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HBCUs

Southern HBCUs Get $50 million from Atlanta Energy Firm

An Atlanta-based energy firm, Southern Co., has announced a $50 million scholarship and training initiative for students of several southern historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The multi-year initiative will benefit students attending HBCUs in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The first round of allocations is expected to be awarded in time […]

January 29, 2020

African-American

How HBCUs’ Strategies Can Help K-12’s Students of Color

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) hosted a daylong summit on Tuesday to discuss the role HBCUs can play in K-12 learning. The event was held in conjunction with the release of a new report titled, “Imparting Wisdom: HBCU Lessons for K-12 Education.”

January 21, 2020

African-American

Clark Atlanta Chose Me

“I didn’t choose Clark, Clark chose me”.  This is how Tennessee native Hali Smith describes her choice to attend Clark Atlanta University, a historically Black university (HBCU) in Georgia. This is her story.

January 17, 2020

HBCUs

Report: Universities Must Cultivate Race-Conscious Policies to Address Historical Inequities

Higher education institutions’ historically racist admission policies have led to underrepresentation of Black and Latino students and the only way colleges and universities can remedy that is through race-conscious policies, says a report published Wednesday by The Education Trust.

January 15, 2020

HBCUs

SUNO Cuts Staff, Suspends Athletic Programs

In response to insufficient finances, Southern University at New Orleans — the city’s only historically Black public university — has cut several staff members and has accepted “a significant number” of resignations, reported The New Orleans Advocate. The school, which was placed on probation by its accrediting agency due to its financial struggles, hopes to avoid a second consecutive year of probation.

January 13, 2020

Students

Tom Joyner Creates Scholarships for Benedict College Students

Tom Joyner, who served for 25 years as radio host of “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” established need-based scholarships for 15 Benedict College students, according to the school. The students will each receive $1,000 and the scholarship was announced during Joyner’s last show after 25 years on air. Tom Joyner’s Foundation has a goal of […]

December 19, 2019

HBCUs

Wiley College Receives Warning From Accreditor

Wiley College – a historically Black college in Marshall, Texas – received a warning from its accreditation agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The school has a year to address sanctions regarding the qualifications of its administrative and academic officers, its policies for offering credit, student outcomes, its financial resources […]

December 18, 2019

African-American

Funding and Investment in HBCUs, a Focus of Discussion on Capitol Hill

During the 2020 fiscal year, there will be a 15% increase devoted to strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Additionally, the maximum Pell grant award will increase by $150 from $6,195 to $6,345 for the 2020-21 academic year, according to the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.

December 17, 2019

HBCUs

Seeking to Diversify Teaching Ranks, N.C. Governor Looks to HBCUs

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said he wants to expand the Teaching Fellows program to every Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the state, as part of a larger push to increase teacher diversity, according to a WRAL-TV report. Right now, the program — which provides loan forgiveness for STEM and special education teachers […]

December 10, 2019

African-American

UNCF Celebrates as FUTURE Act Awaits Trump’s Signature

The latest version of the FUTURE Act, a bipartisan compromise on funding for minority serving institutions, now awaits the signature of President Trump, having been passed by the House and Senate yesterday, hours after a United Negro College Fund press conference touted the bill’s merits.

December 10, 2019

HBCUs

Achieve3000 Partners with EDU, Inc. to Provide CBCA Discounts

Achieve3000, a provider of differentiated instruction, recently partnered with EDU, Inc. to allow its customers discounted access to EDU, Inc.’s Common Black College Application (CBCA). For a single fee, students can apply to any number of 56 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at the same time after completing their CBCA. “The completion of our […]

December 9, 2019

HBCUs

Senators Introduce a Bipartisan Plan to Renew HBCU Funding

After months of political wrangling, U.S. senators introduced a bipartisan plan to renew long-term funding for minority serving institutions, including historically Black colleges and universities. The original funding expired on Sept. 30 when the FUTURE Act stalled in the Senate. The revised version of the FUTURE Act will reauthorize $255 million in annual funding for […]

December 4, 2019