Category: News
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Amid Job Corps Cuts, HBCU Leaders Are Stepping Up
Rebekah Barber June 13, 2025 On May 29, the US Department of Labor announced a phased shutdown of Job Corps, the nation’s largest free residential education and job training program for young adults ages 16 to 24, which Congress created in 1964. The announcement called for the closure of approximately 100 Job Corps campuses across the Read more
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Morehouse College Welcomes Dr. F. DuBois Bowman as Its 13th President
Morehouse College has officially named Dr. F. DuBois Bowman as its 13th president, marking a homecoming for a distinguished leader and proud alumnus. The appointment was announced by the Morehouse Board of Trustees and becomes effective July 15, 2025. Dr. Bowman, a 1992 graduate of Morehouse College, currently serves as dean of the University of Michigan’s Read more
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HBCUs can help create a 21st-century bioeconomy and the talent pipeline it requires
by Shaun White June 13, 2025 Biotechnology has become a pillar of national resilience. Once considered niche, fields like synthetic biology, pathogen genomics, computational biology, and environmental microbiology now sit at the heart of U.S. biosecurity strategy, economic competitiveness, and geopolitical influence. Read the entire article at https://hbcunews.com/2025/06/13/hbcus-can-help-create-a-21st-century-bioeconomy-and-the-talent-pipeline-it-requires/ Read more