HBCU conference to address relevance, competition

Clark Atlanta University President Carlton Brown and N.C. Central University chancellor Charlie Nelms will headline the 2011 HBCU Governance and Institutional Effectiveness Seminar, a meeting of more than 100 black college presidents and presidents.The meeting is being sponsored by the Southern Education Foundation and will be held June 23-25 at the Ritz-Carlton, 181 Peachtree St. Atlanta.

They will discuss the collective impact of black colleges, how HBCUs are handling greater competition for students, the increasingly difficult fiscal environment, and reoccurring questions of relevance.