Thanks for Nothing: An Open Letter to the Secretary of Education
Dear Mr. Arne Duncan,
To my displeasure I was told that my "EFC rate" was too high to receive enough federal funds to pay for...
Changes in the HBCU landscape may render black civil rights lawyers extinct
After graduating from Lincoln University, a historically black college and university (HBCU),Thurgood Marshall couldn’t return to his hometown of Baltimore for legal training because the University...
Five Challenges Black Fraternities Must Address in 2014
By Eddie Francis
For more than a century, an effective leadership network for black male college students has existed with dynamic results. The fraternities of the...
HBCUs Need to Seek Leaders from Nontraditional Sources
by Caleph B. Wilson
In this environment of limited educational funds, stable leadership is the key to ensuring the health of any university. However, unsteady...
Colleges Are Failing Their Biggest Group of Students
In 2012, I graduated from college seven years late. At times, it was painful to watch my peers move away and on to jobs...
Stomping The Yard: How to be a Good Mentee
By Jet Magazine,
I’ve had the great opportunity over the years to work with many college interns, apprentices, and mentees. And, trust me I’ve seen...
FAMU Over Harvard, What Happened After a 16 year old Chose an HBCU
There has been a swarm of media reports celebrating young African-American teenagers who have been killing it in college admissions. There are the DC-area triplets deciding...
6 Things to Do Before You Have Company
So you've finally gotten the opportunity to spend time with that special person in your life.
This could be someone you've had a crush on or...
Religion News: It Seems Difficult to Wait on Wings
Isaiah 40: 30-31 (NIV).
It seems difficult to wait on wings as a believer, especially a young believer. Some people spend their whole lives waiting...
Most Successful, Colleges for Graduating Low-Income Black Students
By Ivory A. Toldson (The Root)
This is the list of the 23 schools, of more than 2,100 evaluated, that fit my criteria. I call them the...
VH1 Sorority Sisters Entertainment Or Exploitation?
(HIP HOP WIRED) VH1 found a way to make that Sorority Sisters reality show come to fruition despite early protest. No doubt thousands of...
Why Are Student Loans So High?
One of the biggest problems looming after graduation is paying off loans.
Even President Barack Obama admitted that he, too had student loans and just paid them off a...
2014 Top 10 HBCU Accomplishments by Huffingtonpost’s Marybeth
(Huffintonpost.com) Marybeth Gasman - This post is co-authored by Nelson Bowman III, Executive Director at Prairie View A&M University.
It's that time of year again - time...
5 Things You Should Accomplish This Spring
By Itopia Mills, HBCU Buzz Staff Writer
2015 is here! and there are so many great things to look forward to with this upcoming spring...
Spelman College Co-Valedictorian Twins Continue to Aim High After Graduation
(The Root)
After making history two years ago as the first twin co-valedictorians at Spelman College, Kirstie and Kristie Bronner continue to break new ground as they...
LISTEN – Amid Racial Tensions on US Campuses, Parents Make the Case for Black...
On college campuses across the county, racial tensions have been boiling over. From coast to coast, demonstrations are taking place at Ivy League schools like...
Black Colleges Continues to Promote and Progress Young Black Students
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were initially developed in the 1800s as land-grant colleges to afford underrepresented African Americans their rights to inexpensive,...
Walter Kimbrough Remembers College Prez Dream and Says ‘Do What You Love’
This story is a part of the series “Presidents Corner” about the unique experiences, vision and leadership styles of each president at our nation’s...
