Student Government Association: Three Reasons to Join
By HBCU Lifestyle,
The student body is involved in almost every event in the school, especially activities that require student participation like sports meets, rallies,...
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...
There’s Still a Need for HBCUs
By Insight News,
OK, this time, somebody actually did ask me.
I was asked, "What makes you think that your dad's experience nearly a century ago,...
Inside Nancy Pelosi’s Sisterhood With Delta Sigma Theta
She's the most powerful woman in Congress, and they call themselves the "largest black female organization in the universe." They agree on progressive issues...
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...
Five Strategies for Increasing Enrollment at HBCUs
As we commence 2014, college admissions and FAFSA application deadlines are rapidly approaching. Of course, we know that many open-admissions, online and non-selective institutions...
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...
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...
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...
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...
3 reasons to find a great church in college
Finding a good church that relates to you in college is quite the task for anyone. The college years are a time for students...
Should the NAACP hire its first woman president?
Ben Jealous is a man of his word. He made a promise to his seven-year-old daughter that after 5 years at the helm of...
3 ways to create inner transformation
While in Washington, D.C. last week for the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington with a few American Baptist College classmates--and students from Morehouse,...
5 things to think about before dropping a course
This useful guidebook exists because of my 1 p.m. Biology class Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It is the second week of school here...
4 Reasons Why HBCU Alumni Don’t Give Back, and 4 Ways to Fix It
Numbers Matter
HBCUs generally have a lower number of graduates due to the lower student population, when compared to larger schools. The belief that less students equals less...
6 things to know when registering at an HBCU
Deciding what HBCU to attend is an important decision for students seeking higher education. It can be troublesome choosing from Howard, Hampton or the...
Dream Defenders occupy Florida state capitol to repeal ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws
After the George Zimmerman verdict student activists known as the Dream Defenders rushed to the state of Florida to strategize and plan how they would bring...
New Teaching Standards May Threaten HBCU Education Programs
by B. Denise Hawkins --- Nearly 40 years ago, Savannah State University (then Savannah State College) had a large, thriving, nationally accredited school of...
