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Southern University STEM Complex Tops Off $68 Million

Southern University STEM complex progress hit a major milestone this month as Southern University and A&M College celebrated the placement of the final structural beam on its new $68 million STEM building. The moment signals that the structure is fully framed and the project is moving into its next phase, bringing a long awaited upgrade in labs, classrooms, and research capacity closer to reality for students on the Bluff. The Southern University STEM complex is being funded through Louisiana’s Capital Outlay Act, a state backed investment that campus leaders say will help expand opportunity and innovation for current and future Jaguars.

Jackson State contributes Margaret Walker items to Smithsonian exhibit on HBCU history

By Morgan Howard Jackson State University is contributing personal items from acclaimed Mississippi author Margaret Walker Alexander to a new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibit highlighting the role of historically Black colleges and universities in preserving U.S. history. According to the LEPR Agency, the exhibit, “At the Vanguard: Making and Saving History at Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” features collections from five HBCUs, including Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State. Jackson State’s contributions include Walker’s personal journals, a sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett of Phillis Wheatley, and the typewriter Walker used to produce works including a

Sisterhood and Service in Action: Alpha Chapter’s 2026 Woman to Woman Conference Builds Power, Purpose, and Community

By Monica Lewis After more than a 10-year absence, a well-known and highly regarded program returned to Howard University last week. Through its 2026 Woman to Woman Conference, the Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. welcomed more than 100 local high school girls mother Blackburn Center Feb. 6 for a day designed to empower, educate and elevate young minds. The conference, which was first hosted by the chapter in conjunction with the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS) Student Council in 1993, was a signature event for the chapter for more than 20 years, attracting female youth from

Morris Brown College receives $810,000 to boost safety efforts, support scholarships

Morris Brown College has received $810,000 to help improve safety on campus, school leaders said on Wednesday. Most of it is from a $700,000 grant sponsored by Congresswoman Nikema Williams, who is a member of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus. Another $60,000 comes from the Sixth Episcopal District of the AME Church, and the final $50,000 is from Atlanta rapper and entertainer Tip “T.I.” Harris. “At a time that Morris Brown College is witnessing great growth, support that helps to enhance our campus security will truly make a difference as we prioritize the safety of our students, faculty and staff,”

FAMU Officials Say ‘Black’ Never Prohibited in Black History Month Materials

Florida A&M University leaders say the use of the word “Black” was never prohibited in Black History Month materials and that a staff-level error led to confusion during the review process for student organization promotions. University President Marva Johnson and College of Law leadership issued statements this week to clarify the matter following national attention sparked by a report from WKMG News 6 in Orlando. President Johnson: “The Word ‘Black’ Is Central to Our Mission” In a statement provided directly to HBCU Gameday, FAMU President Marva B. Johnson, J.D., reaffirmed that Black history and identity remain core to the university’s mission. “As the state’s only

Johnson C. Smith University Makes History as First HBCU to become NCICU Ethics Bowl Champion

North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) celebrated an important milestone this weekend as student teams from across the state gathered at the North Carolina Legislative Complex for the 15th Annual Ethics Bowl. This year’s competition, centered on the theme “Ethics in Leadership,” culminated in a historic first as Johnson C. Smith University became the first Historically Black College/University (HBCU) to reach the finals and prevail as champion. The competition brought together 18 student teams for two days of arguments on their positions on the cases and critical analysis of complex ethical dilemmas. Final scores were tallied, semi-finalists were announced,

Dr. Brown encourages HBCU leaders and advocates to UNITE around best practices for institutional growth

Dr. Mark A. Brown, president and CEO, was the guest speaker for a virtual thought-leadership chat during UNITE @ Noon, a conversation convened by the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) Institute for Capacity Building ahead of its fifth annual UNITE Summit July 19-23 in Atlanta. The Summit is an annual gathering of presidents, chancellors, faculty, staff, policymakers, philanthropic leaders, students and strategic partners organized around five guiding pillars—Institutional Excellence, Student Success, Research and Innovation, Economic Mobility and Systems Change – and Dr. Brown’s insights highlighted the urgency of this unique conversation for HBCU leaders and advocates focused on what it will

HBCU South Carolina State reports two dead in campus shooting

 For the second time in the 2025-2026 academic year, the HBCU community at South Carolina State University is reeling from a fatal shooting on its campus. Authorities confirmed that two people were killed and one other was injured in a shooting late Thursday night, February 12, 2026. According to university officials and reports, the campus was placed on lockdown around 9:15 p.m. The lockdown followed reports of gunfire at the Hugine Suites student residential complex. The university issued an immediate alert instructing students to shelter in place while the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and local authorities secured the perimeter. As

Brown Only HBCU Student Selected for Invite-Only Tribal Innovation Summit

Alabama A&M University graduate student Claudis Brown will represent the University on a national stage later this month as a featured speaker at the Tribal Innovation Summit, an invitation only conference focused on advancing technology readiness in Tribal and Indigenous communities across the United States. Brown, a master’s student in systems and materials engineering, is the only student from an HBCU selected to participate in the summit, joining peers from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The event will be held Feb. 24–26, 2026, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A native of Dallas, Texas, Brown is an Afro-Native Freedman of the

NCCU preserves the sound of generations of Black history through historic radio broadcasts

Courtesy of North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University is preserving and repurposing the sound of the past through hundreds of hours of historic radio broadcasts. For 13 years, NCCU alum Lackisha Freeman has served as general manager of WNCU 90.7 FM, an NPR jazz station licensed to the university. “I would say back in the ’80s, WNCU was a vision,” said Freeman. “It was a dream to actually try to develop a station here in the community. In July of 1995, they started testing the signal, after going through all of the construction, and then we were on

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