of the most underfunded historically Black land-grant universities in the country. In a 2023 letter to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the state owed the institution more than $2 billion, accrued over the past three decades. According to another tally in 2021 from the Tennessee Office of Legislative Budget Analysis, the state owes the university anywhere between $150 million and $544 million in unpaid land-grant funds over the last 50 years. The state report set off an advocacy campaign to recoup the unpaid money. At the center of the fight was

Five New Deans at Historically Black Universities

Gregory D. Goins is the new dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University. He has served as the college’s associate dean for the past four years, and he previously chaired the department of natural resources and environmental design. Dr. Goins is also the founder of the HBCU’s Small Farms Resource and Innovation Center. Earlier in his career, he spent eight years as a scientist with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where he led research in controlled-environment agriculture and designed plant growth experiments conducted aboard space shuttles and the International Space Station. “Dr. Goins brings

HBCU launching new black male student success initiative

Benedict College is launching a new HBCU initiative focused on Black male student success after receiving a $100,000 grant from The Boulé Foundation to support its newly established B.E.S.T. Leadership Institute. The Columbia, South Carolina, institution announced the investment as Benedict College reaches a notable enrollment milestone: male students now make up the majority of its undergraduate population. The B.E.S.T. Leadership Institute will focus on academic achievement, leadership development, career readiness and graduation outcomes. Its name represents Belonging, Educational Excellence, Service and Civic Responsibility, and Thoughtfulness Toward Others and the Campus. “This investment represents far more than financial support. It

NC A&T’s New Health Disparities Research Center Just Landed $16.9M From the NIH

The NCA&T health disparities research center just became the university’s biggest single NIH win ever. Seven-point-two million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s right now, and most of them want to know their diagnosis before it fully arrives. That statistic sits behind the new $16.9 million NIH award that just landed at North Carolina A&T — the largest single NIH grant the university’s Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences has ever received. The five-year award comes through the NIH’s Research Centers in Minority Institutions program, run by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. It will fund the

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