Morris Brown College has welcomed Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. back to campus after a hiatus of over 20 years. The Gamma Gamma Chapter officially returned to the HBCU on Sunday night with a ceremony held for the occasion. Alpha Kappa Alpha closed its chapter at Morris Brown College after the HBCU lost its accreditation in 2002. Although
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Dasha Lundy, Ph.D.. has been appointed interim president of Knoxville College by the historically Black school’s board of directors. (Photo: Angela Dennis for the Tennessee Lookout) Knoxville College has named former Knox County Commissioner Dasha Lundy, Ph.D., as its new interim president, marking the return of a familiar leader at one of the most pivotal
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Established in 1875, Knoxville College is one of Tennessee’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities and remains a vital institution for higher education among African Americans in East Tennessee. Founded by the United Presbyterian Church of North America to serve freed men and women, it opened as a normal school for training teachers before becoming
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By Amanda Harry The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has placed Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) on one-year probation for good cause, the most severe action short of accreditation loss. The action took place on June 12, 2025. While the institution still has accreditation, the SACSCOC board placed JCSU on probation
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By Kaci Jones There’s a push to bring one of the oldest Historically Black Colleges in North Carolina back to a thriving state as the enrollment is flirting with single-digits. Barber-Scotia College is dealing with academic, structural and financial issues, but the new President Chris Rey says he has a plan to push the institution forward. Barber-Scotia has
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