Written by Lexx Thornton Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education under the 2024-2025 PA Hunger-Free Campus program. This funding supports the University’s ongoing efforts to ensure that all students have reliable access to nutritious meals, fostering an environment where they
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Written by Lexx Thornton The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is proud to announce a transformative $4.3 million in-kind gift from global technology leader Cisco. This investment empowers UDC to accelerate its digital transformation, strengthen cybersecurity, and expand research and learning opportunities for students and faculty. “This transformational in-kind gift from Cisco is
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By Ben Kamisar Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ return to the public eye has kicked off a new phase of the nascent 2028 presidential race. In excerpts published ahead of the release of her new book, Harris outlined her internal thinking (and a few mea culpas) around key decisions and developments that vexed her 2024 presidential campaign. She
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The future of Alabama’s workforce is taking shape well beyond the classroom and the boardroom. Thanks to FuelAL’s HBCU Innovation Internship, students from across Alabama’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are landing paid opportunities that help shape the future of our state’s economy. What began as a pilot program has now doubled in size, with
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Atlanta Congresswoman Nikema Williams has issued a call for federal prosecutions over recent threats made to Clark Atlanta and other HBCUs. Rep. Williams said in a release Monday she had sent a joint letter with two other Democratic representatives, from Louisiana and Virginia, to FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi on the matter. The
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The Baltimore Orioles turned Oriole Park at Camden Yards into a celebration of history, culture and community on Thursday night with their annual HBCU and Divine Nine Night. The event brought together fans, students and alumni in Baltimore to honor Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities, and the deep
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Prairie View A&M University is breaking new ground with the launch of the Student Sickle Cell Warrior Project, a pilot program designed to provide critical health resources and support for students living with sickle cell disease (SCD). The initiative officially began on September 17, 2025, and is already being recognized as a potential model for universities nationwide. Through
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Wilberforce University is exploring the possibility of bringing back its football program after decades of inactivity. In a statement released on September 17, the university announced it is conducting a feasibility study to determine if reviving its once-storied HBCU football team is a viable option. “As Wilberforce prepares to surpass 1,000 students in enrollment by 2026, it’s time to
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Friday evening, a letter written by the four NCAA-member HBCU conference commissioners to the Congressional Black Caucus was made public, expressing support for the SCORE Act. The SCORE (Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements) Act would, according to proponents of the bill, protect the rights of student-athletes, including creating one uniform national law as
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Courtesy of Virginia Union University At the heart of the Commonwealth—in the capital city of Richmond—a story of strength, vision, and unshakable faith continues to unfold. In just five years, Virginia Union University (VUU) has become a model of transformation in higher education, and this year that momentum is reflected in the 2026 U.S. News
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