A large-scale initiative is quietly reshaping the future of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Through the HBCU Transformation Project, 40 institutions—public, private, rural, and urban—are working together to improve enrollment, graduation rates, and student success, while building models that could influence the rest of higher education. The project, launched in 2021 and led by the Thurgood
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This fall, 15 students and five faculty from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will step outside the classroom to take part in a collaborative exchange of art and culture. Partnering with the Tennessee State University (TSU) Department of Art and Design, the two historically Black universities
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Courtesy of Hampton University The Hampton University School of Nursing, a trailblazer in health education and the oldest nursing program in the Commonwealth of Virginia, has once again earned continued accreditation for its master’s degree program by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). This recognition affirms Hampton’s commitment to preparing advanced practice nurses to
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 The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, in collaboration with Ogden Museum of Southern Art is pleased to present the twelfth annual HBCU Art Showcase, a curated show of works by students attending Dillard University and Xavier University of Louisiana. The exhibition is on view at the Museum through October 25, 2025. The
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The 2150 Center for Innovation, Commercialization & Growth expanded its national footprint with the launch of its Infrastructure iLAB focused on Public-Private Partnership (P3) Knowledge Center in New York City. This initiative builds on 2150’s commitment to fostering innovation ecosystems rooted in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by creating high-growth, sector-specific iLabs that bridge
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Written By Lexx Thornton Clarice Phelps is the first Black woman to help discover a new periodic table element. “Taking a seat at the periodic table didn’t happen overnight; it was actually a 20-year journey,” she said in a TSU interview. The element is known as Tennessine (Ts), number 117, and it is classified as
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing to send $608 million to states to construct immigrant detention centers as part of the Trump administration’s push to expand capacity to hold migrants. FEMA is starting a “detention support grant program” to cover the cost of states building temporary facilities, according to an
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Written By Lexx Thornton As an international affairs major and French minor, rising sophomore Zuri Giscombe has a keen interest in studying the modern interactions between France and its former colonies, as well as a broader interest in global post-colonial relations. This April, she had the unique opportunity to see these interactions at the highest
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Coaches and players around the NFL expressed their sadness and condolences on Tuesday after a gunman killed four people at the league’s Manhattan office a day earlier. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the gunman was attempting to reach the league’s part of the building but took the wrong elevator. An NFL employee was
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The Black College Football Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday a new partnership with the John Madden Foundation, which will include the organization becoming a partner of the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl. The John Madden Foundation will “provide vital support for HBCU students, reinforcing both organizations’ shared commitment to education and opportunity,” according to a
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