Robert Champion’s parents refuse $300k settlement
FAMU has offered to pay $300,000 to the family of drum major Robert Champion, who died after a hazing aboard a charter bus in...
Talladega College Student Wins 1st Place at Ford Black College Quiz Bowl
From: Office of Public Relations/Mrs. Nicola Lawler
This weekend while Talladega College celebrated 145 years of academic excellence during their Annual Founders’ Week activities, another celebration...
Grand Rapids schools want to partner with HBCUs
Ottawa High School students head home after class last year. Under a proposal from Grand Rapids Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal, GRPS will work on...
Coppin State president steps down
After relentless efforts towards increasing retention rates, expanding technological innovation and building a new online business degree program, President Reginald S. Avery announced his...
Homecoming at Voorhees College
Voorhees College’s Homecoming Week 2012 is set for Nov. 4-10. This year’s theme is “Celebrating a New Beginning of Commitment and Creativity.”
The week-long celebration...
Spelman, Morehouse, & Clark Atlanta students rally for amendment
Atlanta University Center students marched Friday to the state Capitol to show support for the charter school amendment on Tuesday’s ballot.
Under current Georgia law,...
Morgan State falls to Bethune Cookman
Morgan State watched Bethune-Cookman start to unravel early in the second quarter of Saturday's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference matchup even though the Wildcats had a...
$1.4 million in grant money under federal investigation at Alabama A&M
A dispute over the administration of a multi-million dollar grant by Alabama A&M University is under investigation by a federal agency.
The dispute centers around...
Moody’s cuts credit rating for Cheyney and other PA colleges
Moody's Investors Service has cut the credit rating on $1.5 billion borrowed by West Chester University, Cheyney University, and the 12 other Pennsylvania State...
Hawkins Selected to MEAC Preseason All-First Team
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference released the 2012-13 preseason rankings and honors early Tuesday afternoon and the Delaware State University women's basketball team is predicted...
18 Famous Historically Black College and University Alumni
Many of pop culture's biggest names have their own remarkable origin story. A lucky break, a serendipitous career move, or the life experience and...
Miss Mykie: From Howard University to ‘106 & Park’
It's always hard for fans when the hosts of “106 & Park” change. Though AJ and Free, the original hosts, left the show in...
FAMU professor awarded U.S. patent to indentify bacteria stains
Marlon S. Thomas, bioengineer and professor in Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, has been awarded United States Patent...
HBCU Power Rankings
This is the first I’ve seen/read of this, but Boxtorow has just released its latest HBCU Power Rankings. It’s the third week of such...
Farrakhan leaves Bowie State students with a message
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered an inspirational message of empowerment and responsibility to a capacity crowd of mostly students inside the Martin Luther...
Inside the Early Vote: African Americans
As we continue our daily updates on the state of the ground game, we want to turn attention to the African American vote. The...
Exclusive: HBCU Buzz interviews Dr. Ainsley Carry, candidate for TSU president
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,...
Coppin State University President Steps Down
From The Examiner:
After relentless efforts towards increasing retention rates, expanding technological innovation and building a new online business degree program, President Reginald S. Avery...
