Siembra’s groundbreaking model of virtualizing college enrollments has expanded to HBCUs by connecting students and families with earlier, district-wide engagement. Siembra Mobile Inc. today announced a landmark partnership with Claflin University, a private historically black liberal arts college in Orangeburg, South Carolina, making it
Participants from the University of the District of Columbia, Prairie View A&M University, Drake State Community & Technical College, St. Philip’s College and Shelton State Community College recently gathered for HBCUs Embracing and Retaining Our Everyday Strengths (HEROES), an intensive week of training designed to build relationships, establish community
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is hosting two marquee events in Washington, D.C. in September. The 39th Anniversary Gala is slated for Sept. 12 at the Marriott Marquis. The event is TMCF’s largest fundraiser and awards ceremony, convening corporate executives, government officials and philanthropists to
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
