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Martin University, Indiana’s lone predominantly Black college, to shut down after nearly 50 years

A historically Black institution that has served underserved communities of Indianapolis, Indiana, for nearly five decades is closing its doors. According to the EDU Ledger, Martin University, which had its accreditation stripped and later restored, will cease operations after a Board of Trustees vote due to what the school deemed “financial challenges.” The move comes days after the Higher Learning Commission recommended closing on Dec. 23, and the school had voluntarily resigned its accreditation. Founded in 1977 by Reverend Father Boniface Hardin and Sister Jane Schilling, the school was established to help low-income and disenfranchised residents obtain higher education. According to its website,

HBCU Attacks Continue Misinformation About America’s Top Talent Producing Institutions

By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel There is a dangerous misinformation campaign about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The false narrative that HBCUs are somehow fragile, dependent on foreign students, or lesser-tier institutions was most recently pushed when Donald Trump suggested HBCUs would go out of business without students from China. Like most of what Trump says, his take on HBCUs is false. International students are not the financial backbone of HBCUs and foreign students make up a very small fraction of the typical HBCU population. While Trump’s HBCU claims are easily disproved, the need to articulate who and what

Emergency alert lifted at Morris Brown College as police investigate threats toward HBCUs

Operations at Atlanta’s Morris Brown College are back to normal after officials say a threatening email led to an emergency alert and police presence on campus. On social media on Thursday morning, the Atlanta college posted a message, telling students not to come to campus and to check their email and text messages. In the message sent to students obtained by CBS News Atlanta, the school said that it had received “notification of a potential threat to campus.” “Out of an abundance of caution, all students and employees should not report to classes until further notice,” the message reads. A

HBCU gets win with North Carolina Property Tax Commission

By Stephen J. Gaither Concord, NC -based HBCU Barber-Scotia is showing fresh signs of traction in its rebuild after a ruling from The North Carolina Property Tax Commission. Barber-Scotia said the North Carolina Property Tax Commission issued a final decision affirming the school’s eligibility for an educational property-tax exemption on multiple campus parcels used for educational purposes. The college said the exemption applies to the 2023 tax year and covers property on its historic Concord campus. “This decision is an important affirmation of Barber-Scotia College’s mission, purpose, and future,” President Chris V. Rey said in the release. The college said

The Powerhouse HBCU President Shaping the Future of Excellence

David Kwabena Wilson, Ed.D., is president of Morgan State University—Maryland’s Preeminent Public Urban Research University. Since 2010, his tenure as a university administrator has not only been transformative, but he has emerged as a leader among college presidents, as well as an advocate for HBCUs and the role they play in serving the needs of their community, state, and nation. As America reckons with educational equity, talent pipeline development, and institutional transformation, Morgan State—under Dr. David Wilson—is already offering answers. In a no-holds-barred conversation on leadership, legacy, and the future, two of the nation’s most respected voices in science and equity—Tyrone D. Taborn and Dr. Victor

Investing in HBCUs is an investment in a better future for Louisiana

If you want to see the future of Louisiana, stand in the middle of an HBCU campus between classes: lab goggles in one direction, student-teachers in another, nursing scrubs and hard hats in between. It’s the state’s talent engine at full throttle, training the doctors who will staff our hospitals, the engineers who will strengthen our levees and the teachers who will lead our classrooms. We both chose HBCUs because we wanted an education that wouldn’t ask us to shrink, but to become who we are. What we found were communities that pair high expectations with high-quality support. Advisors who

Alpha Kappa Alpha charters chapter in Ghana

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., has reached a historic milestone with the chartering of its first chapter in Ghana, officially expanding the organization’s presence to the African continent. The landmark moment reflects the sorority’s enduring commitment to service, leadership, and global sisterhood, while strengthening cultural and historical ties between its members and the African diaspora. As the oldest historically Black sorority continues to evolve, the Ghana chapter stands as a powerful symbol of growth, legacy, and international impact. The chapter was officially chartered on January 16, 2026, with members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. commemorating the milestone through a private chartering ceremony

Tuskegee University Awarded $25,000 HBCU Cares Grant

Tuskegee University has been awarded a $25,000 HBCU Cares State Agency Talent Pipeline Initiative mini-grant to support a collaborative workforce and internship initiative between the Department of Social Work (BSW and DL MSW) housed in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences housed in the College of Agriculture, Environment, and Nutrition Sciences (CAENS). This investment advances Tuskegee’s commitment to strengthening Alabama’s rural and underserved workforce pipelines by deepening interdisciplinary partnerships that address food insecurity, rural health disparities, and behavioral health workforce shortages.  The grant also marks an important first that Tuskegee has

HBCUs fuel economic mobility, and regional partnerships are key to unlocking their full potential

By Austin Thompson On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, much of the national conversation rightly reflects on values such as justice, equality and dignity. Less often do we ask a harder question than King himself increasingly emphasized toward the end of his life: Are our institutions actually capable of delivering those values in practice? Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) like North Carolina A&T State University (NC A&T) have long played a central role in answering that question. By expanding opportunities for young people, HBCUs also strengthen local and regional economies. But a funding bottleneck is slowing them down.

SC State University’s flag flies atop Statehouse dome, marking historic moment for HBCUs

South Carolina State University band take the field before the homecoming game Saturday, October 4, 2025 in Orangeburg. Andrew J. Whitaker/Staff “You fast forward 20-something years later, and we are now rising on that day and replacing where the Confederate flag once flew with the state’s flagship HBCU flag,” said Grant. Grant, along with state Rep. Jerry Govan and state Sen. Deon Tedder, requested the honor in a letter sent to Gov. Henry McMaster in December 2025. Grant said the effort followed the realization that SC State’s previous national HBCU championship in the 2020–21 season did not result in the flag being

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