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HBCU Quiz Bowl National Championship Weekend (Honda Campus All-Star Challenge)

Fueled by their passion for knowledge and academic excellence, over 200 students and coaches from 32 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are gearing up to compete in the 36th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), America’s premier academic competition for HBCU students. Fans can watch the exciting HCASC National Championship finals on April 17 at 3:00 p.m. PDT by visitingĀ HCASC NCT on YouTube. Following their success in the HCASC national qualifying tournaments in February, the “Thrilling 32” teams are advancing to the 2025 HCASC National Championship Tournament to vie for the title and a share of more than $500,000 in

Coppin State University Celebrates 125 Years of Transformation and Impact on Maryland

By CherRae Dickerson Coppin State University, a nationally recognized leader in urban higher education, proudly announces its 125th-anniversary celebration on April 24, 2025, from 6ā€“9 p.m. at the M&T Bank Exchange in downtown Baltimore. This milestone event entitled Coppin125: Celebrating a Legacy, Igniting The Future will honor Coppinā€™s rich legacy, transformative faculty and students, and bold vision for the future, while celebrating generations of scholars, educators, and leaders who have shaped the universityā€™s extraordinary impact. The anniversary also marks President Anthony L. Jenkinsā€™ fifth year in office, a tenure defined by historic milestones in growth, research, innovation, and student success.

HBCU Student Who Died In Alleged Fraternity Hazing Incident Honored By FAMU Community

The community atĀ Florida A&M UniversityĀ is mourningĀ Caleb Wilson, a student at Southern University who allegedly died as a result of hazing during a fraternity pledge event. Wilson was allegedly pledging Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., one of the Black Greek organizations part of the Divine Nine. Students at FAMU organized an event to pay tribute to Wilson, from one HBCU to the other. Sydney Bellamy, a senior student at FAMU and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., wanted to show solidarity with Wilson and his family. ā€œWell, after the tragedy happened. I was just thinking on ways that our

AAMU to Host 2025 UEDA International Conference, a First for HBCUs

TheĀ University Economic Development AssociationĀ (UEDA) has elected Dr. Teresa Merriweather Orok as its President, effective January 1, 2025. This historic appointment makes her the first Black woman and the first representative from a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to lead the nearly 50-year-old organization. ā€œDr. Teresa Merriweather Orokā€™s election as UEDA Board President marks a significant milestone for the organization and the field of economic development,ā€ said Dr. Kenneth E. Poole, UEDA Executive Director. ā€œWith over 30 years of experience in economic development and innovation, Dr. Orok brings a powerful voice and deep expertise to this role. As the first

Howard Universityā€™s 157th Commencement Returns to The Yard on May 10, Featuring Keynote Address by LeVar Burton

By Cedric Mobley Howard University announced today information on the graduating Class of 2025 Commencement. The 157th Commencement will be held at the university Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 10 a.m. on The Yard, the universityā€™s main campus upper quadrangle. Peabody, Emmy, and Grammy-Award winner LeVar Burton will serve as the Commencement orator. He will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.Ā  Graduates from the universityā€™s 14 schools and colleges will be among the largest graduating classes in the universityā€™s history to receive bachelorā€™s, masterā€™s, and doctoral degrees in various disciplines. The individual colleges and schools will also

Black and Jewish College Students Coming Together for UNITY Dinner at Coppin State University to Forge New Relationships and Understanding

By CherRae Dickerson Black and Jewish students gathered for a UNITY Dinner on Tuesday, April 8, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at J. Millard Tawes Center Ballroom, Coppin State University, 2500 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD. The aim of the dinner was to highlight shared values and forge new relationships and understanding between communities. In addition to deepening education and dialogues, the dinner will also focus on how the Black and Jewish communities can work together to fight anti-Black racism, antisemitism and bigotry of all kinds. Students, faculty and administrators participated from Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Goucher

Supporting Womenā€™s Sports with Purpose, Not Pretense

Written by A. Zachary Faison Jr., J.D. President & CEO, Edward Waters University Thereā€™s a prevailing narrative in college athletics that equal investment should automatically mean equal treatment ā€” regardless of outcomes, market interest, or sustainability. Itā€™s a narrative rooted in good intentions but one that often ignores the economic and biological realities that shape how the public consumes sports. As someone who is leading an HBCU institution that proudly supports womenā€™s athletics ā€” including hiring theĀ first woman Athletics Director in the 158-year historyĀ of Edward Waters University ā€” I believe in womenā€™s sports. And I believe in investing in them.

Howard University School of Education Celebrates a Decade of Excellence in Urban Education Leadership

By Kristen Hill The Howard University School of Education proudly marks a decade of transformative impact in education leadership through itsā€ÆUrban Superintendents Academy. This milestone celebration highlights 10 years of empowering dynamic, equity-focused leaders who are shaping the future of urban education. In partnership withā€Æthe School Superintendents Association and the University of Southern California, the Urban Superintendents Academy is a premier, nine-month cohort-based leadership program. Designed for aspiring education executives, the academy plays a pivotal role in preparing leaders to serve in the nationā€™s rapidly expanding urban school districts. Addressing disparities in educational leadership, the program cultivates a diverse network

Harvard, UCLA, Stanford among schools across US reporting student visa revocations

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By ByEly Brown,Ā Erica Morris, andĀ T. Michelle Murphy The student visas of five individuals currently attending or recently graduated from Harvard University have been revoked, according to Harvard. It’s one of more than a dozen higher education institutions that is actively tracking and reporting the number of affiliated people who have been targeted by President Donald Trump’s administration in recent weeks. These incidents are part of what appears to be mass targeting of international students by Trump’s administration over alleged violations of their visa or green card conditions, ranging from minor legal infractions to participating in demonstrations. In other cases, the

Florida A&M set to lose millions after Trump executive order

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The Trump Administrationā€™s cuts have left a big void in the FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.Ā U.S. President Donald Trumpā€™s sweeping attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion will certainly adversely affect the Tallahassee HBCU and others as the effects are beginning to reveal themselves. This weekā€™s big headline was Trumpā€™s threat to take funding away from the National History Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.Ā Ā In Trumpā€™sĀ March 27 executive order, he contends thatĀ ā€œimproper, divisive or anti-American ideology.ā€Ā Ā ā€œOnce widely respected as a symbol of American excellence and a global icon of cultural achievement, the Smithsonian Institution has, in

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