HBCU News, Commentary and Information
Monday
June 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Louisiana, Southern University, Sports
Courtesy – Catherine Threlkeld, The Advocate
Tre’Lun Banks, son of Southern University head men’s basketball coach Roman Banks and standout guard from Scotlandville has committed to SU to play for his father. The Advocate today profiles the younger Banks’ decision and why he spurned offeres from other mid-major programs around the country.
Thursday
June 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Alumni, Georgia, Louisiana, Morehouse School of Medicine, Xavier University of Louisiana
Dr. Regina Benjamin, an alumna of Xavier University of Louisiana and US Surgeon General, yesterday announced her resignation, effective next month.
Tuesday
June 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Alabama, Alabama State University, Arkansas, Florida, Florida A&M University, Georgia, Grambling State University, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Valley State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina, North Carolina A&T State University, Savannah State University, Southern University, Sports
The NCAA today released its annual Academic Progress Rates report for Division I men’s and women’s programs, and heralded sizable improvements by historically black colleges to raise graduation and retention rates for its student athletes.
But several HBCUs have accepted or are challenging NCAA sanctions, including reduced practice time and ineligibility for postseason competition.
Wednesday
May 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Alumni, Grambling State University, Louisiana, Sports
The Grambling State University National Alumni Association will hold its second annual Scholarship Gala on June 8. Part of the gala will be a special roast of GSU head football coach and black college football legend Doug Williams.
Williams is an iconic figure in collegiate and pro sports. And yet, he seems remarkably easy to roast. What kind of joke would you tell? The one about his lack of respect for YouTube? *WARNING* Explicit Language
Tuesday
May 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Dillard University, Dr. Walter Kimbrough, Louisiana
Still, what if Dre had given $35 million — his half of the USC gift and about 10% of his wealth, according to a Forbes estimate — to an institution that enrolls the very people who supported his career from the beginning? An institution where the majority of students are low-income? A place where $35 million would represent a truly transformational gift? Why didn't Dr. Dre give it to a black college?
Dr. Walter Kimbrough, Dillard University PresidentFrom Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough’s editorial in the L.A. Times.
Tuesday
May 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Alcorn State University, Delaware, Delaware State University, Dillard University, Fisk University, Florida, Florida A&M University, Georgia, Hampton University, Howard University, Jackson State University, Lincoln University (Pa.), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Morehouse College, North Carolina, North Carolina A&T State University, Pennsylvania, Savannah State University, South Carolina, South Carolina State University, Spelman College, Tennessee, Tennessee State University, University of the District of Columbia, Virginia, Virginia State University, Xavier University of Louisiana
A partnership between the United States and Brazil will bring more than 150 Brazilian college students to the United States this fall to study at historically black colleges and universities.
The partnership is a part of the HBCU-Brazil Alliance, a program created to increase the number of minority graduates and professionals in the industries of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, while exposing Afro-Brazilian students and faculty to successful research, economic development and social advancement within a context of historical and systemic racism and discrimination.
The Alliance is an arm of the US-Brazil Joint Action Plan on Racial Equality, developed by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and managed in partnership with the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES’).
‘This partnership is just one example of the Alliance’s commitment to diversity, cultural sensitivity and to providing a world-class education to an eager pool of student talent from throughout Brazil,” said Dr. T. Joan Robinson, Chair of the HBCU-Brazil Alliance and Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs at Morgan State University. “We are honored to represent and build upon the collaborative interests of the United States through international engagement and academic support.”
More than 20 HBCUs will welcome Brazilian exchange students for a one-year exchange program. Students will live on campus and study in a variety of undergraduate degree programs with a S.T.E.M. focus, with all tuition, fees and room and board covered by the Brazilian government. The program’s goal is to eventually welcome 1,000 Brazilian students to HBCU campuses. Participating HBCUs include:
Thursday
May 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Academics, Louisiana, Southern University at New Orleans
Two years ago, Southern University at New Orléans and the University of New Orléans were at the center of an intense effort from Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to merge the historically black SUNO with its neighboring predominantly white counterpart. Yesterday, leaders from the two schools signed an agreement that would allow SUNO students to earn credits towards admission into UNO’s engineering program. From the Capitol News Bureau:
“Under the plan, students who don’t initially meet the requirements to be admitted into UNO’s engineering program will be able to attend SUNO, where they can take the courses needed to transfer to UNO to complete their degrees.”
No official word has been given from either school on how the transfer agreement may impact SUNO retention or graduation rates, or if similar MOU’s sending UNO students to SUNO will soon be developed.
Monday
May 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Grambling State University, Louisiana, Students
Grambling State University student Corban Bell is the national grand prize winner of Toyota’s Green Initiative, a contest challenging students at historically black colleges and universities to create sustainable green programming on their campuses. Bell, a member of the GSU Student Government Association, wins a one-year lease of a Toyota Prius, but according to school officials, the campus will gain something much greater.
“As an involved Student Government Association leader, Bell, 23, proposed a university-wide recycling program, one that would have been implemented with students’ help whether he won the Toyota contest or not. In early April, students passed a bill to create a self-assessed fee of $1 per semester. That fee will raise about $50,000 to support the recycling program during the next five years.”
Tuesday
April 2013
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Louisiana, Sports, Xavier University of Louisiana
Xavier’s women’s tennis team opens this week as the number one NAIA team in the country, a feat never before accomplished in the university’s history. It is the second consecutive week the Nuggets have held the top spot in the nation. From the release:
“The Gold Nuggets (17-7) received 8-of-12 first-place votes and 308 points. They were 3-0 since the previous poll on April 16; all the victories occurred in an NAIA unaffiliated group tournament, which Xavier won for the second consecutive year.”
