The donor behind the $237.75 million gift to Florida A&M University was Gregory Gerami, a 30-year-old businessman from Texas who said he wanted to make sure the historically Black school's windfall would help students who needed the money most.
Louisville’s Coalition for the Homeless has partnered with Simmons College to help develop and facilitate educational opportunities, whether on campus or in a shelter setting.
Improved facilities, evolving programs and the expansion of services can help HBCUs attract top talent and elevate their national and global reputation.
Alabama A&M University leadership wants to buy soon-to-close Birmingham-Southern College, a move leadership says would help the growing college expand into one of its primary student markets and be a boon for the surrounding community. Based in Huntsville, Alabama A&M is the state’s largest historically Black college. It currently has its largest enrollment, 6,600 students, […]
President Kevin Cosby officially announced that students at the Historically Black College and University have a new dorm building. The money came from several small donations and one big one—$1 million from former University of Louisville men’s basketball star Junior Bridgeman. This is the latest chapter in the comeback story for Simmons. In the last […]
South Carolina State University is pledging to become a leader in AI among HBCUs. However, "broadband deserts" and insufficient funding threaten to undermine its mission.
While the model has recently drawn fanfare from policymakers, some higher education leaders and the public, others argue that evidence suggests that it will not only not work, but it will also backfire.
Despite the swiftness with which a shooting can occur, institutions have been slow to update their security systems, frustrating vendors who believe higher education leaders are letting practical campus solutions run right through their fingertips.
