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2 Alabama colleges in top 10 of Forbes’ HBCU rankings

Five Alabama colleges were recently included in Forbes’ annual Top 500 Colleges rankings but the company also highlighted a pair of HBCUs in our state. Forbes separately ranked the top 10 private Historically Black Colleges and Universities and two Alabama schools made the list including Tuskegee University (#6) and Talladega College (#8). The rankings were based on a variety of metrics including: Graduation rate Student debt Pell grant success rate Forbes American Leaders alumni Keep reading to learn more about Alabama’s two schools that made the list. Tuskegee University Orientation leaders greet incoming freshmen and new students. (Tuskegee University) Tuskegee is sixth

HBCU students/athletes protest upcoming basketball hire

Texas Southern basketball players are publicly pushing the HBCU to retain interim head coach Shyrone Chatman as questions continue to surround the university’s attempt to hire Corey Lowery. Players were joined by students and alumni in a demonstration on the Texas Southern campus Tuesday, according to reporting and video posted by Defender Network college sports editor Terrance Harris. The demonstration comes one day before the Board of Regents is expected to consider the  president’s recommendation for the men’s basketball position. Harris posted multiple videos showing people marching across campus. He reported that Texas Southern players were among those demonstrating in

Before Classes Begin, Morehouse Gives Its Freshmen a Lesson in Belonging

By Noah Cathey “I’ve got a feeling somebody’s trying to sneak in my house … Morehouse!”   A boisterous crowd sang into the summer night air as they flanked a long line of young men dressed in white shirts and maroon ties as they exited King Chapel. It is with those words, sang by upperclassman and alumni, that Morehouse College welcomed 722 freshmen who make up the Class of 2030 to their New Student Orientation. The preparation necessary to pull off a week of bonding activities and inspiring programming began five months ago. NSO leaders, composed of current sophomores, juniors and

One Florida College Stands Out in Forbes’ New HBCU Rankings

Students considering college in Florida may find reassurance in a new national ranking Forbes released its inaugural ranking of “America’s Top HBCUs” (historically Black colleges and universities) for 2026, which includes one major university in Florida. Forbes’ methodology considers factors including graduation and retention rates, alumni earnings, student debt and university success in serving Pell Grant recipients, which are low-income students who receive government subsidies to help them pay for college. In its introduction, Forbes shares that the nation’s 100 HBCUs have experienced a resurgence in popularity. “After shrinking from 1976 to 2014, the share of Black college students choosing

State audit says Ohio’s only public HBCU inaccurately charged students tuition and fees

By Megan Henry Central State University incorrectly charged students tuition and rent, according to State Auditor Keith Faber. Faber recently released an audit of Central State University’s finances from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. He is requiring Central State’s former CFO Curtis Pettis and his insurance company United Educators to pay back more than $105,000 of penalties that added up from the university’s late payments to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio. Three of the monthly STRS contributions were sent late and seven of the 12 OPERS monthly contributions were sent late, according

Everything To Know About The Shooting At HBCU Virginia State University

A 19-year-old man has been arrested for the shooting at Virginia State University that left five people injured on Saturday, prompting a brief lockdown at the historically Black university. The suspect has been arrested The Chesterfield County Police Department arrested Camron Harris after finding him in a closet in a residence hall on the school’s campus in Ettrick, Virginia. Harris, who is not a Virginia State University student, was found about 12 hours after the shooting took place, ABC News reported. Police said Harris is being held without bond as he faces eight felony warrants. The warrants include four for malicious wounding and four for use

Anxious students who were unenrolled now moving into Howard University dorms

“I’m definitely not really over that,” Clark said. While administrators prefer that students, faculty and alumni focus on the school’s new academic year, much of the community’s attention is still trained on the unenrollment debacle. More than 500 incoming first-year students were unenrolled for missing a July tuition payment deadline, the university said. About 200 students have had their enrollment restored. It was also reported Aug. 7 that Howard unenrolled the students about a month after offering voluntary early retirement buyouts to 600 eligible employees. But Howard University said in a statement that the employee buyouts were unrelated and part

Karrie Dixon Is Rebuilding Trust and Raising Ambition at NCCU

By Jamaal Abdul-Alim When Dr. Karrie G. Dixon became the 13th chancellor of North Carolina Central University in the summer of 2024, the institution’s finances were a mess. A state audit would later reveal just how bad the bookkeeping had been. It found $45 million in financial reporting errors for the fiscal year prior to Dixon’s tenure. “The first thing, of course, when something like that is greeting you as you lead a new institution, is to figure out what happened and why,” Dixon says. The report identified inadequate internal controls as a culprit behind the misreporting. “So that told

North Carolina A&T names former administrator as new AD

North Carolina A&T has named Katreshia Louis-Verrett as its new director of athletics, confirming a move HBCU Gameday first reported more than two weeks ago. The university announced Friday that Louis-Verrett will begin her new role on Sept. 1. She will oversee 17 intercollegiate programs, more than 300 student-athletes and nearly 50 coaches and staff members. Louis-Verrett currently serves as deputy athletics director and senior woman administrator at UAB. However, she is no stranger to North Carolina A&T or the demands of its athletic department. She previously worked at the HBCU from 2011 through 2017. During that period, Louis-Verrett served

Who’s in Control at Texas Southern? Regents to Vote on Ashley Robinson, Corey Lowery

Texas Southern University’s Board of Regents will decide Wednesday whether to approve Ashley Robinson as vice president and director of athletics and Corey Lowery as head men’s basketball coach, two of the most consequential hires in the athletic department. But one of President James W. Crawford III’s recommendations reaches the full board without the support of either committee that considered him. According to sources familiar with the proceedings, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss personnel matters, the Personnel and Litigation Committee and Athletics Committee unanimously recommended Ashley Robinson for vice president and director of athletics.

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