MEET THE NEW GENERATION HBCU SGA Presidents Leading the 2026–2027 Academic Year CRUSH MAGAZINE | HBCU CULTURE • EDUCATION • LEADERSHIP Before somebody becomes a mayor, attorney, entrepreneur, unive

MEET THE NEW GENERATION

HBCU SGA Presidents Leading the 2026–2027 Academic Year

CRUSH MAGAZINE | HBCU CULTURE • EDUCATION • LEADERSHIP

Before somebody becomes a mayor, attorney, entrepreneur, university president, corporate executive, activist or member of Congress, there is often a smaller election nobody outside the campus notices.

A poster goes up.

A campaign team forms.

Students debate what needs to change.

Candidates walk across the yard asking classmates for their votes.

Then an HBCU elects somebody to represent thousands of student voices.

For the 2026–2027 academic year, a new generation of Student Government Association presidents is stepping forward across America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

And CRUSH Magazine believes their names deserve to be known.

Because HBCU student government is not simply another extracurricular activity.

It is a laboratory for Black leadership.

CHRISTOPHER LAMBRY JR.

Morehouse College

At Morehouse College, Christopher Lambry Jr. ’27 was elected SGA president for 2026–2027, with Sheik Kante ’28 elected vice president.

Morehouse’s April 6 announcement described Lambry as a politics scholar, Oprah Winfrey Scholar and research fellow at Harvard University.

That makes his election particularly interesting.

Morehouse has spent generations producing men who eventually entered government, business, ministry, education and social leadership. Student government at an institution with that history carries expectations extending far beyond campus programming.

Lambry now becomes part of that leadership pipeline.

His challenge will be translating academic achievement and political thinking into something every elected leader eventually has to confront:

governance.

Ideas matter.

Execution matters more.

HANEEF EIERMANN

North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University students elected Haneef Eiermann student body president for 2026–2027.

His ascension represents continuity as much as change.

University records show Eiermann served as SGA vice president during the previous administration before students elevated him to the presidency.

The election itself also demonstrated something important about contemporary HBCU culture.

Campus Echo reported campaigns inspired by everything from A Different World and OutKast’s Stankonia to 8 Mile, Clueless, GNX and other pieces of popular culture.

That combination is uniquely HBCU.

Politics meets creativity.

Leadership meets entertainment.

Campaigning becomes culture.

And underneath all of it sits the serious responsibility of representing the student body.

Eiermann enters 2026–2027 already familiar with the machinery of NCCU student government—and now carries its highest elected student responsibility.

JENNIYA SAMS

Fort Valley State University

At Georgia’s Fort Valley State University, Jenniya Sams has risen into the SGA presidency.

Her progression is especially worth watching.

Previous university information identified Sams in SGA leadership before her presidency, while current University System of Georgia records identify her as Fort Valley State’s SGA president.

She has also been named to the committee involved in Fort Valley State University’s presidential search.

Think about the significance of that.

A student leader isn’t merely organizing campus activities.

She has a seat within a process helping shape the future executive leadership of an entire university.

That is student representation operating at an institutional level.

And it demonstrates exactly why SGA elections matter.

RAMIYAH SUMMERS

Winston-Salem State University

At Winston-Salem State University, Ramiyah Summers enters the new academic year after being identified by WSSU as its SGA president-elect.

Before even beginning the academic year, Summers was already getting exposure to government beyond campus.

In April, WSSU Chancellor Bonita J. Brown joined Summers, vice president-elect Quincey Constant and another student during a visit to the North Carolina Legislative Building.

There, the students interacted with state lawmakers and discussed university priorities.

That is what the SGA pipeline can become at its best:

Campus leadership connecting directly to public leadership.

Student concerns entering rooms where policy is made.

MYLES WILSON

Alabama State University

At Alabama State University, Myles Wilson was elected the university’s 73rd SGA president, with Chancellor Bacon elected vice president.

Coverage surrounding the new administration has emphasized connection, accessibility and community.

Those priorities arrive at an important moment.

Today’s college students are navigating affordability, career uncertainty, artificial intelligence, mental wellness, housing concerns, social change and an employment market transforming faster than many universities can redesign curricula.

An effective SGA president therefore has to become more than a campus personality.

Students expect accessibility.

They expect advocacy.

They expect results.

And they expect their representatives to understand the world awaiting them after graduation.

A WIDER 2026–2027 LEADERSHIP CLASS

CRUSH Magazine is also tracking additional reported 2026–2027 HBCU student-government leaders as institutions complete inaugurations, update leadership directories and publish official executive-board information.

Among the names under continued editorial verification are reported presidents or presidents-elect associated with:

Xavier University of Louisiana

Barber-Scotia College

Wilberforce University

South Carolina State University

Miles College

As additional institutions publish official 2026–2027 leadership records, this CRUSH Magazine index should continue expanding.

Because the ultimate goal is bigger than ten names.

THE CRUSH HBCU PRESIDENTS INDEX

There are more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the United States.

Imagine one searchable destination documenting the student leaders governing them.

Not only presidents.

Vice presidents.

Miss and Mister HBCU titleholders.

Royal Courts.

Student trustees.

Campus newspaper editors.

Athletic leaders.

Young entrepreneurs.

Researchers.

Artists.

Founders.

The students shaping HBCU culture before the rest of America learns their names.

That is an opportunity for HBCU media.

And it is an opportunity for CRUSH Magazine.

WHY SGA PRESIDENTS MATTER

Student government can look small from outside a university.

Inside one, it can touch almost everything.

Students care about parking.

Housing.

Dining.

Campus safety.

Mental-health resources.

Student organizations.

Homecoming.

Tuition and fees.

Transportation.

Academic resources.

Communication with administrators.

Career opportunities.

Campus traditions.

And the quality of everyday student life.

The SGA president stands at the intersection of those concerns.

The position requires an unusual combination of politics, diplomacy, popularity, organization and endurance.

You have to communicate with students who elected you.

Work with administrators who did not.

Collaborate with organizations possessing their own agendas.

Manage personalities.

Respond to criticism.

Represent the university publicly.

And somehow still be a college student.

That is leadership training in real time.

HBCUs HAVE ALWAYS PRODUCED LEADERS

Historically Black Colleges and Universities occupy a unique position in American history.

Their campuses have educated generations of teachers, physicians, lawyers, scientists, artists, athletes, military officers, entrepreneurs, clergy, activists and public officials.

Leadership development isn’t an accidental byproduct of the HBCU experience.

It is embedded within the tradition.

The yard teaches something.

The classroom teaches something.

The fraternity and sorority chapter teaches something.

The athletic department teaches something.

The student newspaper teaches something.

And student government teaches something.

Sometimes the person standing behind an SGA podium today will be standing behind a very different podium twenty years from now.

THE FIRST GENERATION GOVERNING IN THE AI ERA

The 2026–2027 leadership class also occupies an unusual historical position.

These students are among the first HBCU student leaders governing completely inside the artificial-intelligence era.

Their generation will confront questions previous SGA presidents never imagined.

How should students use generative AI?

How should universities define academic integrity?

What happens when entry-level careers become automated?

How should HBCUs prepare students for industries that may look completely different five years from now?

How can historically underfunded institutions compete technologically with universities possessing enormous endowments?

How do students preserve authentic Black culture while nearly every cultural moment is immediately transformed into digital content?

These aren’t distant questions.

They are happening now.

And today’s student leaders will help determine how their campuses respond.

FROM THE YARD TO THE WORLD

There is another reason CRUSH Magazine wants to document these names early.

History becomes obvious only afterward.

People look backward and say:

Of course that person became successful.

But somebody knew them before the title.

Before the company.

Before the election victory.

Before the national television interview.

Before the bestselling book.

Before the appointment.

Before the world knew their name.

At an HBCU, that story often begins on the yard.

Someone was sophomore class president.

Someone organized homecoming.

Someone ran SGA.

Someone became student trustee.

Someone fought for an issue nobody outside campus understood.

Then life got bigger.

CRUSH MAGAZINE’S HBCU MISSION

CRUSH Magazine intends to cover HBCUs differently.

Not only when something goes wrong.

Not only during football season.

Not only during homecoming.

And not only when mainstream media decides an HBCU story has become nationally interesting.

We want to document the ecosystem continuously.

The presidents.

The athletes.

The scholars.

The founders.

The artists.

The engineers.

The entrepreneurs.

The traditions.

The breakthroughs.

The victories.

The culture.

Because America’s HBCUs generate stories every single day.

And the students leading those institutions deserve to have their names indexed into the digital history of their schools.

THE 2026–2022027 CLASS IS JUST GETTING STARTED

Christopher Lambry Jr.

Haneef Eiermann.

Jenniya Sams.

Ramiyah Summers.

Myles Wilson.

And dozens of other student body presidents across America’s HBCUs.

Some will serve quietly.

Some will transform their campuses.

Some will encounter controversy.

Some will discover that leadership is much harder than campaigning.

And some may eventually become names recognized far beyond the gates of their universities.

Right now, however, they share something simpler.

Their classmates trusted them with the responsibility to lead.

For the 2026–2027 academic year, the yard is theirs to serve.

And CRUSH Magazine will be watching what they do with it.

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Coming Next

THE CRUSH 100: Every HBCU in America — One Major Story, Achievement or Development to Watch During the 2026–2027 Academic Year

This article is intended as an evolving editorial index. CRUSH Magazine should update additional SGA presidents as official university or student-government confirmations become available.