Category : Education

- 2 months ago

Saint Augustine’s University Maintains Its Accreditation

In December 2023, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) placed Saint Augustine’s University the historically Black institution in Raleigh, North Carolina, on probation. Saint Augustine’s Univers...

- 2 months ago

Five Black Scholars Selected for New Faculty Appointments

Ishion Hutchinson has been named the W.E.B. DuBois Professor in the Humanities at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He serves as a professor in the university’s department of English language and literature, centering his academic pursuit...

- 2 months ago

HBCUs and the Olympics: From London 1948 To Paris 2024

One of the most prestigious honors in all of sports is to be a member of an Olympic team, and to compete once every four years representing your country against the best athletic competition in the world. Track and field is the sport, more than any o...

- 2 months ago

Donald Comer Named Interim President of Lane College in Tennessee

Donald W. Comer has been selected to serve as interim president of Lane College. He will assume his new role on August 1. Lane College is a historically Black undergraduate college in Jackson, Tennessee. The institution enrolls over 1,000 students, 7...

- 2 months ago

Jeffrey Norfleet Is the New Leader of Shorter College in Arkansas

Jeffrey W. Norfleet II has been selected to serve as interim president of Shorter College in Little Rock, Arkansas. Shorter College, a historically Black community college, enrolls over 300 students. Black students represent roughly three-quarters of...

- 2 months ago

Jeffery Norfleet Is the New Leader of Shorter College in Arkansas

Jeffery W. Norfleet II has been selected to serve as interim president of Shorter College in Little Rock, Arkansas. Shorter College, a historically Black community college, enrolls over 300 students. Black students represent roughly three-quarters of...