The founder of Craigslist donated $200,000 to an initiative supporting a cybersecurity program at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in an effort to give more opportunities in the field to Black students.
Craig Newmark has been h ...
Posted Tuesday, September 5th 2023 at 11:46AM
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The Virginia State University College of Education has announced a new teacher residency program to help with Petersburg’s teacher shortage and provide future educators with an immersive educational experience.
Finding quality teachers has been a ...
Posted Friday, September 1st 2023 at 5:09PM
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Starting in late 2021, Brandy Phipps, Ph.D., Central State University assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Life Sciences and a researcher in the Food, Nutrition, and Health project of the Agriculture Research and Development Prog ...
Posted Friday, September 1st 2023 at 4:42PM
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Fisk University students are protesting the institution in response to a new campus policy that could potentially remove some students from campus per a report by Nashville NPR station WPLN.
The protest was caused by a policy announced on August 2 ...
Posted Friday, September 1st 2023 at 11:51AM
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Alabama State University is continuously making history. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded ASU’s Biomedical Engineering Department a $1.2 million grant to student kidney tissue regeneration.
Specifically, the department will study ...
Posted Friday, September 1st 2023 at 11:45AM
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Tuskegee University‘s athletic facilities are receiving major upgrades and renovations this school year.
According to the university, there will be renovations to both the men’s and women’s locker rooms, along with a new video scoreboard display t ...
Posted Friday, September 1st 2023 at 11:40AM
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Starting in fall of 2024, Coppin State University full-time undergraduate students from 33 states and U.S. territories outside of Maryland will be able to pay tuition at the in-state rate.
The change is a result of a proposal that the University ...
Posted Friday, September 1st 2023 at 11:32AM
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Prairie View A&M University will hold a launch event next week to officially celebrate its new School of Public and Allied Health. The school, which opens Sept. 1, houses growing programs in the Department of Health and Kinesiology and the University ...
Posted Thursday, August 31st 2023 at 6:23PM
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Wells Fargo is throwing is spotlighting HBCUs.
The financial institution recently unveiled its limited-edition Orange Blossom Classic HBCU Legends debit card, a nod to the beloved annual college football game where two HBCU teams go head to head.
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Posted Thursday, August 31st 2023 at 4:27PM
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Deion Sanders is preparing for his first game at Colorado, but his HBCU pedigree worked itself into his pre-game presser on Tuesday.
Sanders spoke about recent visits paid to his program by Pro Football Hall of Famers Michael Irvin and Warren Sapp ...
Posted Thursday, August 31st 2023 at 4:20PM
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The annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge, which featured teams that recently played for the HBCU national championship, was the second-most watch game during Week 0 of the college football season.
Per Sports Media Watch, Jackson State’s 37-7 win over South ...
Posted Thursday, August 31st 2023 at 11:56AM
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The culture, passion and pride of Historically Black Colleges and Universities was on display on Wednesday at the USTA BIllie Jean King National Tennis Center, as the 2023 US Open hosted its annual HBCU Live at the US Open celebration.
A cornerst ...
Posted Thursday, August 31st 2023 at 9:28AM
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BALTIMORE -- This year marks the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington.
It was on August 28, 1963.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his acclaimed "I Have a Dream Speech" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
Decad ...
Posted Wednesday, August 30th 2023 at 2:01PM
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) -As HBCU weekend kicks off, the next several days will be filled with the best HBCU traditions, music, sports, and community in Montgomery.
It all centers around two big football games, the ASU Labor Day Classic on Saturday ...
Posted Wednesday, August 30th 2023 at 1:51PM
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