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Forbes Released 2026 Financial Grades for Private HBCUs

The HBCU financial grades are in, and the results tell two very different stories depending on where you look. Forbes recently released its 2026 College Financial Grades, grading more than 900 private nonprofit colleges with enrollments above 500 students. Dozens of HBCUs made the list. The report uses a revamped formula developed with data from Perspective Data Science, designed specifically to measure what Forbes calls “true liquidity” — how much financial cushion a school actually has when things get tight. For private HBCUs, that cushion is often thinner than it should be. The results confirm what many in the community

North Carolina A&T audit shows millions improperly distributed

North Carolina A&T, a major HBCU, is facing scrutiny after a state audit found the university improperly distributed $5.1 million in scholarship and financial aid funds over an eight-year period. The findings were presented Thursday by North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek during a Board of Trustees Risk Management, Audit and Compliance Committee meeting in Greensboro. Boliek said the investigation uncovered serious misconduct tied to financial assistance. According to the audit, some students received aid because of personal ties to university employees instead of merit or financial need. Improper aid at North Carolina A&T The report said more than $5

Ohio to Give Central State University $29 Million If It Allows Government Oversight of Campus Facilities

In the state of Ohio’s most recent capital budget proposal, lawmakers have allocated some $29 million for Central State University to fund campus renovations. However, the funding comes with a key stipulation: the HBCU must give the Ohio Department of Administrative Services or another government entity oversight of its facilities before the money can be released, according to a report from Signal Ohio.  This proposal follows a 2024 decision that placed Central State University, the state’s only public historically Black university, on a fiscal watch due to consistent fiscal challenges. Since then, the HBCU has been required to file quarterly progress reports with

Previously Dismissed Florida A&M University Underfunding Lawsuit Moves Forward

In 2022, a group of students at Florida A&M University, a historically Black educational institution in Tallahassee, filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida, claiming the state had systematically underfunded the HBCU over the past three decades compared to the state’s predominately White public institutions like the University of Florida and Florida State University. The lawsuit was dismissed in 2024 by a federal judge who determined the case did not provide sufficient evidence that the state discriminated against FAMU. Now the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has revived the lawsuit, ruling that the 2024 decision was made too quickly

GSU’s Callier leads 30th Annual NSPAA Conference and Technical Assistance Workshop

Theodore Callier, Grambling State University’s Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs and president of the National Sponsored Programs Administrators Alliance, led NSPAA’s 30th Annual National Conference and Technical Assistance Workshop June 1–5 at Caesars New Orleans. The event brought together representatives from 53 colleges and universities, along with federal agency partners, sponsors and research administration professionals focused on strengthening sponsored programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other minority-serving institutions. The 2026 gathering opened with pre-conference sessions June 1–2, followed by the main conference and technical assistance workshop June 3–5. This year marked NSPAA’s 30th year of convening

HBCUs Alabama State and Morris Brown reach historic agreement

 Alabama State and Morris Brown — are at the center of a new agreement designed to create a smoother path from undergraduate study to graduate education. ASU and Morris Brown College signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday, June 16, on ASU’s campus. The agreement is designed to help Morris Brown graduates move into graduate programs at Alabama State. ASU President Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr. and Morris Brown President Dr. Kevin E. James signed the agreement during the ceremony. Leaders from both schools also took part, including ASU Provost Dr. Carl Pettis, MBC Provost Dr. Jamie Jamison and Dr. Anthony

Unprecedented Outside Coaching for Jackson State University President Raises Questions About HBCU Leadership Development

By Autumn A. Arnett The Associated Press recently reported that Dr. Denise Jones Gregory will receive coaching in her role as president of Jackson State University, a role she has held as interim since May of 2025. Dr. Kim Bobby, principal at AGB Search who previously served as the first chief diversity officer at the University of Puget Sound (WA), told the AP that Jackson State’s “cultural significance as a historically Black university” was considered in the training’s design. Gregory, who is Jackson State’s sixth president in 10 years and tenth in 15 years, knows perhaps better than many the institutional context

Fisk University data center sparks protest from Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones

Fisk University is facing pushback over a proposed data center near its main campus. On Wednesday, protesters opposed a proposed campus Innovation Center that would include a large data center, arguing that the project lacks transparency and could cause environmental harm to Black students at Fisk and Nashville residents. The demonstration took place at the university gates as critics, including state Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, called on Fisk to release more information about the plan, which is part of the school’s $1 billion Quantum Leap campus master plan. Jones, a Fisk graduate, said the school should be guided by the legacy

Radio Preservation Project held a return ceremony for Central State University’s historic radio station

Courtesy of Central State University In the community room of WYSO’s new Dayton Street station, radio history came back home. On Wednesday, May 13, the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Radio Preservation Project held a return ceremony for Central State University’s historic radio station, WCSU 88.9, celebrating the formal return of digitized archival audio from the Wilberforce station to the institution that created it. Gathered for the celebration were WYSO and HBCU Radio Preservation Project staff, Central State representatives, WCSU alumni and community members. The HBCU Radio Preservation Project team collected 11 oral history interviews with folks connected to

Ohio’s oldest private HBCU expanding to address student housing crunch

WILBERFORCE, Ohio — Ohio’s oldest private historically Black university is making major changes to its campus while students are out. It’s expanding as it faces a growing demand for student housing. After 170 years of history, you have to take a tour to see the future of Ohio’s oldest HBCU. In the next five years, Wilberforce University’s entire footprint is expected to get bigger, but that expansion comes as the university faces another housing challenge. For years, some students were living in dorms leased from neighboring HBCU, Central State University, but that’s about to end. “They won’t have any place at

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