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Section: Institutions > HBCUs
African-American
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 […]
September 27, 2018
African-American
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.
September 19, 2018
HBCUs
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 […]
September 19, 2018
HBCUs
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.
September 18, 2018
HBCUs
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 […]
September 18, 2018
HBCUs
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.
September 17, 2018
HBCUs
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 […]
September 15, 2018
HBCUs
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.
September 14, 2018
HBCUs
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.
September 14, 2018
African-American
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.
September 12, 2018
HBCUs
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 […]
September 12, 2018
African-American
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 […]
September 11, 2018
Students
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Awards More Than $3.3 Million to Students in 2018
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund has awarded more than $3.3.million in scholarship money to students since January 2018, according to a press release issued Monday by the organization. The money was received by high-achieving students attending historically Black Colleges and universities (HBCUs). According to TMCF, since its inception in 1987, some $300 million in funds has been raised […]
September 10, 2018
HBCUs
National Park Service Awards $8.6M to HBCUs for Preservation Projects
The National Park Service (NPS) recently awarded grants to 18 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) totaling $8.6 million for projects to preserve historic structures on the institutions’ campuses.
September 10, 2018
HBCUs
Conference Explores Role of Muslim Americans in Solving Social Problems
Scholars, community organizers and Islamic leaders convened here over the weekend for a national conference examining “Race, Class and Religious Intersectionality in America” with a focus on the involvement of Muslims in addressing America’s social issues.
September 10, 2018
HBCUs
Pre-Law Summit Introduces HBCU Students to Law School
The fifth annual National HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo, the only large-scale national event in the U.S. aimed at assisting HBCU students and alumni become lawyers, is scheduled to kick-off on  Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 at Emory University School of Law in Atlanta. Attendees will participate in workshops, networking events, and panel discussions over […]
September 10, 2018
HBCUs
Theological Schools Face Challenges of Diversity, Relevancy
Beyond issues that have captured media attention – declining enrollment, financial uncertainty, student protests over lack of faculty diversity, LGBTQ concerns about curriculum inclusivity – school administrators have additional concerns such as debt loads of graduates and how to tailor the education to a student body that is increasingly older, female, non-White and second-career.
September 9, 2018
Students
Family Creates Endowed Scholarship for Claflin Biology Majors
Claflin University has established the Spencer and Rev. Minnie Anderson Endowed Scholarship Fund following the couple’s $20,000 gift to the university honoring the memory of their two sons, Michael Cutler and the Rev. Dr. Otis Cutler, Jr. Michael and Otis died 28 days apart – Michael from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 48, […]
September 7, 2018
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