Angela W. Peters has been named provost and vice president of academic affairs at Voorhees University in South Carolina. With over three decades of higher education experience, Dr. Peters has held several leadership roles with HBCUs in Georgia and South Carolina. She most
Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University Merck, an American pharmaceutical company, has partnered with North Carolina A&T State University, the country’s largest HBCU, to establish the Merck Biotechnology Learning Center. Through collaboration with Merck’s two North Carolina-based manufacturing plants in Durhman
By Charlie Morrison Tennessee State University College of Agriculture research scientists recently secured grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The five different research grants come as part of the national agency’s recent
By Randall Barnes Jacksonville City Councilman Rahman K. Johnson is pushing for HBCU football games to be hosted at the newly renovated EverBank Stadium, per a report by JaxToday reporter Will Brown. This initiative follows the City Council’s recent approval of a
By Alex Rodrigo The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) has officially rebranded itself as the HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC), marking a significant transition that reflects its expanded vision and strategic growth. This rebranding effort, led by Commissioner Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes and
By Katherine Knott Public land-grant universities across the country could get some much-needed help from Congress to improve their aging research facilities, which are facing $11.5 billion in deferred maintenance costs. The latest proposals to reauthorize the sprawling farm bill, which includes funding for
Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Andrea Stewart has been selected to serve as interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She succeeds former chancellor Laurence Alexander, who has been appointed chancellor of the University of Michigan at
By Evan Castillo One of North Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is evolving into a “three-semester university” and boosting retention rates by offering all of its students free summer classes. Before Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) 30-60-90 Free Summer School Program,
By Rachel Knox Two college students who were pulled from their car and tased by police officers during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020 could receive a $2 million settlement. Messiah Young, a student at Morehouse College, and Taniyah Pilgrim, a student at Spelman
By Rachel Nashi Miles College President Bobbie Knight has announced establishment of the 2150 Center for Innovation, Commercialization & Growth to build a world-class space for researchers and founders, thought leaders and practitioners, businesses, and academia within Historically Black Colleges and Universities
