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$15 million gift to Clark Atlanta University largest in its history | AJC

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020African Education, HBCU ...

Donation by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott follows similar gifts to other Atlanta Black colleges — Eric Stirgus, AJC Clark Atlanta University, Georgia’s largest, private historically Black university, announced Tuesday it has received its single largest gift in its history, $15 million that will be used for student scholarships, infrastructure and technological improvements. The gift came […]

He Paid Off Morehouse Grads’ Debt. Now Robert Smith Is Trying Income-Based Financing at HBCUs. | EdSurge

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020HBCU, Historically Black Colleges and Universities

— Tony Wan, EdSurge In September 2019, Vista Equity Partners CEO Robert F. Smith followed through on his pledge, paying $34 million to settle the loan debt for the nearly 400 students who graduated that spring from Morehouse College. Morehouse President David A. Thomas praised it as a “liberation gift” for those graduates as they […]

A Quarterback With N.F.L. Potential Pledges to an H.B.C.U., Joining a Trend | The New York Times

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020HBCU

“I want to be a trendsetter,” said Noah Bodden, who has announced he will play for Grambling State instead of for one of the wealthier, higher-profile teams at predominantly white colleges. — David Waldstein, The New York Times In the hallway of his family’s apartment in Valley Stream, N.Y., last month, Noah Bodden overturned […]

HBCU President Dies Of COVID-19 Just Three Months After Being Hired | Black Enterprise

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020HBCU

— DANA GIVENS, BLACK ENTERPRISE There has been a great deal of debate surrounding whether university campuses should re-open their doors considering where we are in the coronavirus pandemic, as some districts choose to reopen despite warnings from health experts. This week, it was revealed that Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail, president of Saint Augustine University in Raleigh, North […]

The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities | Medium

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020HBCU

By William Spivey, Medium The history of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) doesn’t begin with the founding of what is now Cheney University in 1837, twenty-eight years before the Civil War ended. To understand HBCUs, you must understand the environment in whichthey were founded, whether it be The University of the District of Columbia in 1851, […]

United Negro College Fund Mobilizes to Aid Struggling HBCUs and Students During COVID-19 Crisis | Good Black News

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020African American Education, Corona Virus ...

Recently, The United Negro College Fund worked in concert with several organizations, institutions, and elected representatives to secure $1 Billion in funds for Historically Black Colleges and Universities from the $2Trillion stimulus relief package passed by Congress and signed by Donald Trump in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Getting those funds to those in present need, however, is another story. So […]

Students Rally in Maryland’s Capital to Resolve Longstanding HBCU Lawsuit | Black Press USA

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019HBCU, Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Students and alumni from Maryland’s four historically black colleges rallied near the state Capitol building in a call for a resolution to a 13-year-old federal lawsuit over disparities in academic programs. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Individuals from Bowie State, Coppin, Morgan State, and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore arrived early and filled the streets chanting and […]

Impact and not optics: How we can increase the number of African Americans in medicine | The St. Louis American

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019African American Education, HBCU ...

I am the lead author of a peer-reviewed manuscript that details how U.S. medical school diversity initiatives are leaving us behind. This is a summary of the article, which was published in Academic Medicine, and a call to action to improve our representation and the health of our communities. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] U.S. medical education diversity […]

Nas Becomes ‘The Voice of Hennessy’ to Empower HBCU Students | Black Enterprise

November 22, 2019March 30, 2020HBCU, Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Legendary hip-hop artist Nasir “Nas” Jones has teamed up with Hennessy and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to uplift graduate students of color attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The Queens-born rapper can be heard narrating a video promoting the Hennessy Fellows Program, a $10 million graduate scholarship initiative launched earlier this year […]

History and African American studies faculty receive three-year UC-HBCU Pathways Grant | UCI News

November 20, 2019November 23, 2019African American Education, HBCU

Jessica Millward, UCI associate professor of history, and Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, UCI associate professor of African American studies, have received a three-year, $271,902 UC-HBCU Pathways Grant to partner with Morgan State University, a public and historically black research university in Baltimore. Administered by the UC Office of the President, the grants encourage UC faculty to actively […]