By Liam Knox Last December, Lindenwood University cut 10 of its 50 sports programsĀ and eliminated nine nonathletic staff positions as part of a budgetary ārebalancing,ā as the university called it. In order to get through the fiscal year without additional cuts, the
By Randall Barnes Doug Williams, an HBCU legend and a trailblazer in the NFL,Ā has once againĀ made history. The Washington Commanders recentlyĀ announced Williams’ promotion to the position of Senior Advisor to the General Manager, further solidifying his legacy in professional football. The Grambling
By Matthew Arrojas West Virginia recently committed an extra $83 million to higher education, including over $51 million in new grants for students. Republican Gov. Jim JusticeĀ signed a bill into lawĀ that aims to combat theĀ rocky rolloutĀ of the latest Free Application for Federal
By Bethune-Cookman University Newsroom Bethune-Cookman UniversityĀ (B-CU) will make history in June 2025 by being the first HBCU to host theĀ Southern Association for Women HistoriansĀ (SAWH) Triennial Conference. The four-day summit will be held at the Mary McLeod Bethune Institute for the Study of
By Alexis Clark Tennessee State Universityās Commercial Music Program just wrapped up its third annual course in partnership with the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) Music Accelerator Program, and itās only getting better. TSU music students spent the last three weeks with
Courtesy of Florida A&M University Tyrese Gibson-Battles, a defensive lineman atĀ Florida A&M University, became the first in his family to earn a degree. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.87 overall GPA and 4.0 semester grade point average ā making him
Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University In partnership with Teamworksā Influencer (Influencer), Greensboro, NC HBCU North Carolina A&T has launched the Aggie Exchange to connect student-athletes and businesses for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) opportunities. Free to student-athletes and commercial enterprises,
By Kyle T. Mosely TheĀ National Football League, theĀ NFLĀ Physicians Society (NFLPS), and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) have unveiled the third-year roster of medical students forĀ theĀ NFLĀ Diversity inĀ SportsĀ MedicineĀ PipelineĀ Initiative. This groundbreaking initiative, launched in 2022, is a league-wide program with a profound goal-to
Courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff For the second consecutive year, four students from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) were selected to apprentice at theĀ 2024 Bentonville Film FestivalĀ (BFF) as part of the BET-Ā Paramount Content for Change
Courtesy of Alcorn State University Historically Black Alcorn State University in Mississippi has established a new STEM MBA program, the first of its kind in the state. The graduate degree was established in part through a $152,000 federal grant. Offered through the
