Stay informed about the achievements, challenges, innovations, and impactful initiatives within HBCUs and the broader landscape of higher education institutions. Discover stories highlighting the rich history, academic excellence, diversity, and pivotal contributions of HBCUs, as well as the evolving trends and developments shaping the realm of higher education today.
“Over the past few years, a number of researchers have begun to seriously look at mobility, specifically, those colleges and universities that are pathways to people from modest means to achieve the American dream. These studies have highlighted the awesome work of America’s HBCUs, a sector where over two-thirds of students are Pell Grant […]
Read MoreSouthern Company will be joining forces with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and nonprofit INROADS, Inc., to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The global leaders have announced $10 million in grants via the Southern Company Foundation to ensure students attending HBCUs will receive the financial backing to pursue academic […]
Read MoreWhen the time came for Jahi Jones to make a decision about what to do after graduating from Oxon Hill High School in 2015, the senior was debating between Morgan State University and University of Maryland. Because Jones was a wrestler and Morgan State did not have a wrestling program, he turned his attention to […]
Read MoreThe Lewis College of Business in Detroit had been Michigan’s only historically Black college or university (HBCU) for more than seven decades before it was shuttered in 2013 due to financial hardship and a steep decline in enrollment. But eight years after closing, the school is set to make a return — only this time […]
Read MoreIt’s a hard time to be a college administrator. A year ago, pundits and academics speculated that the COVID-19 pandemic would shutter 200 institutions of higher education. Read more…
Read MoreHe owed Virginia State University $1,000, so Zion Dean took a summer job at Kings Dominion operating roller coasters. Most of his tuition bill had already been paid, but when the spring semester came to a close, he still had a balance remaining, and the university wouldn’t allow him to enroll in fall classes until […]
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