Savannah State University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), has partnered with SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, to help students gain valuable skills in planning, launching and operating the ...
Posted Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 at 12:40PM
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As Morgan State University advances its goal of achieving a Carnegie R1 “Very High Research” University Classification, members of its faculty continue to advance within their disciplines, receiving critical acclaim and distinction for their teaching ...
Posted Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 at 3:25PM
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“Throw me something, Mister” is a phrase that has become an important part of springtime Louisiana folklore, especially during Mardi Gras season.
Grambling State University’s “Call Me MiSTER” program is on the receiving end this time, according to ...
Posted Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 at 3:08PM
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Most colleges and University administrators covet high graduation rates and view them as indicators that help determine the value and worth of their academic programs. Graduation rates may also influence the decisions prospective students make about ...
Posted Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 at 2:43PM
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Bluefield State College has been awarded $1 million through West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s Nursing Workforce Expansion Program, which is designed to address the state’s nursing shortage through a multifaceted approach to attract, train, and retain ...
Posted Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 at 2:23PM
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Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies (Dreyfus), BNY Mellon Investment Management's affiliated liquidity manager, announced a partnership with Howard University to help support its students in their educational journey with the launch of a new BOLDSM sh ...
Posted Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 at 1:20PM
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EMMY® and NAACP Image Award-winning TV/Film/Radio Producer and 3815 Media, Inc. founder Rushion McDonald - in partnership with the U.S. Army ROTC and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the largest organization exclusively representing the Bla ...
Posted Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 at 12:47PM
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TipSnaps, a black-owned and operated social media company which helps Creators to monetize their content, has announced they are fundraising on crowdsourcing platform Republic. This affiliation enables everyday people to become early investors in the ...
Posted Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 at 12:36PM
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Southern University and A&M College has been designated as a Carnegie R2 institution with "high research activity,” the second-highest classification for American research universities. Southern is one of two Historically Black Colleges and Universit ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 7:40PM
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HBCU Con is a community celebrating and bridging the gap between Historically-Black Colleges/Universities and Black geeks-at-large. Through this unique lens, we bring you the #BlackGeekHomecoming experience.
The HBCU experience has played a vital ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 6:07PM
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Simone Edmonson, a determined fighter who overcame breast cancer not once but twice, is now a successful entrepreneur who is changing the children’s sleepwear industry. Her Atlanta-based company, Dreams and Jammies LLC, which launched in August of 20 ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 3:49PM
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Angel Rich and Courtney Keen, best friends who met while attending Hampton University, are the founders of the CreditRich app now worth $1.5 billion thanks to a newly signed agreement with Qolo as their new payments processor. The deal creates contin ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 1:59PM
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Everett B. Ward, Ph.D., an educator, public administrator, and humanitarian with over 35 years of national experience, has joined the VUU family as the new senior fellow for the Center for Study of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Dr. Wa ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 1:05PM
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Virginia Union University (VUU) has announced it is the recipient of a $1 million grant from Bank of America for its innovative approach to preparing students for careers in the financial industry. VUU's new Workforce Development and Financial Marke ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 12:54PM
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The NFL extended its partnership as sponsor of the fifth annual HBCU Battle of the Brains competition, which returned in-person at SXSW in Austin, Texas from March 9-13. The annual competition featured over 30 Historically Black Colleges and Universi ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 4:23AM
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Justice Clarence Thomas was admitted to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday evening after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He underwent tests, was diagnosed with an infection, and is being treated with intravenous antibiotics. His ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 3:26AM
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Texas Southern University has named Tracy Clemons as its new Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications. In this role, Clemons will manage and direct media, external communications, and branding working directly with the Vice President ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 2:59AM
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In a humanitarian effort to help those college students and families affected by the current conflict in Ukraine, Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey has announced that it will invite 50-100 Ukrainian and international college students ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 2:26AM
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The Propel Center, the global HBCU innovation and learning hub intended to level the playing field and open greater doors of opportunity for their students, today announced the creation and launch of its Propel-BDHEA internships, a national program f ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 1:46AM
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Jackson State University will partner with six Alabama community colleges to help associate degree graduates transition into its bachelor degree programs. The articulation agreements aim to provide a seamless transfer for students who enroll at JSU a ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2022 at 1:17AM
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On March 17, 1891, under the provisions of the Second Morrill Act of 1890, the West Virginia Colored Institute was founded. The institution was one of 19 land-grant institutions authorized by Congress and designated by the states to provide for the e ...
Posted Thursday, March 17th 2022 at 2:52PM
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As the nation observed Black History Month this past February, Macy’s launched a campaign in stores and online at macys.com supporting UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and raising funds for scholarships for students attending historically Black colle ...
Posted Thursday, March 17th 2022 at 6:08AM
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In partnership with The Advancing Black Strategists Initiative (ABSI), Morehouse College Department of Sociology and the International Comparative Labor Studies (ICLS) program will host the 76th Annual Family Institute Conference from March 16 – 18, ...
Posted Thursday, March 17th 2022 at 5:18AM
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Shalanda Young is the 5th Black Woman to be named to President Biden’s cabinet and the first Black Woman to receive confirmation for director of the Office of Management and Budget. The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Young as director of the OMB on 3/ ...
Posted Thursday, March 17th 2022 at 5:07AM
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