UnitedHealth Invests Over Than $8M in HBCU Data Science Training
UnitedHealth Group is making a five-year, $8.25 million investment to help train data science and analytics experts at Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse...
Texas Southern University President Selected As A Conference Honorary Co-Chair
HOUSTON (June 19, 2019) – Texas Southern University President Austin A. Lane has been selected as an Honorary Co-Chair for the National Black MBA Association...
This 16 Year Old Is Heading To NCCU With 1.5 Million In Scholarships
For New Bern, N.C., native, Ny’Quasia Brown, the dream of attending college was one she was set on realizing.
On June 15, 2019, the Jacksonville,...
TSU School Of Business To Host Prestigious Ivey Publishing Case Teaching, Writing Workshop June...
HOUSTON (June 12, 2019) – Texas Southern University’s Jesse H. Jones School of Business is partnering with a leading provider of business case method training –...
Two Howard University Students Named 2019 Boren Scholar And Fellow
WASHINGTON –Two Howard University students, Diane Ijoma and Darryl L. Jones II, have been selected to receive the prestigious 2019 David L. Boren Award. The Institute of...
Mission Accomplished: HBCU Student, 59, Earns Three Degrees
LeMoyne-Owen College awarded 156 bachelor’s degrees to graduates on Saturday, May 12. Many of the scholars who walked across the stage have been on...
Delaware State University Has Record Number Of 2019 Graduates
Delaware State University (DSU) gave out 750 diplomas during the historically Black university’s 134th commencement ceremony on May 12.
According to local news stationWBOC, that is...
Morehouse Commencement Speaker Pays Loans for ALL 2019 Graduates
And the award for the BEST commencement speaker, in the history of commencement speakers gooooooeeeeessss tooooooo: Robert Frederick Smith, cleary.
The 135th Commencement exercises at Morehouse...
Morgan State University Hosts 143rd Spring Commencement Ceremony
BALTIMORE — Morgan State University (MSU), in the assembly of University officials, faculty and its Board of Regents, will host its 143rd Spring Commencementexercises on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at W.A.C....
Our ’Forever First Lady’ Michelle Obama Surprise Students At Spelman College
A group of students at Spelman College in Atlanta had a session Saturday they won't soon forget.
The Honors political science class, made up of...
Shaw University Officially Names Dillard As Next President
After the pomp and circumstance that greeted the official announcement of Dr. Paulette R. Dillard taking the helm at Shaw University, she settled into her...
Dillard Celebrates 150 Years In New Orleans
Just one year after Louisiana was readmitted to the Union after the Civil War, two colleges were established in New Orleans to educate newly...
Woman Walks Across Southern Stage To Get Diploma Despite Having Multiple Sclerosis
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - If a 1,000-mile journey starts with a single step, Chacity Simmons, 28, has already walked a lifetime.
“It’s unbelievable because...
Jackson State CUBD Paints Home Of 100-Year Old West Jackson Resident
Jackson State’s Center for University-Based Development (CUBD) recently partnered with Felicia McClinton, president of the Washington Addition Neighborhood Association to paint the home of...
Tom Joyner Foundation Announces New Podcast
The Tom Joyner Foundation today announced the launch of HBCUbiquity, a new hour-long podcast featuring interviews, discussion and analysis about historically black colleges and university, hosted by...
Xavier Eyes ‘Strategic Approach’ As Enrollment Rises
Xavier University President Dr. Reynold Verret began his tenure in 2015 with a goal of extending its voice to a much larger audience.
Four years...
HBCU Grad, Olympia Auset Wants To Reopen Healthy Food Store In Nipsey Hussle’s Neighborhood
When L.A. rapper, entrepreneur and activist, Nipsey Hussle, died last month, he was in the midst of inspiring a health revolution for the Black community. His...
Beyoncé And John D. Rockefeller Invested In HBCUs. Here’s Why You Should Too.
Pop quiz! What do Beyoncé and John D. Rockefeller have in common?
At first glance, the two American icons couldn’t be more different. Beyoncé Giselle...
