HBCU Review: Laz Alonso Says “Let’s Save Our HBCUs”

Plus, Lincoln University alumni protest demolition.

Morehouse College's Only Living Female Graduate Dies - Mary Robinson Spivey, a member of the class of 1933 and the last female graduate from Morehouse College, died over the weekend. Spivey attended the top-ranking HBCU before it became an all-male institution.(Photo: Morehouse College via Facebook)
FAMU Announces New Advanced Degree Program - Beginning in the fall 2014 semester, FAMU’s College of Education will offer a master’s degree in education. The program, which was three years in the making, is designed to address the state university system’s goal of increasing productivity and efficiency along with addressing the need for more highly trained teachers.(Photo: Courtesy of Florida A&M University)
Is There a Future for HBCUs? - Historically Black colleges and universities continue to serve as unique academic spaces for African-American students. But some are facing trouble and their relevancy today has been questioned. As the institutions look to the future, how will they continue to thrive? The Association of Governing Boards released a report breaking down the seven strategic issues HBCUs are facing now and in the coming years. BET.com covers those issues here. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_)   (Photo: Nathaniel Grann / For The Washington Post)
Lincoln University Alumni Protest Demolition Plans - Lincoln University alumni staged a protest earlier this month against President Robert Jennings and the university’s Board of Trustees in efforts to thwart the university’s plans to demolish historic campus buildings. The alumni group of protesters are awaiting a meeting with Jennings to discuss alternatives to razing the buildings, which they allege is a part of the university development plans under Pennsylvania’s Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zones.(Photo: Lincoln University)Benedict and Miles College Presidents Added to Financial Aid Review Panel - Benedict College President David Swinton and Miles College President George French will be on a panel of higher education and financial officials who will be reviewing rules for federal aid regulations. Swinton and French are the only HBCU presidents serving on the 16-member panel imposed by the Department of Education.(Photo: Miles College)

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FAMU Alumni Rachael Shackelford Wins Emmy Award - CNN associate producer for The Situation Room and FAMU Alumni Rachael Shackelford won an Emmy for her work on the 2012 CNN special "Election Night in America." Shackelford credited her success to FAMU, saying that the deans and staff mentored and pushed her, catapulting her to “working for an international network and winning an Emmy.” (Photo: FAMU)

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