By Lois Elfman Collaboration and innovation are now key components of financial sustainability and vibrance at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In mid-July, Delaware State University hosted the 16th annual HBCU Philanthropy Symposium, attended by more than 300 participants. Among those in attendance were representatives of approximately half of the nation’s HBCU institutions as well
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Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Horizons Atlanta at Clark Atlanta University reflects a sustained commitment to expanding educational opportunity for young learners through intentional design, university partnership, and community engagement. Since its establishment in 2013 under the leadership of Rebecca Dashiell-Mitchell, Ed.D., the program has served as both a summer enrichment initiative and a model for
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The Dr. N. Joyce Payne Research Center (Payne Center) — the research arm of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) — will partner with Gallup to host “Proof of Promise: The Lasting Value and Impact of an HBCU Education,” an invitation-only event unveiling the nation’s largest study of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) alumni. The event, set for Friday, July
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Athletics wins Program of the Year CROSS ROADS, Texas (July 26, 2026) – HBCU Sports celebrated and honored the achievements and people in Black College with its third annual Sports Awards show where Howard University won six awards. The program took place Saturday (July 25) and streamed live on YouTube through the HBCU Sports Channel, hosted
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While you’ve probably heard of the nonviolent protest sit-ins where Black students challenged racial segregation at Woolworth lunch counters across the American South, most famously in Greensboro, NC and Jackson, MS, a lesser-known sit-in by what became known as the Tougaloo Nine occurred at the all-white Main Jackson Public Library in Jackson, MS. On March 27, 1961, nine students
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MONTGOMERY — Alabama State University has accepted the NCAA Committee on Infractions ruling, which puts the school on three years of probation, includes a $30,000 fine, and adds a financial penalty equal to 1% of the football program’s budget. The university will not appeal, but its leaders say the case shows a concerning inconsistency in how
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WASHINGTON — Days after Howard University notified hundreds of first-time-in-college students that their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being held, other colleges and universities are stepping up to fill the gap for students who are scrambling to find other options. Keana Johnson is one of them. The 17-year-old was looking forward to starting classes
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Public Radio Immersion Day, kicking off on October 2, 2026 is a new NPR initiative designed to introduce students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to the people, purpose, and possibilities of public radio. Created in collaboration with Howard University, Bowie State University, and Morgan State University, Public Radio Immersion Day will bring journalism
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By The Associated Press LONDON — Booker Prize winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart are in the running again for the prestigious fiction award, alongside Dublin gangs, dystopian science fiction and the New England characters of Pulitzer Prize laureate Elizabeth Strout. Judges read 163 novels to come up with the 13 semifinalists announced Tuesday for the
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Tuskegee University is ushering in a new era of campus professionalism. The historic HBCU recently announced an updated dress code prohibiting bonnets, durags, bedroom slippers, revealing clothing, and other forms of sleepwear in classrooms, dining facilities, and official university spaces. According to the administration, this move is designed to prepare students for life beyond graduation. According
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