After six years as president, a term often rocked by controversy and opposition, Walter D. Broadnax, president of Clark Atlanta University, recently announced his retirement during the college's annual winter Board of Trustees meeting.

After a seven-year presidential tenure riddled with accomplishments and controversy, Alabama State University President Joe A. Lee announced his resignation effective May 31.

The Lincoln Review, a Washington-based black think tank, published an article titled "What Does the Future Hold for Historically Black Colleges?" in its September/October 2007 edition. It recalled the experiences of Bill Maxwell, a St. Petersburg Times columnist and editorial board member, when in 2004 he took a huge pay cut to teach journalism at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

(February 6, 2008) A multifaceted initiative surrounding the four-part PBS series AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 2, which begins tonight and explores the ancestry of 12 remarkable individuals, will ensure the project's impact extends beyond the television screen and Black History Month.

(January 20, 2008) The United Negro College Fund has announced the launch of a new brand identity. Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has been the largest private minority education assistance program in America, raising more than $2.8 billion to support more than 60,000 students who attend its 39 member colleges and universities and receive UNCF scholarships, internships and fellowships.

Atlanta, GA (January 6, 2008). Alumni’s giving at Morris Brown College is at an all-time high. Dr. Stan Pritchett, acting president at Morris Brown, reports that 600 alumni have given over $800,000 dollars during the last seven months of 2007. “The average amount of this surge in alumni donations is $1,500 dollars per giver and this sets a record for the college,” said Dr. Pritchett. “In addition, coming back after the recent holidays, we have received close to fifty checks in amounts ranging from $500 to $3,500 per giver. Our challenge, however, continues to be that or raising the percentage of alumni giving across the board and to see the younger Morris Brown alumni start to give back.” Pritchett continued.