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Apple Expands Partnerships With Historically Black Colleges and Universities

At a time when whole industries have shifted online in response to the coronavirus, historically Black colleges and universities are deepening their coding education through a partnership with Apple. The tech giant recently expanded ties with HBCUs as a part of its Community Education Initiative, launched last year.

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American College of Financial Services Announces 15 Scholarships for HBCU Students

The American College of Financial Services will award 15 scholarships dedicated to students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to help increase diversity and representation in the financial services profession, it announced this week at the virtual Conference of African American Financial Professionals. “One of the biggest problems facing the financial services profession is a […]

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HBCUs Have Benefited From Philanthropy in Wake of Black Lives Matter Protests

Within days after Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife Patty Quillin pledged a total of $120 million to the United Negro College Fund and two of Atlanta’s historically Black colleges, another HBCU became an indirect beneficiary of that philanthropic gesture.

Students

CED Provides Recommendations for Higher Education Reform After COVID-19

New research conducted by the Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board (CED) provides recommendations to policymakers for how to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the higher education system.

Sports

New Partnership to Create Esports League for HBCUs

A new partnership is creating an esports league specifically for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), reported CNN. Streaming company Twitch and Cxmmunity, an Atlanta-based nonprofit, are coming together to build this initiative aimed at providing competitive opportunities for HBCU students in esports. The partnership will also provide scholarships to HBCU students for educational esports […]

Community Colleges

North Carolina Community Colleges Begin Bias Training for Law Enforcement

With the goal of providing law enforcement training to all 100 counties in the state, the North Carolina Community College system has launched the Impartial Policing initiative.

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UNCF Survey Measures How COVID-19 Has Affected HBCU Students’ Fall Plans

More than 5,000 students from 17 United Negro College Fund (UNCF) historically Black colleges and universities shared how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their lives and enrollment plans for fall, in a recently published UNCF student pulse survey. Key findings from the survey include: Over 80% of students prefer to return to campus for some […]

Community Colleges

Roueche Center Forum: Diversifying the Undergraduate Engineering Education Pathway – An Opportunity for the Community College

Vision 2030, a recently released report from the National Science Board (NSB), is the latest in a plethora of warnings that the American way of life is threatened because we are in danger of falling behind in STEM, the disciplines that have powered American prosperity for decades. The current COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the power and […]

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Many HBCUs Are Recipients of Gift From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

Many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as well as the United Negro College Fund have received a donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who announced the gift in a blog post on Medium on Tuesday. Diverse reported on Tuesday that Howard University and the Thurgood Marshall Fund also received a donation from Scott. The other […]

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TMCF, UNCF Partner With Testing for America to Help Safely Reopen HBCUs

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will partner with the nonprofit Testing for America (TFA) to support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in their COVID-19 testing plans for students, faculty and staff when campuses reopen for the fall. With communities of color disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 […]

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Coastal Carolina University Gets $95 Million Gift From Anonymous African American Donor

Coastal Carolina University has received a $95 million gift from an anonymous donor who describes himself as an African American entrepreneur and philanthropist under the age of 30 and who lives in Alabama. “Coastal Carolina is an up-and-coming university on the verge of greatness,” said the donor, according to a university statement. “During my visit […]

Community Colleges

As Higher Education Faces a “Corona Swirl” of Transfer Students, Higher Education Must Create Clear Pathways to Degrees

Recent surveys show that a growing number of high school graduates and college students are opting to attend community colleges this fall because they are affordable and closer to home. Those who lost jobs in the post-COVID economy are also turning to community colleges to gain and sharpen skills that lead back to jobs. The combination is creating an unprecedented level of student movement between two- and four-year colleges. There’s even a name for it in higher education circles – the “corona swirl.”

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