October 12, 2020

HBCUs Tapping into Uncommon Venture Capital Investment Opportunities

HBCUs Tapping into Uncommon Venture Capital Investment Opportunities Much-needed outpourings of financial pledges and philanthropic gifts totaling more than $300 million have made their way to historically Black colleges and universities since the coronavirus pandemic erupted seven months ago. However, now in support of stronger commitments to keep HBCUs afloat, new efforts are being made

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Jacksonville, Florida – Edward Waters College President & Chief Executive Officer, Dr. A. Zachary Faison, Jr., and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Dr. Paul A. Bryant announced the launch of the new men’s volleyball program, a 2021-2022 initiative that will be supported in part by a $100,000 grant from First Point Volleyball Foundation and the national governing body of volleyball in the United States, USA Volleyball.

Edward Waters College Announces Men’s Volleyball

“We are pleased to announce that Edward Waters College, distinctively the state of Florida’s first independent institution of higher learning as well as Florida’s first institution established for the education of African-Americans, will add yet another first to its storied history: the first Florida HBCU to add men’s volleyball to our cadre of intercollegiate athletics,”

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The Privileged Poor – How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students

The Privileged Poor How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students Anthony Abraham Jack An NPR Favorite Book of the Year , Winner of the Critics’ Choice Book Award, American Educational Studies Association Winner of the Mirra Komarovsky Book Award ,Winner of the CEP–Mildred García Award for Exemplary Scholarship              

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