MEAC Archives - HBCU Buzz https://hbcubuzz.com/tag/meac/ HBCU Buzz delivers HBCU news, insights and editorials from the Black College community. Since 2011, HBCU Buzz has been a resource for prospective & current students and alumni. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:00:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://hbcubuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2024/07/cropped-hbcu-buzz-favicon-1.png?w=32 MEAC Archives - HBCU Buzz https://hbcubuzz.com/tag/meac/ 32 32 235275373 Athletic Leaders Call on Congress to Protect HBCU Sports https://hbcubuzz.com/104686/athletic-leaders-call-on-congress-to-protect-hbcu-sports/ https://hbcubuzz.com/104686/athletic-leaders-call-on-congress-to-protect-hbcu-sports/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:58:26 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=104686 On Feb. 17, 2025, commissioners from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and Southwestern Athletic Conference sent a united, pressing appeal to the Congressional Black Caucus for legislative support. The letter details critical challenges HBCUs face in the evolving landscape of collegiate athletics. In their letter, the commissioners expressed […]

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]]> https://hbcubuzz.com/104686/athletic-leaders-call-on-congress-to-protect-hbcu-sports/feed/ 0 104686 Howard Reportedly Declines Invitation To Join CAA https://hbcubuzz.com/77419/howard-reportedly-declines-invitation-to-join-caa/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:17:56 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=77419 According to reports, Howard University will likely not join the Colonial Athletic Association, instead seeking to remain with its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Learn more in the story from staff at DC Sports King below. In what could be described as a huge upset in college sports realignment, Howard University has decided not to leave the […]

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]]> 77419 Hampton University Joins The Colonial Athletic Association https://hbcubuzz.com/75172/hampton-university-joins-the-colonial-athletic-association/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 22:01:46 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=75172 After only four years since leaving the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) for the Big South, Hampton University is joining the Colonial Athletic Association. Get the full story from the Hampton release below. Hampton University is joining the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), effective July 1, 2022, after a four year relationship with the Big South Conference. The announcement will be […]

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]]> 75172 Hampton University Alumna Sonja Stills To Become MEAC’s First Female Commissioner https://hbcubuzz.com/73965/hampton-university-alumna-sonya-stills-to-become-meacs-first-female-commissioner/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 17:12:00 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=73965 The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has selected Hampton University alumna Sonja Stills as its next commissioner, and she’s making history! Get the full story from Charles Hallman at the Spokesman-Recorder. Sonja Stills will be the next Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) commissioner, effective January 1, 2022. She becomes the conference’s first female commissioner and the first […]

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]]> 73965 South Carolina State President James Clark Becomes Chair of MEAC Presidents & Chancellors https://hbcubuzz.com/71595/south-carolina-state-president-james-clark-becomes-chair-of-meac-presidents-chancellors/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 21:49:32 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=71595 James Clark, president of South Carolina State University, has recently been chosen to represent the MEAC as chair of Presidents and Chancellors! Learn more about how Clark, a former student-athlete, will make the MEAC and athleticism of our nation’s HBCUs greater in the release below. South Carolina State president James Clark has been selected as […]

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]]> 71595 FAMU Officially Joins As Member of the SWAC https://hbcubuzz.com/71451/famu-officially-joins-as-member-of-the-swac/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:26:50 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=71451 Florida A&M University has officially joined the SWAC after over 40 years as a member of the MEAC. Get the exciting full story and learn how it will impact FAMU athletics from Rory Sharrock at the Tallahassee Democrat below! A new era in the storied history of Florida A&M begins on July 1 with the […]

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]]> 71451 MEAC Cancels All Fall Sports Amid Coronavirus Pandemic https://hbcubuzz.com/66660/meac-cancels-all-fall-sports-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/ Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:26:03 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=66660 The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced that the league will suspend all sports competition, championship and non-championship segments, for the 2020 fall season, as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.  “The health and safety of our student-athletes continue to be our number one priority. We have made the decision to suspend all sports […]

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]]> 66660 MEAC To Host Virtual Football Media Day https://hbcubuzz.com/66434/meac-to-host-virtual-football-media-day/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:45:25 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=66434 The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host its annual Football Media Day virtually this year, with the Virtual Football Media Day presented by Cricket Wireless on Friday, July 31. Head coaches and student-athletes from each of the conference’s nine football-playing institutions will be interviewed in a pre-recorded show, co-hosted by ESPN’s Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker, […]

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]]> 66434 Reports Indicate Bethune-Cookman University Is Considering Leaving MEAC For SWAC https://hbcubuzz.com/65988/reports-indicate-bethune-cookman-is-considering-leaving-meac-for-swac/ Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:04:58 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=65988 Bethune-Cookman is reportedly considering leaving the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, potentially reuniting with in-state rival Florida A&M. The school’s board of trustees held an emergency meeting last week to discuss the possibility, according to a report. The Wildcats’ potential landing spots include the Southwestern Athletic Conference. FAMU’s board of trustees previously voted unanimously to leave the […]

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]]> 65988 FAMU Set To Join The SWAC https://hbcubuzz.com/65593/famu-set-to-join-the-swac/ Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:01:47 +0000 https://hbcubuzz.com/?p=65593 The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the recommendation of VP/Athletic Director Kortne Gosha to resign membership from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) to accept membership into the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Rattlers will maintain membership in the MEAC for the 2020 season.  The move was approved by SWAC member schools 10-0 Thursday […]

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