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FVSU Receives Largest Gift in University History to Advance Student Success and Institutional Priorities

Fort Valley State University has received $5.8 million, from the estate of alumnus Pastor Eddie D. Smith Sr. and wife Martha Smith, the largest philanthropic gift in the university’s history, marking a significant investment in the continued growth and success of the institution and the scholars it serves. As a two-time graduate of Fort Valley State University, Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education in 1968 and master’s degree in the same field in 1971. He maintained a lasting connection to the institution that helped shape his educational journey. Through a gift from his estate, he extends that commitment

Bethune-Cookman University Secures Nearly $5.2M In Historic Federal Nursing Grants

It’s the first time the HBCU has received funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Bethune-Cookman University has secured nearly $5.2 million in federal grants to expand nursing education and workforce development, marking the first time the historically Black university has received funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, according to a recent announcement. The Daytona Beach, Florida-based HBCU announced Oct. 21 that its College of Nursing and Health Sciences received two federal awards totaling $5,169,169. The funding will support initiatives designed to prepare future nurses and provide educational opportunities for working healthcare professionals. The university’s Wildcat Nursing

Campus groups across Maryland urge students to register before the upcoming deadline

By Calista Sybrant With Maryland’s advance voter registration deadline approaching Oct. 13, students on some college campuses are working to get more young people registered and prepared to cast their ballots. From voter registration drives to election information pop-ups, students at campuses, including St. John’s College, Bowie State University and the University of Maryland, hope to make voting more accessible for their peers. But student leaders said getting young people to the polls involves more than reminding them to register. They said some students don’t know the election deadlines or what’s on the ballot, while others are unsure about the

FAMU students protest campus police cooperation with ICE

Students at Florida A&M University are continuing to challenge the school’s partnership with federal immigration authorities, using the historically Black university’s homecoming festivities to renew calls for campus police to end their cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Members of FAMU Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) gathered on campus Friday (Oct. 23) to protest the university police department’s participation in the federal government’s 287(g) program. The agreement allows designated local and state law enforcement officers to perform certain immigration enforcement functions under ICE’s authority. The demonstration comes months after students first organized against the agreement, arguing that

HBCU homecomings shouldn’t pay the price for violence they didn’t cause

HBCU homecomings have always been events of great interest in our communities and even among those outside them. They represent a good time for current students and a blissful trip down memory lane for alumni. Unfortunately, outside activity involving people with no affiliation to these institutions can put HBCUs under the microscope. Saturday night in Tallahassee, Florida, a mass shooting occurred outside Florida A&M’s Bragg Memorial Stadium, just two weeks after a shooting that killed a man in Dover during Delaware State’s homecoming. The old saying, “If it bleeds, it leads,” has stuck with me ever since I heard it

‘Voting Is No Laughing Matter’ college tour rolls through Mississippi HBCUs

By Safiya Charles The students looked on with curiosity. Some had followed the sound of the bass thumping from speakers set outside Warren Hall on Tougaloo College’s campus in Jackson, Mississippi. Some were headed for lunch at the cafeteria where the ladies of Sigma Gamma Rho, dressed in bright blue and golden yellow, were ready to intercept them. Friends or classmates had spread the word to others that something worth their time was happening on campus that day. And, when they walked through the doors of Warren Hall, staff from the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Mississippi state office and its

FAMU Homecoming Shooting: 12 Injured Near Bragg Stadium

The FAMU homecoming shooting left 12 people injured near Bragg Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. Six of them were children. The youngest was 11. No one died, Tallahassee police said, and as of Sunday afternoon police had arrested no one. Hospitals have released five victims, while six remain hospitalized and one is in critical condition, Fox News reported. This is a developing HBCU news story. What Police Have Confirmed About the FAMU Homecoming Shooting Homecoming is one of the busiest weekends of the year in Tallahassee, per HBCU Gameday, and Perry Street was packed. A video taken earlier in the

Delaware State University Celebrates the Opening of the Leland Ware Collection at the University of Delaware

Courtesy of Delaware State University Delaware State University joined the University of Delaware on Monday, Oct. 19, for the opening of the Leland Ware Special Collection on Civil Rights and Social Justice in UD’s Morris Library — a celebration of a scholar whose life’s work is permanently woven into the histories of both universities. Ware, a nationally recognized civil rights scholar, educator and public servant, was the inaugural holder of the Louis L. Redding Chair for the Study of Law and Public Policy at UD, a position he held from 2000 until his retirement in 2023. He died April 26,

At doorstep of Atlanta HBCUs, ‘transformative’ project full speed ahead

A surge of new housing and other large-scale investment at the doorstep of Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities continues. Leaders with Morehouse College, Spelman College, Develop Fulton, the City of Atlanta, and development firms formally broke ground Monday on a $147-million, campus-adjacent West End project described as “transformative” for the area. Now titled “The Den at Eight50 West” for its address, the student-housing venture calls for 305 units with a total of 793 beds for both Morehouse and Spelman students, according to Philadelphia-based developer Radnor Property Group, which is partnering with Madrone Community Development Foundation on the project. The

UNC Finalizes Agreement Ending Civil Rights, Admissions Probes

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education, resolving 18 civil rights investigations into campus discrimination and antisemitism as well as a DOJ admissions compliance review. The university faces no monetary penalties in the agreement, according to a press releaseposted to the university’s website on Monday. The backlog of investigations includes cases filed as far back as 2019, spanning both the Biden and Trump administrations. Over the last seven years, the inquiries expanded to address allegations of discrimination based on race, sex, disability and

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