Nex Cubed, a leader in early-stage innovation and startup acceleration, announced Franklin Templeton as the second Founding Partner for its HBCU Founder’s Program. Diversity and inclusion are a key goal of the global investment firm with nearly 60% of Nex Cubed’s portfolio of companies being led by female and minority founders. It launched the HBCU
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The Urban League of Middle Tennessee (ULMT) announced a virtual event it will be hosting featuring Marc Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League. President Clifton Harris and the ULMT Board of Directors will be a part of this virtual meet and greet on Friday, April 30. This event is a membership fundraiser, so donating
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Delaware State University (DSU) has partnered with United Airlines to offer aviation graduates streamlined job opportunities with the airline. The partnership reflects United Airlines’ renewed commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. As the only major airline in the U.S. to have an aviation school, United Airlines’ Aviate Academy plans to train 5,000 new pilots by
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Black entrepreneurs are committing to their community and coming together to offer a $2,000 scholarship for two HBCU undergraduate students. Four businesses have teamed together for this initiative: Lauren and Zevi Lacey, Founders of Urban Business Directory, CEO Wesley Jacques of BlueDrem Media & Marketing Services, Gia Mac, CEO of Infinite 7 and Ashley Johnson,
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Bowie State University (BSU) has been awarded the MacArthur Award, which recognizes the program as one of the best in the nation. A first for BSU, the university’s ROTC program was selected by the U.S. Army Cadet Command out of 37 other schools in the 4th Brigade, including ROTC programs in West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware,
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First Boulevard announced that Academy Award-nominated executive producer, actor, author and entertainment reporter, Terrence J, will be its new Strategic Advisor of the digital neobank. Together they have launched Project Tassels: 1,000 students, 1,000 degrees, 1,000 new outlooks on life. Terrence J will also spearhead the Financial Education initiative to promote financial literacy among HBCU
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A college ranking system has driven Google’s recruiting strategy for onboarding engineers. According to several former Google employees, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are missing from the hiring algorithm, despite the company’s promise of racial diversity and inclusion. Although there was an alleged push for diversity in recent years, since 2014 the number of
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