HBCU Review: North Carolina HBCUs Battle for Funds

Plus, Tuskegee kicks off search for new president.

The Battle of the Funds at North Carolina HBCUs - As enrollment drops at North Carolina HBCUs, including a 5 percent drop at Winston-Salem State University and nearly 6 percent at North Carolina Central University, northeastern North Carolina campuses slashed jobs and academic programs to deal with a $5 million budget shortfall. (Photo: Charlotte Observer/MCT/LANDOV)
North Carolina A&T Wins Honda Battle of the Bands - North Carolina A&T made history at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta for the 12th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands when the crowd selected the winners via text message. This year’s competitors included other HBCUs Winston-Salem State, South Carolina State, Morehouse College, Bethune-Cookman and more.(Photo: Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University)
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A New Start for Southern University - Sanctions lifted against Southern University, Prairie View A&M University basketball coach moves on to Baylor, plus more HBCU news. — Britt Middleton  Southern University and A&M College's Baton Rouge campus has been released from probation, The Advocate reported. The school was sanctioned in December because of "insufficient data reporting," stemming from its re-accreditation process in 2010. (Photo: TIMES-PICAYUNE/LANDOV)South Carolina Shooting Suspect in Custody - Police arrested Justin Bernard Singleton, 19, on Saturday and charged him with Friday’s murder of 20-year-old South Carolina State student Brandon Robinson. According to police, Singleton shot Robinson in the neck after an argument went bad. (Photo: AP Photo/Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Detention Center)

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North Carolina A&T Wins Honda Battle of the Bands - North Carolina A&T made history at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta for the 12th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands when the crowd selected the winners via text message. This year’s competitors included other HBCUs Winston-Salem State, South Carolina State, Morehouse College, Bethune-Cookman and more.(Photo: Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University)

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