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HBCU News
FAMU Is Highest Ranking HBCU In The Country
DR ROBINSON
The much-anticipated U. S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2023” guidebook re- leased Monday shows FAMU ranked No. 103 nationally among public universities, earning the university contin- ued bragging rights as the highest ranked public histori- cally black college or university in the country.
It follows FAMU’s heralded upward trajectory recorded last year by U. S. News & World Report, when the uni- versity jumped 13 slots, from 117 to 104 among nationally ranked universities.
That success has fueled the momentum for FAMU Presi- dent Larry Robinson’s goal of having Florida’s lone public HBCU listed among the coun- try’s top 100 nationally ranked public universities.
In addition, Monday’s re- port shows FAMU maintained its ranking as the top-rated public HBCU in the “Best Col- leges 2023” guidebook, plac- ing seventh among the top 10 ranked HBCUs, public or pri- vate. The No. 1 slot was main- tained by perennial first-place holder, Spelman College, of Atlanta.
Fisk University Welcomes The Largest Freshman Class In Over 40 Years
Fisk University, one of the nation’s elite private historically black universities and colleges (HBCU), has experienced a remarkable enrollment increase over the past four years. In 2017, the total student body was 630 students, and this fall, Fisk exceeded 1,050 students with an incoming class of just under 400 students. These students arrive from 33 states and five countries to join the Fisk family and to be- come part of the next generation of executive leaders across every sector of society.
Many are first-generation students, whose trajectory will define families and communities across the country. In an increasingly minority/majority world, this is the future, and the future looks bright.
Over the last years, test scores for the incoming classes have increased from the 54th to the 71st per- centile in terms of national test averages. This is particularly noteworthy considering how average na- tional ACT scores have declined consistently in recent years.
Last year, Fisk was voted the number one institution in the country by Forbes for academic stew- ardship, which reflected the incredible efficacy of the institution in producing stellar outcomes despite minimal resources.
Bethune Falls To SC State In Home Opener
Bethune-Cookman's 2022 home opener saw the Wildcats drop their third consecutive loss to South Carolina State in a 33-9 decision before a Day- tona Stadium crowd of 6,071 Saturday afternoon.
Kendrell Flowers rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns as the Bulldogs (1-1) jumped out to a 20-0 lead in a game delayed two hours by lightning.
Bethune-Cookman (0-2) closed to 20-9 on Jimmie Robinson, III's five-yard run with 9:24 remaining.
"We didn't execute well in
all three phases. "You're not going to win many football games like that,” said Head Coach Terry Sims.
“We have to get cleaned up defensively. We have to do better with our linebacker play. We had opportunities to make plays today. We didn't offensively...we have to stop hurting ourselves with penal- ties."
Bethune-Cookman is off next week and returns to action Sept. 24 at home against Grambling State for its Southwestern Ath- letic Conference opener.
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