I’ve been following some of the stories surrounding FAMU (Florida A&M University) for some time now. Here are the two latest articles from Tallahassee.com. Report: Still room for fiscal improvement at Florida A&M By Bill Cotterell Florida A&M University needs to do a better job of collecting bounced checks, paying bills on time and making […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Morris Brown scrambles for help; water shut off By ALAN JUDD The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Morris Brown College faces another financial indignity early next month: the sale of one of its classroom buildings on Fulton County’s courthouse steps. A bank representing investors who purchased bonds issued to build Jordan Hall on the Morris Brown campus is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I mentioned this game last year on this site when it was being released just for the PC. According to this article in arstechnica.com, it is now preparing to make its debut on the xbox. Mom, Dad…its Christmas (insert cheesy grin here). The game itself is not new: in November of last year, The Black […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From AJC.com “The chairman of the state Senate Higher Education Committee told University System leaders they should consider merging two of the state’s three historically black colleges with nearby white-majority schools to save money. With the state looking to cut spending up to 10 percent this year because of the economic slowdown, Senate Higher Education […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Former president of Mississippi Valley State University, Lester Newman has come up with a plan to help boost enrollment of Black males in college. According to this article, he is suggesting that “…the College Board establish incentives to encourage schools to recruit and graduate more black males in teacher education and work to place quality […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
HU Leads Virginia Universities In Federal Contract Awards Hampton, VA – Hampton University is a leader among Virginia universities in winning competitive federal contracts, according to figures from the USAspending.gov Web site. HU received $128.2 million in federal contracts between fiscal year 2000 and fiscal year 2007. This total is more than any other public […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Entrepreneurs create new jobs for North Carolina Elizabeth City State University Move over Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett – the young entrepreneurs from Elizabeth City State University are coming. A new concentration within ECSU’s Walter R. Davis School of Business and Economics is grooming students to become the next generation of business leaders owning their […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Black colleges seeking more financial support from alumni By DIONNE WALKER ETTRICK, Va. (AP) — Making money, administrators at Virginia State University have learned, takes money. The majority black school has spent millions of state dollars renovating buildings, partly to heighten school pride among alumni they hope will respond by opening their own wallets. It’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Battle Over Historically Black Schools By Ryan Grim wboc.com/The Politico Key members of the Congressional Black Caucus, along with lobbyists for historically black universities, are blocking a bipartisan Senate effort to expand the number of schools eligible to be a Historically Black Graduate Institution. The HBGI designation comes with both prestige and federal funding, and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Legacy?
by Duane on February 16th, 2009 at 2:11 amCommentary that writes itself. From ajc.com Despite their troubles, historically black colleges and universities have fierce defenders. “We need to find a way to preserve these institutions,” said state Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur), chairman of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. “Our universities have struggled to survive just as we as a people have struggled to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…