Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) has reported one of its largest enrollments in history for the Fall 2024 semester, with 3,123 students now attending the institution—a 24.13% increase from the previous year’s 2,516 students. This surge is highlighted by the arrival of 1,150 freshmen, who now represent 36.82% of the total student body. “We are excited to […]
(BPRW) BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY IS FIRST-EVER HBCU TO HOST SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN HISTORIANS TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE 2025 Event Will Coincide with Founder’s 150th Birthday Celebrations (Black PR Wire) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) will make history in June 2025 by being the first HBCU to host the Southern Association for Women Historians (SAWH) Triennial Conference. The four-day summit will be […]
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading colleges and universities across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to Bethune-Cookman University and did an interview with Wilbert Stubbs the 2022-2023 Student Government Association president. The position of SGA president is a highly respected role and there is a special pride […]
Bethune-Cookman University students are upset with their school. On Monday students protested in response to the school’s announcement to not to hire NFL Hall of Famer Ed Reed as the new head football coach. Reed criticized conditions at the school in rant on social media. Some, students bear the slogan, “Ed Reed was right.” FOX 35 […]
Bethune-Cookman has announced they have hired former NFL star safety Ed Reed as its next head football coach. Reed, 44, was previously working as the “Chief of Staff” and senior football advisor at Miami University, where he starred as a player from 1997-2001 according to CBS Sports. Reed’s other coaching experience was in 2016 when […]
Fighting COVID-19 is a top priority in 2021 and a brother of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. has created a company that is on the frontline of making our communities safe. Derrick Miles is a Spring 1992 initiate of the Omicron Epsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and a proud graduate of Bethune-Cookman University. His […]
The president of a historically Black university in Florida abruptly left his position to become a leader at a Massachusetts university. According to HBCU Buzz, the former leader of Bethune-Cookman University, LaBrent Chrite, will become the president of one of the top business schools in the northeast, Bentley University. Chrite becomes the first Black person […]