UNCF today announces a major report, HBCUs Still Punching Above Their Weight, reaffirming that historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) continue to outperform expectations as engines of opportunity, enrolling and graduating students at rates that far exceed their share of higher education, especially in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The report was released at the
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Camron Harris is now facing eight felony charges after Chesterfield County police connected him to the Virginia State University shooting that wounded five people this weekend. Officers found the 19-year-old hiding in a closet inside a campus residence hall. His arrest came more than twelve hours after gunfire erupted near VSU’s Quad Annexes early Saturday
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By Natasha Korecki AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats teed up South Carolina to lead a six-state gantlet of early presidential contests, sealing a 2028 road map that pushes Black and Latino voters and labor to the front of the line for choosing the party’s next national leader. After discussions Saturday in Texas, the Democratic National Committee formally
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By Alexandra Marquez Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday there’s a “possibility” that the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to intervene in dozens of cases in which judges have ruled against the federal government’s efforts to gain broad access to state voter rolls ahead of November’s midterm elections. “Absolutely, it’s a possibility,” Blanche told
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One of the nation’s first doctoral programs in Nursing Education at a historically Black college and university (HBCU) has just launched at Bowie State University. The public university will welcome its inaugural cohort in fall 2026, also making it the state of Maryland’s first Ph.D. in Nursing Education, according to Bowie leaders. “This marks a pivotal
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The Super Bowl champions have signed former HBCU stalwart Aaron Smith to their roster as the preseason kicks into full swing. The signing was made official on Tuesday. The signing of Smith was part of the Seahawks‘ roster moves early in the preseason, which included fullback Robbie Ouzts being placed on injury reserve. Advertisement Smith played for South Carolina State in
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By Shelby Stewart When Dr. Donald Comer officially becomes Lane College’s 11th president next month, he’ll be bringing more than three decades worth of executive leadership at FedEx to one of the nation’s oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities. During his 35-year career at the global logistics company, Comer rose to become vice president of Decision
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One of HBCU football’s oldest rivalries will kick off a new era. For the first time in its 126-year history, the Morehouse College-Clark Atlanta University football rivalry will start on Labor Day weekend instead of closing the regular season. The inaugural ATL Labor Day Classic is set for Saturday, Sept. 5, at 1 p.m. ET
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Virginia State University (VSU) has been selected to host the 2026 HBCU Media Training Symposium: Owning the Narrative, a national convening of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) focused on strengthening institutional storytelling, communications strategy, and public engagement. The one-day symposium, organized by The EDU Ledger, will take place on Friday, August 21, 2026, in the Alfred W. Harris Academic
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The SIAC Council of Presidents has approved the elimination of divisions across all conference sports, expanding a model already used in football. At the same time, the Division II HBCU conference is moving into one of the country’s fastest-growing women’s sports. The Council authorized the conference office to add women’s flag football as a varsity sport beginning
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