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UNCF Lauds Congress for Increased Funding for HBCUs, Low-Income, First-Gen Students

Leaders from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) are applauding the recent passing of the Conference Report to H.R. 6157, the Departments of Defense and Labor; Health and Human Services; and Education Appropriations Act of 2019. UNCF president and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax said organization officials are “thrilled” with the bill’s appropriation outcome, according […]

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Prairie View A&M to Receive $1M for African-American Studies Initiative

With financial support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, an anonymous donor and an eligible university match, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is set to revamp its curriculum with a new African-American Studies Initiative.

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Meharry Medical College Launches Data Science Institute

Meharry Medical College launched a new Data Science Institute last week that will shed insight into health challenges and disparities and fuel innovation in treating minority and underserved populations. Led by Amy M. Andrade, senior advisor to the president for technology and innovation and assistant vice president of research at Meharry, the institute includes more […]

Cybersecurity Among Topics Discussed at HBCU Conference

Efforts by historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to increase engagement in industry, government and education partnerships was a key takeaway from Tuesday’s session at the 2018 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference.

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Alabama Senator Introduces Bill to Support MSIs

U.S. Senator Doug Jones has introduced the Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act which will increase mandatory funding levels from $255 million to $300 million for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions of higher education. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently investigated the capital finance needs of HBCUs. Its report found that 46 percent of all HBCU buildings are […]

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National HBCU Conference Week Underscores Institutional Competitiveness

WASHINGTON — Competitiveness is the theme for this year’s National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Week Conference hosted by the White House Initiative on HBCUs.

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Summit Helps HBCU Students Prepare for Law School

ATLANTA—Several hundred students from historically Black colleges and universities across the nation gathered at Emory University over the weekend to hear from experienced lawyers and current law school students about attending law school. Now in its 5th year, the annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo was created to address the unique challenges and […]

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Candidates Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum Draw Upon their HBCU Experience

An energized and evolving electorate, well-executed grassroots organizing and exhaustive networks among historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), among other factors, are responsible for the historic gubernatorial candidacies of Georgia’s Stacey Abrams and Florida’s Andrew Gillum, according to scholars and experts in political science and African American studies.

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A Little Advice With a Big Impact for College Students and Graduates

It’s never too early to start making plans to acquire a job after graduation. For college grads to have success in today’s job market, they must do more than just earn a degree; they must prepare —over their entire college years.

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ROTC Programs Bring Access to Education and Careers for HBCU Students

The revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at LeMoyne-Owen College in Tennessee makes the Memphis-based school one of several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the country that offers students an education and military training to become a commissioned officer in the United States armed forces.

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Philadelphia Reporter Recognized for Journalistic Excellence

The School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) at Morgan State University (MSU) will award its 2018 Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence to Helen Ubiñas, an award-winning columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com. Praised for her tenacious, fearless and compassionate reporting, Ubiñas will receive the Vernon Jarrett Medal and a […]

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HBCU Fellows to Receive Entrepreneurial Fellowship

The Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania, along with recruiting marketing platform The Whether, has formed a new initiative focused on increasing the number of entrepreneurs who graduated from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Twenty-five fellows from 17 HBCUs will receive the Mary Ellen Pleasant Entrepreneur Fellowship which offers them the […]

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