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As Elite Colleges Lose Black Students, HBCUs See Enrollment Surge

by Sylvia Perry For generations, Black Americans were denied equal access to higher education through segregation, discriminatory admissions policies, unequal public school funding and laws that barred many colleges and universities from admitting Black students. Even after legal segregation ended, persistent racial wealth gaps left many Black families with fewer financial resources to pay for college. To help address those inequities, colleges, foundations and private donors created scholarships specifically for Black and other historically underrepresented students. Today, many of those scholarships are disappearing or being restructured in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision ending race-conscious college admissions.

Wilberforce Faces Wrongful Death Suit After Student Dies Following Alleged Hazing

By Jamaal Abdul-Alim The parents of a Wilberforce University freshman are suing the university for failing to prevent a deadly hazing ritual that claimed the life of their daughter as she sought to join “Turtles” – a social drinking club in which members “can never deny a shot” of liquor, a lawsuit filed in Greene County, Ohio shows. The wrongful death lawsuit – filed by the parents of Savanna Jones, 18, a Wilberforce band member who died in April 30 – alleges that Wilberforce administrators and residence hall employees failed to stop the “widely known” campus group from conducting dangerous

HBCU includes new stadium plans in $1.7 billion outline

Texas Southern University is laying out a vision that includes a new football stadium, upgraded facilities and a decade-long plan to reshape the campus of the Houston HBCU. The university has launched a Campus Master Plan that outlines roughly $1.7 billion in long-term capital priorities. The plan includes more than 20 phased projects over the next decade. One of the biggest athletics pieces is a proposed 10,000-seat football stadium. The stadium would give Texas Southern a more defined on-campus football home as part of a broader effort to modernize the university before its centennial. Texas Southern currently plays football at

UAPB team earns 2nd place, Best Presentation Award at HBCU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Event

A student team from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff recently earned second place overall and the Best Presentation Award at the 2026 HBCU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Event at the Westin Atlanta Airport in Atlanta. Students representing UAPB included Kennedy Abanihe, Gerald Shimo, Matanda Phiri, Otutochi Nwadinkpa, and Oluwademilade Ogunbade. The annual event brought together more than 30 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) for a multi-day experience designed to cultivate innovation, strengthen collaboration, and showcase the next generation of Black business leaders, according to a news release. Student entrepreneurs, faculty mentors, university administrators, and industry professionals participated in

Alabama A&M lands a seat at the table as USPTO expands innovation office to the Southeast

Add “federal patent office partner” to Alabama A&M’s résumé. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office — which likes to call itself “America’s Innovation Agency” — announced this week it’s expanding its Community Engagement Office footprint into the Southeast, and Huntsville’s own HBCU made the cut, alongside a group of Georgia schools including Clark Atlanta, Morehouse and Spelman. The expansion is built around a specific goal: connecting Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions directly to the machinery of patents, commercialization and entrepreneurship. It’s part of a broader federal mandate under the 2022 UAIA, which more generally directs the USPTO

HBCU lands millions for indoor athletic facility

HBCU athletics at Grambling State University is getting another major boost from the state of Louisiana. Grambling State announced that the 2026 Louisiana Legislative Session will provide up to $24 million for several of the university’s strategic priorities, including an additional $6 million to continue construction of its new indoor athletic facility. The funding comes as part of a larger package tied to academics, operations, infrastructure and campus growth. The $6 million for the indoor athletic facility was placed into the Capital Outlay Savings Fund, according to the university. It builds on $6.7 million previously approved for the project and moves

Maryland’s First HBCU Bowie State Sees 100% NCLEX Pass Rate For December 2025 Nursing Graduates

By Shacamree Gowdy Congratulations are in order for the 14 graduates of Bowie State University‘s December 2025 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) class, who achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). According to a university news release, the achievement places Bowie State, Maryland’s first Historically Black College and University (HBCU), among Maryland’s top-performing nursing programs — reflecting the preparedness of its graduates to meet the demands of today’s healthcare environment. “This result reflects the rigor of our program and the unwavering commitment of our faculty to student success,” said Dr. Monique Alston, associate professor

Senator Ossoff, Warnock secure $556K for Morehouse College campus safety upgrades

Morehouse College is set to receive more than half a million dollars in new federal funding to strengthen campus safety through a series of security upgrades, Georgia’s U.S. senators announced Thursday. U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock secured $556,000 for the historically Black college to enhance security across its Atlanta campus. The funding will pay for motorized entrance gates, security cameras at dorm entrances and proximity locks for classrooms and offices. According to the senators, the funding was included in the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bill, which became law after passing both chambers of Congress.

HBCU ELI celebrates successful June residency, strengthening leadership pipeline for HBCUs

The HBCU Executive Leadership Institute (HBCU ELI) at Clark Atlanta University today announced the successful completion of its June 2026 residency and official pinning ceremony, which convened more than 40 members of its sixth Community of Fellows for an intensive leadership experience designed to strengthen the future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Held June 10-12 on the campus of Clark Atlanta University, the residency brought together nearly 80 senior higher education and corporate leaders, administrators and changemakers from across the country for executive-level discussions on governance, finance, innovation, student success, artificial intelligence and institutional sustainability. The residency is a cornerstone

HBCU Fayetteville State University in North Carolina awarded millions in state’s $34B budget, here’s how the money will be spent

North Carolina’s new $34.4 billion state budget includes a major investment in higher education, with Fayetteville State University (FSU) set to receive $16.5 million to expand opportunities for students. For the second-oldest historically Black college and university (HBCU) in the state, the funding represents more than just dollars, university leaders say. They believe it will help keep college affordable, attract more students and boost the local economy. “It makes me excited because it means that our university is going to continue to grow,” said Joshua Scales, a pre-law student. Scales, who chose FSU three years ago for its affordability and sense of belonging, said

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