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HBCUs Spend a Significant Proportion of Their Revenue on Instructional Expenses

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 their findings, HBCUs spend a significant proportion of their annual revenue on instructional expenses. The U.S. Department of Education defines these expenses as costs relating to the interactions between teachers and students such as teacher salaries and benefits, teacher aides, textbooks, supplies, and purchased services.

Spelman College Welcomes Alumna LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson for Dedication of Renovated Performing Arts Center and Mural Unveiling

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 center and unveil a mural highlighting their lifetime of achievements in the arts. LaTanya and Sam, who met while students at Spelman and Morehouse College, respectively, donated $5 million towards the renovation of the Rockefeller Fine Arts Building. The contribution marked the largest alumnae donation

Central State University is under fiscal watch by the Ohio Department of Higher Education

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 to ODHE. “Post-pandemic, institutions of higher education nationally are facing constrained finances,” Duffey said in a statement. “With today’s fiscal watch declaration, Central State University will receive assistance in adapting and positioning itself to become an even stronger and more competitive institution.” There are eight criteria under

Acting U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Reviews Howard Research on Housing Affordability, Access, Resident Leadership, and the Effects of Climate Change

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 research on issues related to public and assisted housing, including rent control, the racial wealth gap, and the intersection of homelessness and climate change. The research is being conducted by the center’s research fellows. The acting secretary spoke about the importance of the discovery happening

Kentucky State University Launches Mobile Health Units To Serve Underserved Communities

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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 Health and Family Services, the Kentucky Department for Public Health, Family Health Centers, Inc., Park DuValle Community Health Center, and Jefferson Community and Technical College, aims to bring essential medical services directly to residents across Western Louisville. Dr. Koffi C. Akakpo, President of KSU, expressed enthusiasm

Wake Forest School of Law Creates Pathway Program for Winston-Salem State University Students

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 Wake Forest School of Law to admit up to two WSSU students into the juris doctorate program each admission cycle, who will receive, at minimum, a $35,000 scholarship per academic year for up to three years. “The partnership we are establishing today with Wake Forest

Lincoln University of Missouri Offering Unique Online Master’s Program Focusing on HBCUs

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 the unique challenges and opportunities facing HBCUs. Dr. Stevie L. Lawrence II, LU‘s provost and vice president for academic affairs, emphasized the program’s mission. “We need more leaders who are specifically trained to navigate the challenges and possibilities within our institutions,” said Dr. Lawrence. “Our MA

Spelman College Hosts Screening of Shirley Chisholm Documentary and Conversation with Director of Filmmaking Shola Lynch

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Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College hosted a screening of Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed, a documentary that captures Shirley Chisholm’s historic 1972 presidential campaign.  The film was directed by Shola Lynch, director of documentary filmmaking and Diana King Endowed Professor at Spelman and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. It features an interview with Chisholm and has received numerous accolades, including a prestigious Peabody Award.  The screening will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Ed.D Auditorium. Following the event, a discussion will take place between Lynch and Professor Emerita Dr. Ayoka Chenzira,

For a Howard alum who won gold at the Paralympics, perseverance is the real prize

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By Mia Berry Howard University alumna Sydney Satchell has had a busy month since winning a gold medal with the U.S. women’s sitting volleyball national team at the Paralympic Games in September. She attended a parade in her honor in her hometown of Windsor, Connecticut, and threw out the opening pitch at a Washington Nationals game. An avid women’s basketball fan, Satchell also was invited to attend a regular-season Connecticut Sun game and got to meet members of the UConn women’s basketball team, a special treat for the longtime Huskies fan. “Wanting to be at this high level as a kid and then accomplishing

University of Vermont and Society for Black Military Studies Launch New Academic Journal

The University of Vermont Press has partnered with the Society for Black Military Studies to launch the Journal of Black Military Studies.  The multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal will feature articles that discuss, analyze, and document the military experience in context of the Black diaspora. Scholars will be able to publish their work without fees and their articles will be freely available to the public. Françoise N. Hamlin, Royce Family Associate Professor of Teaching Excellence in Africana Studies & History at Brown University, will serve as the new journal’s inaugural editor-in-chief. She is a scholar of 20th-century United States history, African American history,

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