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Dillard University President, Dr. Walter Kimbrough, e-mailed students Thanksgiving week, indicating if they needed a place to eat, he would have seats. Check out his reasoning in a interview with HBCU Buzz. Q. How long has this tradition been at Dillard? Kimbrough: This is my first Thanksgiving here, and I am not aware of it being done before. We started [...]

Four finalists for Tennessee State University president were screened and selected by the Tennessee Board of Regents committee from eighty-six applicants around the country, according to a media release. Interim Tennessee State University president, Portia Shields’ contract expires at the end of the semester, but can be renewed. The finalists for the job are Dr. Ainsley Carry, vice president for [...]

Is there any correlation/similarities between the African-American retention rates at primarily white institutions (PWIs) versus historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)?  What are the factors, if any, causing and/or preventing students from graduating and accomplishing and undergraduate graduation on time (within 4-5 years)?”  I was told I would receive a response and be connected with a student government officials so [...]