The Benedict College BEST Men Program just landed real money behind it: a $100,000 grant from The Boulé Foundation. Benedict already enrolls something rare in higher education — a student body that’s majority male. This grant is aimed at keeping those young
There is a difference between covering an institution and understanding how to tell its story. At The EDU Ledger’s 2026 HBCU Media Training Symposium, held Friday at Virginia State University’s Alfred W. Harris Academic Commons, communications professionals from HBCUs across the country
UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) announced the launch of the HBCU Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Accelerator, a multi-year effort to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) build sustainable, career-connected learning pathways to improve student success and institutional capacity. The initiative is
“It’s important that we support our HBCUs because they produce our doctors, lawyers, professionals in all enterprises in business,” said the Georgia congressman. “HBCUs operate with much less revenue than PWIs, which makes it more challenging to offer a quality education to
By Howard Newsroom Staff Howard University and the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation recently announced a $10 million endowed scholarship fund at Howard to support students pursuing leadership excellence in hospitality and other fields. The scholarship fund is designed to expand choice and
Written by Howard Newsroom Staff The Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University, in strategic partnership with the Global Futures Collaborative (GFC), recently announced the launch of its Global Futures Collaborative Community Network. The initiative establishes a subnational framework designed to cultivate reciprocal community collaboration aimed at expanding the scope
Michael L. Lomax has been the face of the United Negro College Fund, a major advocacy organization for historically Black colleges and universities, for 24 years. Now the organization that represents private HBCUs is looking for its next president and CEO as Lomax
The DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office, in partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine, has welcomed the inaugural fellow of its newly established Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program, marking a historic milestone in forensic medicine and medical
At a time when nonprofit organizations and community programs are being asked to meet greater needs with increasingly limited resources, BLM Sports is putting real dollars behind the people and organizations doing the work. Founded by philanthropist and social-impact leader Cicley Gay,
Financial educator, entrepreneur, and investor Chris Sain Jr. is making another investment in the future of Black wealth. Through the Chris Sain Foundation, Sain has committed $50,000 to support the Melanin Money Foundation’s MM Vested In U initiative, a national effort designed to help Historically Black Colleges
