Following the Civil War, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were founded to provide educational access for African American students who were regularly denied admission to long-standing institutions of higher education. The nation’s first HBCU, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, was established February 25, 1837, and it laid the groundwork for a system of institutions created
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By Mitti Hicks The funding was secured thanks to support from Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, according to the university. Morris Brown College has been awarded $1.5 million in federal funding to support its hospitality management program. According to university president Dr. Kevin James, Morris Brown College is one of the few universities that offers the degree and is currently the only HBCU in Georgia
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MacKenzie Scott is continuing her support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with the donation of $42 million to Elizabeth City State University (ECSU). ECSU Chancellor S. Keith Hargrove Sr. announced the gift on Friday, March 13, 2026, during the university’s Founders Day Convocation, which marked 135 years since its founding in 1891. The institution has long been
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The family of Jujuan Jeffers, a 20-year-old man who was killed in an October 2025 shooting on the campus of Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, has filed a lawsuit in civil court against the HBCU, according to a report from NBC 10 Philadelphia. The shooting occurred during a homecoming celebration event outside of Lincoln University’s International Cultural Center. Jeffers,
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Spelman College welcomed over 85 students from 10 HBCUs to compete in the fourth annual HBCU Game Jam, a 24-hour hackathon competition where students work in teams to create original video games from scratch. Hosted by Spelman’s Arthur M. Blank Innovation Lab, HBCU Game Jam is designed to expand opportunities for Black creators in the global gaming
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By Michael N. Weaver Jr. For nearly 140 years, Kentucky State University has stood as more than an institution. It has been a cultural anchor, an economic engine, and a leadership pipeline for generations of Black Americans. Like many Historically Black Colleges and Universities, its value cannot be measured solely in enrollment figures or financial
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By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON — Tackling one of President Donald Trump’s most provocative policies, the Supreme Court on Wednesday considers the lawfulness of his proposal to limit the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for people born on U.S. soil. Announced on the first day of Trump’s second term in office as part of his hard-line immigration
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By Tim Stelloh Tiger Woods said Tuesday that he is stepping away to seek treatment after he was involved in a rollover in Florida and charged with driving under the influence. “This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery,” Woods, 50, said in a statement on social media hours after he pleaded
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By Denise Chow and Tom Costello The countdown is on for the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon. At 6:24 p.m. ET Wednesday, four astronauts are scheduled to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning a 10-day journey that will take them looping around Earth and the moon. The crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina
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By Jane C. Timm and Ryan J. Reilly President Donald Trump is again trying to exert control over American elections, signing an executive order Tuesday that aims to create federal lists of citizens and ask the U.S. Postal Service to transmit mail ballots to only those people. The executive order, his second related to elections since he retook office last
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