Reginald StuartHomeHoward University Taps Donna Brazile for Endowed ChairHoward University has announced the appointment of influential and veteran political strategist Donna Brazile, former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee, to a post as an endowed Chair in Public Policy.August 20, 2018HBCUsFor Many, HBCU Mergers and Closures Are Not an OptionAs colleges and universities celebrate the beginning of another school year filled with promise and anticipation for many administrators, teachers, behind-the-scenes staffers and students, the excitement masks a growing sense of anxiety – especially among historically Black colleges and universities.August 15, 2018HBCUsDanielle Holley-Walker Continues the LegacyDanielle Holley-Walker, who left her post as associate dean at the University of North Carolina to become dean of the law school at Howard University, says the school has been fortunate in the past decade or two with respect to admissions, enrollment and sustenance.July 19, 2018African-AmericanBurnim Comes Out of Retirement to Lead UMES on Interim BasisHigher education officials in Maryland have called seasoned college administrator Dr. Mickey Burnim out of retirement to serve as interim president of the University of Maryland at Eastern Shore (UMES) starting next week as a replacement for retired president Dr. Juliette Bell.June 25, 2018Latest NewsRenowned Historian Ira Berlin Dies at 77History teachers and mentees at higher education institutions across the nation expressed regrets and sorrow this week over the passing of one of their most noted peers—Dr. Ira Berlin, the renowned history professor who dramatically enhanced American appreciation and understanding of the role of slavery in America.June 7, 2018HBCUsAlum Couple Establishes $1M Endowment at HowardDrs. Irvin D. Reid and Pamela Trotman Reid, former college presidents who met at Howard University in the 1960s, last week announced a $1-million endowment for their alma mater’s Department of Psychology.May 6, 2018HBCUsCourt Ruling Bad News for Struggling Morris BrownFinancially struggling Morris Brown College this month was dealt another blow when the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that a land sale rooted in property sold by Morris Brown was illegal.April 22, 2018HomeScholars See Mixed Progress on Civil Rights 50 Years After King’s DeathMany people who were alive during the nation’s Civil Rights Movement felt that America stood still April 4, 1968, the day the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed by an assassin’s bullet.April 3, 2018Latest NewsProfessor Retires After Six Decades at MorehouseMorehouse College’s recent announcement of the retirement of veteran political science professor Dr. Tobe Johnson, Jr. signaled the end of an era for an academic legend.March 14, 2018Latest NewsMinority Journalism Groups Dissolve UNITY CollaborativeUnity: Journalists for Diversity, a professional coalition that helped increase diversity in the news industry beginning in the early 1990’s, has decided to shutter after nearly 30 years. “This is a heart-breaking decision,” Unity president Neal Justice said this week, “but we’ve decided that the best way to move forward is to work with our […]March 1, 2018Page 1 of 37Next Page
