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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It has already made history, with an HBCU graduate as the first presidential nominee of either of the two major parties. Colleges and universities use endowments to support several priorities, such as scholarships, upgraded facilities and faculty hiring. Yet each of us has the power to shape events in real time.

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Grambling State’s Digital Library Makes HBCU History

Insight Into Diversity

Grambling State University (GSU) has made history with the opening of their Digital Library and Learning Commons. Not only is this landmark facility the first digital library ever established at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the US, but it is also the first digital library in the state of Louisiana.

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The 2023 State of Facilities in Higher Education

University Business

For ten years the State of Facilities in Higher Education has been recognizing trends and opportunities based on our database of information from schools around the U.S. Over time, the insights in the State of Facilities have evolved and our recommendations have followed suit. And they mustn’t.

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HBCUs have been underfunded for decades. A history of higher education tells us why

University Business

The state of facilities at historically Black colleges and universities, also known as HBCUs, again made headlines in recent weeks. A history of higher education tells us why appeared first on University Business. Student protests broke out at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona, Fla., Listen to the interview on WRKF.

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Howard on Track for R1 Distinction

Insight Into Diversity

The potential achievement is especially meaningful given the history of systemic challenges that have hindered HBCUs from reaching this status. With this classification Howard aims to set a precedent that encourages other HBCUs to advance their own research capabilities.

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Tribal College Campuses Are Falling Apart. The U.S. Hasn’t Fulfilled Its Promise to Fund the Schools

University Business

These tribal colleges and universities were intended to serve students who’d been disadvantaged by the nation’s history of violence and racism toward Native Americans, including efforts to eradicate their languages and cultures. The facilities remained closed into late September. Read more at Pro Publica.

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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sorrell Sorrell said that the grant will launch a campus housing initiative that will eventually be accompanied by a larger mixed-use development that includes student and family housing, retail and restaurant spaces, parks, outdoor meeting areas, and classroom facilities—all designed to serve both the campus and the surrounding community.

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