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Edward Waters Enrollment Nears All-Time Record in 2026

Edward Waters enrollment just hit a number the school hasn’t seen in more than 20 years. It’s now close enough to an all-time record that the gap can be counted in dozens, not hundreds. Florida’s first HBCU welcomed 1,281 students for Fall 2026, according to HBCU Gameday. That’s a 5.4 percent jump from Fall 2025 and the largest student body at the Jacksonville school in more than two decades. Edward Waters is now just 39 students away from setting a new all-time enrollment record. That mark has stood for nearly the entire 160-year history of the institution. A number two decades

Howard University workforce buyouts highlight new financial pressures facing HBCUs

Howard University is offering voluntary separation packages to hundreds of faculty and staff members as the institution responds to a changing financial landscape shaped by new federal student loan lending rules, uncertainty in research funding and the rising cost of operating one of the nation’s premier HBCUs. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, approximately 600 employees are eligible for the voluntary separation program. That represents about 16 percent of Howard’s workforce. University leaders say the initiative is part of a long-term strategy to position Howard for the future. However the announcement also comes as colleges across the country begin adjusting to changes in Parent

Fayetteville State Opens $70M Education Building, Marking New Chapter for HBCU

Fayetteville State University has unveiled a $70 million College of Education building. This facility stands as a major investment in North Carolina’s second-oldest HBCU. The ribbon-cutting took place at the four-story structure, which will prepare future K-12 educators and special education teachers. Chancellor Darrell Allison said the building demonstrates his school’s dedication to serving the area. “It starts in the classroom,” Allison told ABC11. “We’ve got a strategic call here in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, the Sandhills region, in the state and beyond, and we’re doubling down on that. As I said, we’re going to make good on this investment, and I’m

Higher Ed At A Crossroads: Winston-Salem State’s effort to stand out amid an HBCU-rich region

North Carolina is home to more than 100 higher education institutions. They include large research universities, small private liberal arts colleges, HBCUs, single-gender colleges, community colleges, and others. Some focus on workforce pipeline training, others are attached to enormous healthcare systems, and several promote being a place where students can discover themselves alongside a close-knit academic community. All the schools face an unprecedented higher education landscape: declines in the number of available traditional college students; shifts in federal support; and rapidly changing advances in technology. WUNC higher education reporter Brianna Atkinson asked chancellors and presidents across the state five big

Tuskegee students begin semester amid new policy banning durags and bonnets

As students began the fall semester at Tuskegee University on Wednesday, they were subject to a new dress code that prohibits them from wearing bonnets and durags — commonly worn head coverings in Black culture to protect textured hair and preserve hairstyles — in classrooms and public spaces on campus. The private historically Black Tuskegee, Alabama, institution made national waves last month when students were notified of the policy, which extends to all “other non-religious or non-medically required head coverings” as well as revealing clothing and bedroom shoes. In an email to the student body obtained by ABC News, Tuskegee

Fisk, Tennessee State make Forbes list of best HBCUs

After a short stint as interim, Dwayne Tucker was named the permanent president at TSU in August 2025. Tennessee State University and Fisk University were both listed among the top historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, in the nation by Forbes. Tennessee State University was on the top 10 list for public HBCUs, while Fisk University was listed among the top 10 for private HBCUs. Forbes has released a new ranking of the top historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, in the United States. Two Nashville schools made the list. Fisk University was listed among the nation’s top 10 private

Trump DOJ investigates William & Mary over alleged race-based scholarships

By Michael Duke ’28 The Trump Justice Department has opened a civil rights review into William & Mary over scholarships and student programs that federal officials say may provide benefits based on race. The Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced on Aug. 17 that it is examining whether several William & Mary programs violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin by recipients of federal funding. “Awarding scholarships or offering coveted opportunities to students based on the color of their skin is illegal and offends the guarantees of

Oakwood University, three other Alabama HBCUs secure $1M each to boost economic opportunity

By Jonathan Shelley  Four Alabama schools are among 12 historically Black colleges and universities nationwide receiving $1 million each in permanent endowment funding through a new gift from the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation, the United Negro College Fund announced. Oakwood University in Huntsville, Miles College in Fairfield, Stillman College in Tuscaloosa and Tuskegee University are all set to receive the funding as part of The Dimon Fund to Advance Economic Opportunity. The gift provides permanent endowment capital to the schools as part of a $5 million institutional match within UNCF’s pooled endowment fund. UNCF says the Alabama schools and

Tuskegee dress code inspires HBCU board member to push for one

Southern University could become the latest HBCU to adopt a Dress Code, but a proposal from the chairman of its governing board would put the Louisiana institution in a notably different position than schools such as Tuskegee University. Tony Clayton, chairman of the Southern University Board of Supervisors, said Friday that he wants leaders across the Southern University System to discuss implementing a dress code for students. Clayton said he plans to bring together the chancellors from Southern’s five campuses before the board’s next meeting on Sept. 18, according to the Louisiana Illuminator. “I walked around campus the other day. I think we need it,”

Bankrupt Saint Augustine’s Will Not Offer Fall Classes

The bankruptcy judge acknowledged the complexity of the proceeds, especially since the university “is essentially closed.” Photo illustration by Justin Morrison/Inside Higher Ed | zimmytws/iStock/Getty Images Saint Augustine’s University is suspended in a zombie-like state between life and death. In April, the embattled historically Black university in North Carolina declared bankruptcy, ending its access to federal financial aid. At the same time, officials said the university would not close. Instead SAU planned to pivot to offering online certificates and noncredit courses to continue to generate revenue as it grappled with a debt load of $74 million and a long list of creditors.

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