NCCU Trustee Michael Johnson Provides $1 Million Endowment For NCCU School Of Business
Board of Trustees member Michael P. Johnson made a $250,000 gift to the School of Business that became the catalyst for establishing a new...
TSU School Of Public Affairs Receives Multi-Million Dollar Kellogg Grant
HOUSTON — The Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University (TSU) was recently awarded a $3.3 million grant...
The Black Expo Of Networking, Knowledge And Empowerment
The Black Expo provides a wonderful opportunity for businesses, entrepreneurs, performers and even youth, teens and young adults to show the community what they...
NCCU Receives $1.1 Million TRIO Grant to Establish Educational Opportunity Center
DURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina Central University (NCCU) received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs office to establish a...
Charles Barkley To Donate $1 Million Apiece To AAMU & CAU
NBA legend Charles Barkley donates $1 million apiece to two historically black colleges and universities. The PWI Auburn basketball All-American, announced today on WJOX...
Greensboro Churches Raise Monetary Offering For Bennett College
Local churches affiliated with The Pulpit Forum of Greensboro are uniting to raise a monetary offering during their regular Sunday morning service for Bennett College....
UNCF Launches 24-Hour Social Media Campaign To Support HBCU Preservation
Today, UNCF is launching #PreserveHBCUs a 24-hour social media campaign to urge the Senate to provide at least $5 million for the HBCU Historic...
This Is How Millennials Manage Their Money
Millennials—the demographic between the ages of 18 and 35—have toppled baby boomers and are reportedly more than 74 million strong in the U.S. What’s...
Wallace Foundation Selects VSU To Help Improve How Aspiring Principles Are Trained
The Wallace Foundation selected Virginia State University, among six other universities, to participate in a national $47 million initiative to develop models over the...
UNCF-Member HBCUs Help To Improve Student Loan Default Rates
UNCF-member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) made significant progress in reducing student loan defaults rates, according to FY 2013 Cohort Default Rate data released last week....
National Science Foundation Granted WSSU $400,000 For New Psychology Program
The National Science Foundation donated $400,000 to Winston Salem State University to create a psychology research program. The grant aims to increase the number...
Spelman Grad, Jamila Hunter Named Senior VP Of ABC Comedy
Deadline writes: ABC’s VP Comedy Jamila Hunter has been promoted to SVP and head of the network’s comedy department.
Hunter emerged as a leading candidate...
NCA&T School Of Education Receives $3.6M Grant
In an announcement on the University's official site, The United States Department of Education Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) has awarded a $3.6 million grant...
Sean Diddy Combs Gives Back to Howard University, 1 Million Dollars During Bad Boy...
When it comes to HBCU's especially, it's always notable when a person of influence gives back to their respective alma maters. During the Thursday...
Former Aggie Is A Forbes List Successful Entrepreneur And Pioneer For Change
Olatorera Oniru is the 29 year old founder and CEO of Dressmeoutlet.com, an online African inspired fashion retailer. The business itself is under one year...
Wiley College Awarded $350,000 Grant
(Marshall, Texas) Wiley College has been selected to receive a grant from USA Funds to develop and apply data tools and campus-wide practices to...
Livingstone’s Dr. Flowers Awarded $57,744 For STEM Workforce Training Lab
Dr. Lawrence Flowers, department chair and associate professor of biology at Livingstone College, will utilize a $57,744 award from the National Science Foundation to...
How Did Tennessee State Alum Oprah Become So Rich From Nothing?
How did Oprah Winfrey, who is a graduate of HBCU Tennessee State University in Nashville, become so rich from scratch?
One could argue hard work,...
