US companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have recently seen an uptick in donations particularly from corporations and corporate foundations, in part thanks to the influence of their Black employees Learn more in the story by Annie Ma and Thalia Beaty at Associated Press.
James Madison University Releases Statement
The James Madison University community is saddened by the loss of Jeffrey Matthews, Jr., a 2015 Bridgewater College alumnus who was a member of...
Why I Chose My HBCU: Love Letters To Our Institutions Of Higher Learning
Brown skin. Black thought. Afrofuturistic brilliance, building, and belonging. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are not replicas of the institutions that many Black...
Gunman, officer, bystander dead in shooting near Texas A&M
College Station police say a gunman killed a Brazos County constable and a bystander and wounded a police officer and another bystander near Texas...
NC Senate Removes Elizabeth City State Closure From Budget Proposal
One day after drawing national attention for a budget proposal calling for the closure of historically Black Elizabeth City State University, legislators in the...
The Great Debate 2011 Yale University vs. Howard University
It was a tale of academic worlds colliding when two debate teams shared the stage before a large audience inside the Cramton Auditorium at Howard University this weekend.
Angela Davis To Speak at Fayetteville University
A 1970s political activist who once was listed on the FBI's Most Wanted list is getting a forum at a North Carolina university.
Angela Davis...
Questions Remain After Former JCSU Standout Jovontay Williams Dies In Police Custody
The family of Jovontay Avery Williams is mourning his loss and fighting for answers after he passed away in police custody earlier this month....
Alabama A&M students hold protest rally, seek more respect from administration
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The president of the student government association at Alabama A&M University said at a protest rally Wednesday that the school has...
Meet Texas Southern University New President, Dr. Austin Lane
HOUSTON (May 16, 2016) – Dr. Austin A. Lane has been named by the Board of Regents as the sole finalist to become the 12th...
Diversity, HBCU Recruiter Allegedly Fired At Google Over Her Baltimore Accent
The tech industry is a pipeline that HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) are collectively working to get their students into. However, a former...
HBCU Oakwood University Partners With Ross University School Of Medicine To Increase Physician Diversity...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- African Americans make up only six percenti of U.S. physicians. With the goal of driving diversity among U.S. physicians, Oakwood University and...
Atlanta Officers Won’t Face Charges From 2020 Arrest of Morehouse and Spelman Students
The AUC community and beyond is in shock after learning that a violent day in 2020 will end in no charges. Learn more in...
North Carolina Central Eagles Continue To Soar
North Carolina Central Men's basketball team has been turning heads already this year with having one of the nation's top defenses. The Eagles only...
70 years in the making: 99-year-old veteran who graduated from Winston-Salem finally walks across...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A graduate of what is now Winston-Salem State University in 1949, who served in the US Army during World War II,...
Recent Dillard Alum Killed In Car Crash
METAIRIE, La.- A recent Dillard University graduate was killed Wednesday night in a fatal car crash involving a dump truck and a hearse on...
Fort Valley State University Student Leaders Visit Weaver Middle School
Fort Valley State University's court came to Weaver Middle School in Macon to talk to students about dressing for success, personal hygiene and setting...
Executive Director of HBCUs Challenges Texas Southern University Students to “Make a Difference”
Texas Southern University’s May 2011 graduates were the recipients of a powerful commencement speech delivered by John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Executive Director of the...
