HBCUs

Delaware State University’s Lacrosse Team Alleges Racial Profiling After Traffic Stop Turns Into Impromptu Drug Search

Delaware State University’s women’s lacrosse team is alleging that the Liberty County Sheriff’s office racially profiled them after a traffic stop turned into an impromptu drug search.

May 10, 2022

Delaware State University

Four HBCU Medical Schools to Work Towards Addressing Organ Transplant Disparities

Four HBCU medical schools will be working to rectify organ transplant disparities as part of a new initiative announced Thursday.

May 9, 2022

Charles R Drew University Of Medicine And Sciences

Paul Quinn College 2022 Graduating Class Receives Investment Fund, Made Possible By $250,000 Gift

The 2022 graduating class of Paul Quinn College has been given an investment fund, made possible by a $250,000 gift from the Alfred Street Baptist Church’s Seek 2022 initiative.

May 9, 2022

Paul Quinn College

Anonymous Donor Pays Off Student Balances of Wiley College 2022 Graduating Class

The student balances of Wiley College’s 2022 graduating class were paid off by an anonymous donor.

May 9, 2022

Southern Regional Education Board Launches HBCU-MSI Course-Sharing Consortium

To help students across the degree finish line, the Southern Regional Education Board announced an online course-sharing consortium of several public and private HBCUs as well as other MSIs across five states in the South.

May 5, 2022

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Morris Brown College Gains Accreditation After 20 Years

After two decades of work, Morris Brown College (MBC) is once again fully accredited.

April 27, 2022

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HBCUs and Public Interest Technology - The Perfect Match

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are perfectly positioned to become leaders in the burgeoning field of public interest technology.

April 27, 2022

Afua Bruce, author of The Tech That Comes Next.

Xavier University to Create Medical School and Graduate Program of Health Sciences

When the programs begin about three years from now, Xavier will be only the fifth Historically Black College and University to have a medical school.

April 25, 2022

Dr. C. Reynold Verret, president of Xavier University.

Coppin State Tackles Race Gap in Nonprofit Leadership

Coppin State University is one of the few HBCUs to offer an undergraduate degree in nonprofit work.

April 20, 2022

Xavier University Partners with Takeda to Build Center for Health and Tech Innovation

Xavier University in New Orleans has partnered with Takeda, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, in a multi-year effort to improve health equity for marginalized populations.

April 20, 2022

Keeping HBCUs Accountable to Their Mission, Students, and Communities

At a webinar hosted by Diverse, HBCU leaders shared their recommendations for HBCUs to maintain accountability, stay in-line with their mission values, and create student-centered learning supported by data and behind-the-scenes efforts.

April 19, 2022

Dr. Roslyn Artis, president of Benedict College.

RISE Rises Again With New Five-Year Grant

North Carolina Central University’s (NCCU’s) Research Institute for Scholars of Equity (RISE) program is using its second grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to become RISE 2.0.

April 15, 2022

Students from a RISE cohort.

NC A&T to House DoD Machine Tools Workforce Training Center

The country's largest HBCU, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T), will be launching a regional machine tools workforce training center with the Department of Defense (DoD).

April 14, 2022

Commencement at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T)

Taraji P. Henson to Deliver Howard's 2022 Commencement Address

Actor, filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Taraji P. Henson will deliver the commencement address at the 2022 Howard University Commencement ceremony. Howard, Henson’s alma mater, will confer to her an honorary doctorate of humane letters.

April 14, 2022

Actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and entrepreneur Taraji P. Henson will deliver the commencement address at the 2022 Howard University Commencement ceremony.

Howard President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick Announces Retirement

April 13, 2022

Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick

D.C. Area Writing Project Relaunched at Howard University

Howard University is relaunching its D.C. Area Writing Project (DCAWP) under the direction of assistant professor and racial equity consultant Dr. Altheria Caldera.

April 13, 2022

Dr. Altheria Caldera, assistant professor at Howard and racial equity consultant, will direct the relaunched DCAWP.

HBCU Leaders Will Address Institutions' Futures at Inaugural Convening

From May 31 to June 2, scholars, practitioners, industry leaders, and administrators seeking to strengthen HBCUs will gather at an inaugural convening in Charlotte, North Carolina.

March 31, 2022

Several HBCU presidents and leaders

Forgotten Leaders - How HBCUs and PBIs Can Amplify Black Women's Roles in Social Justice Movements

The creation of social justice advocacy centers, putting more women in positions of leadership, and connecting the dots from the institution’s history to the present can amplify the work of Black woman in social justice movements.

March 30, 2022

Dr. Joyce Ladner, renowned civil rights leader, author, and sociologist.

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Cradle to Graduation - Critical Community Connections With Dr. Robert Garza, president, Palo Alto College

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