Memorable Moments of 2022: #5 Me and the Media

2022 was crazy in that although I was president of Dillard for half of the year, I did more major media this year than any other that I can recall. For me it is imperative that HBCUs control our narrative, and that means we have to speak with the media. There still exists a lot of mistrust (and there are valid reasons for that mistrust), but we have to use the tools available to tell our stories (a phrase I really hate because we say we need to do it and then don’t do it).

We can do this via op-eds, interviews, and even strategic social media posts. But we have a story to tell as Biggie Smalls would say, and I will continue to do my part.

Print/Digital Media Interviews

3 top law schools quit US News rankings over equity concerns

FBI: Dozens of HBCU threats linked to one juvenile; suspect prosecuted in state court as minor

Professors and academics will stay on Twitter-for now

After bomb threats rattled HBCU, frustration with funding and no FBI word on arrests

College Enrollment Declines Again Though Online Schools, HBCUs See Increases

Despite Years of Criticism, the U.S. News College Rankings Live On

Transfer-Student Enrollment Tanked During the Pandemic. Historically Black Colleges Were the…

Analysis: U.S. News College Rankings Do Not Represent Quality - Or Reality

LSU says it has a 'rogue off-campus fraternity.' What can the university do about it?

Biden Cancels Up to $20,000 of Student Debt

HBCU leaders frustrated by FBI bomb threat investigation lag

Talking leadership 26: Walter Kimbrough on supporting poorer students

'The great elevator up': 3 HBCU presidents discuss the need to lift students

HBCUs: 'We want more; we want some arrests'

COVID funding helped historically Black colleges survive the pandemic. What happens now?

HBCU bomb threats are a painful reminder of past anti-Black violence, students say

As Biden administration responds to HBCU bomb threats, Black leaders decry 'domestic terrorism'

Electronic Media Interviews

HBCU advisory board discusses student growth, funding

High profile grads and a yearning for respite have helped boost HBCU applications : Consider This…

School leaders react to bomb threats at Southern HBCUs

HBCU presidents, Maryland leaders demand action after bomb threats

School leaders say HBCUs are undeterred after a series of bomb threats

HBCU leaders join in roundtable discussion following bomb threats

HBCU leaders discuss bomb threats; Sen. Cassidy meets with Xavier's president on the threats

Editorials

Opinion | Don't Let Colleges Off the Hook for Loan Debt

Refund Checks Late at HBCUs: Must Be (Uncle Sam's) Money

Guest column: Entrenched unfairness makes loan forgiveness fair

OPINION: In its simplicity, college website misleads students of color

TV and Film

I also had one TV interview for the Lifetime Movie “Line Sisters.” The segment “Beyond the Headlines” allowed me to explain hazing.

Watch Line Sisters | Lifetime

And I also participated in the PBS documentary “Hazing” by Byron Hurt. It is an excellent film.