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Brian Kennedy on the continued relevance of HBCUs
Posted by Abel Pharmboy on June 14, 2010 As launched with yesterday’s post, we’ll be spending this week presenting my impressions of a symposium held on June 3-4, 2010, entitled, “Setting the Agenda for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” Sponsored by North Carolina Central University, one of five HBCUs in the University of North Carolina system, this gathering of national education leaders culminated…
HBCU scholars answer questions at NYTimes education blog
Posted by Abel Pharmboy on March 8, 2010 Last week, the New York Times college admissions and aid blog, The Choice, solicited readers for questions on US historically-black colleges and universities (HBCUs). These 105 HBCUs, primarily in the southern US, were defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965 as institutions of higher learning established prior to 1964 whose principal mission was and…
Haley Barbour proposal to merge Mississippi HBCUs meets with ire
Posted by Abel Pharmboy on November 23, 2009 Last Monday, Governor Haley Barbour of Mississippi dropped a bombshell in his new budget proposal. From the Jackson Free Press: In his Nov. 16 budget proposal, Barbour announced that the state was facing a $715 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2011 and another $500 million shortage in fiscal year 2012. In addition to merging…
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week: Examining the Modern Relevance of the HBCU
Posted by Abel Pharmboy on September 3, 2009 In the United States, this is currently National HBCU Week (presidential proclamation here) and yesterday marked the end of the annual academic conference on HBCUs (“Seizing the Capacity to Thrive!”) in Washington, DC. HBCUs span from Michigan and Ohio to Texas, Florida, and the US Virgin Islands – see here for the complete list and…