HBCU Review: All 106 HBCUs Need Government Assistance
Plus, Florida A&M gives on-sight scholarships.
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“All 106 HBCUs Need Assistance” Says Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs - Death remains unsolved at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Howard University’s president retires, plus more HBCU news. — Dominique Zonyéé Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Dr. George Cooper, the director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, addressed all 106 HBCUs at Howard University on Tuesday regarding the schools’ financial issues. “We can’t manage their [HBCUs] budgets, but I think the supplemental funds that are provided by federal agencies will help them,” Cooper said. (Photo: Howard.edu)
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Howard University Reports Enrollment Rebound - Howard University reported on Friday that with an influx of 1,596 new students, the 2013 fall semester marked its second-largest freshman class in 15 years. “There’s a demand for the Howard product. There’s a demand for a Howard education. And these students represent that demand,” University President Sidney A. Ribeau told the Class of 2017 at convocation.(Photo: Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times /Landov)
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Memorial Held for Slain Tuskegee University Student - Tuskegee University students mourned on Tuesday at the university’s chapel memorial service for Bobby "B.J." Smith, the Tuskegee University finance major who was shot and killed at an authorized block party near the campus on Friday. There have been no arrests for his death. But a university spokeswoman confirmed that the Alabama Bureau of Investigation continues to investigate.(Photo: Bobby BJ Smith via Facebook)
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Howard University President Retires in Open Letter to Students and Staff - Following a tense three-day Board of Trustees meeting that ended Saturday, Howard University President Sidney A. Ribeau abruptly stepped down Tuesday, announcing his retirement in an open letter to students and faculty. His departure came after it was revealed that Howard suffered from a drop in national ranking and a downgrade in its credit rating.(Photo: Juana Arias/Washington Post/GettyImages)
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Judge Dismisses Criminal Charges Against Fired North Carolina Central Coach - Charges were dismissed Monday for former N.C. Central head football coach Henry Frazier III. Frazier was charged in August with violating a domestic violence protective order; the arrest resulted in him being fired from the university. While the charges were dropped, an NCCU spokeswoman said Monday that the university stands by its decision to fire Frazier.(Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images)
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore Shooting Remains Unsolved - The shooting of Devin Ryan Johnson last week on the campus of University of Maryland Eastern Shore remains unsolved, according to the Princess Anne County police. According to Chief Scott Keller, Johnson was wounded in the ankle as he tried to break up a fight between women. Although other students were on the scene, police are having a tough time getting “accurate information.” (Photo: Glen Argov /Landov)
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan Apologized for PLUS Loans - At the Education Department's annual HBCU Week conference, Secretary Arne Duncan apologized for the way his agency managed changes to student PLUS Loans. “I am not satisfied with the way we handled the updating and changes to the PLUS loan program,” Duncan said. HBCUs were hard hit by the new rules which tightened the eligibility requirements for PLUS loans in October 2011.(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for TIME)