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UAPB Student Team Earns Second Place Overall and Best Presentation Award at National HBCU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Event

A student team from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) earned Second Place Overall and the Best Presentation Award at the 2026 HBCU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Event at the Westin Atlanta Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. The annual event brought together more than 30 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) for a multiday experience designed to cultivate innovation, strengthen collaboration, and showcase the next generation of black business leaders. Student entrepreneurs, faculty mentors, university administrators, and industry professionals participated in business plan competitions, pitch presentations, networking sessions, and panel discussions focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and enterprise development. UAPB’s student

Tony Brown, Hampton University Dean, Dies at 93

Tony Brown’s Hampton University legacy defines one of the most important careers in the history of Black media — and the HBCU world has lost one of its greatest champions. Brown, the host and executive producer of Tony Brown’s Journal — the longest-running series in PBS history — died on June 17, 2026, at his home in Newport News, Virginia. He was 93. Coronary heart disease caused his death. For more than five decades, Hampton University and Howard University served as the academic homes where Brown poured his vision into the next generation of Black journalists. Together, those two institutions reflect the full arc

UNCF Launches National Campaign to Strengthen HBCU Infrastructures

UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is asking the public for help to pass historic multi-million dollar legislation that would undergird infrastructure projects at HBCUs across the nation. The IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, which already has significant support from bi-partisan members of Congress, could receive a boost to passage as members of the general public get involved. “This isn’t just an organization lobbying the Congress and the administration. This is a campaign, and we need everyone to be involved,” says UNCF Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Government Affairs Lodriguez Murray, in a Trice Edney News Wire interview. Murray is

6 HBCUs Launch Course-Sharing Partnership

Course availability has long been a barrier to college completion, forcing some students to delay graduation when required classes aren’t offered—or even transfer elsewhere to stay on track. In response, eHBCU, a group of six historically Black colleges and universities launched last year, announced a new course-sharing partnership last week that allows students to remain enrolled at their home institution while accessing courses offered at other participating HBCUs. The consortium, led by Delaware State University, partnered with online course-sharing company Acadeum to support the initiative. Through the partnership, students can enroll in approved online courses offered by another eHBCU member without transferring institutions

Shaw University Launches the Nation’s First HBCU Doctoral Program in AI and Moral Agency

Shaw University just made history — and the Shaw University EdD in AI is unlike anything the HBCU world has ever seen.  Shaw University announced that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges approved the university to offer doctoral-level degrees for the first time in its 160-year history. That approval cleared the way for Shaw University Divinity School to launch the Doctor of Education in Artificial Intelligence and Moral Agency — the first program of its kind at any HBCU in the country. The first cohort of 12 students will begin in Spring 2027. Applications open this summer.

America at 250: The HBCU Legacy

A 250th anniversary is incomplete without honoring the pioneers who shaped the nation – or the institutions that paved the way. The founding of the first historically Black college or university (HBCU) in 1836 set a precedent of an education system where opportunity and inclusivity are the standard for all. From the inaugural Cheyney University of Pennsylvania to the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), that vision now scales across more than 100 existing HBCUs nationwide – all driven by a collective promise to uphold a more equitable future. “In a very specific time in this country, where Black stories

Tuskegee University Is Launching a Cosmetic Science Program — and an HBCU Consortium Is Coming With It

Tuskegee cosmetic science is officially here — and it is about to change who leads the beauty industry. Tuskegee University announced on June 30, 2026, that it will launch a new cosmetic science program beginning in Fall 2026. The interdisciplinary concentration draws from both the College of Agriculture, Environment, and Nutrition Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences. Enrollment will be capped at 25 students per cohort. In addition, Tuskegee will join Spelman College — the first HBCU to establish a cosmetic chemistry program — in launching a joint HBCU Cosmetic Science Consortium in early 2027. What Tuskegee Cosmetic Science Students Will

Saint Augustine’s University Chapter 11 bankruptcy hearing could decide future of the private HBCU in Raleigh

A bankruptcy hearing in federal court is scheduled for Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) on Tuesday. The school filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April. According to the filing documents obtained by ABC11, school leaders admitted that it owes between $50 million and $100 million to creditors. The school described the move as a “voluntary bankruptcy filing” and said it hopes to “strengthen its financial foundation” over the long term. Selling part of the school’s 105-acre property in Raleigh to help cover its debt is one of the options they are looking at. Financial records show the university estimates it has between 200 and 999 creditors,

ASU Social Workers to Receive Grant from HBCU C.A.R.E.S.

By Hazel Scott/ASU Three faculty members in Alabama State University Department of Social Work—Dr. Dawna Nelson, Sharonda Pettaway and Dr. Ashley Cochran—was awarded the distinguished Institutional Funding Grant from HBCU C.A.R.E.S., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Colleges (HBCCs). The ceremony will take place in ASU’s DeShields Auditorium at Abernathy Hall. The $5,000 grant will be used to support ASU’s commitment to workforce development and community impact, fostering growth for students and the broader public sector workforce alike. The project will focus on enhancing community awareness of Forensic Social Work as

Bowie State University Lands $2.3 Million to Strengthen Maryland’s Nursing Pipeline

Bowie State University just secured one of the largest nursing investments in its history — and the timing could not be more critical. Bowie State University was awarded more than $2.3 million in competitive grants from the State of Maryland to address the state and national nursing shortage. The Maryland Higher Education Commission, in partnership with the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission, administered the funding through the Nurse Support Program II. Bowie State nursing grants will expand the university’s program capacity, strengthen faculty development, and improve outcomes for the next generation of nurses coming through its doors. Five Initiatives, One

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