The study is uncovering the potential long-term health benefits of attending an HBCU. A new study has revealed the long-term health benefits of attending a historically Black college or university. The study, published in February in Jama Network Open, suggested that students
The study is uncovering the potential long-term health benefits of attending an HBCU. A new study has revealed the long-term health benefits of attending a historically Black college or university. The study, published in February in Jama Network Open, suggested that students in a culturally affirming academic environment often fare better decades later. According to
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As President Donald Trump’s administration moves to smother diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at U.S. universities, Louisiana’s higher education board is eliminating an incentive that encouraged universities to graduate more minority students. The change means the state’s historically Black colleges and universities stand to lose millions of dollars. “I’m not going to lie, because the
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A new report from the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) Institute for Capacity Building explores how historically Black colleges and universities can integrate wealth-building into their institutional functions and support financial literacy among their students, faculty, and staff. Drawing from survey and focus group data on students, faculty, and staff across 44 institutions, the report authors identified
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 UNCF released new findings from its HBCU Wealth Building Initiative and announced the launch of Phase II, supported by The Prudential Foundation. This next phase marks a shift from research to execution, including the deployment of $100,000 in catalytic grants to support three HBCUs in designing and implementing institutional wealth-building strategies. At a time when higher education is facing
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The financial landscape for recent college graduates is undergoing a radical transformation, and alumni from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are at the forefront of this shift. For generations, the path to economic stability relied heavily on traditional banking systems, standard retirement accounts, and established financial intermediaries. While these tools remain relevant, a growing
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By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. About 1 in 3 U.S. adults say they’ve made trade-offs to afford health care in the past year, including rationing or skipping medications or borrowing money, according to a poll from West Health-Gallup. A second survey from the group found nearly 1 in 10 adults say they’ve postponed retirement because of health care costs.
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Although Black History Month has passed, the relevance of HBCUs is ever-present. In the past six years, we’ve seen a rise in the spotlight on HBCUs, with several notable alumni ascending to high heights in various fields. We’ve seen NFL players, such as Michael Vick, DeSean Jackson, and Deion Sanders, take on the challenge of building
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They always announce these decisions in the softest possible language. The words are careful, managerial. They use phrases like streamlining, restructuring, reducing fragmentation, and enhancing collaboration just so they can gut Black-centered scholarship without ever having to admit they’re trying to kill it. But what’s really going down is a quiet choreography between compliant academics
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The Century Foundation recently published a new analysis tracking how some southern states fail to properly distribute student financial aid, finding that a high share of state grant dollars go to students from high-income families. According to the Century Foundation’s research, one of the worst states when it comes to effectively distributing financial aid is Mississippi, the
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Opening Remarks Frame HBCUs as Essential, Not Peripheral The formal program began with remarks from Tonjia Hope Navas (Ph.D. ’24), assistant provost for international programs, and Trustee Emerita Marie C. Johns (DHL ’13), the 2025-26 King Endowed Chair holder. They both framed the conversation as timely and necessary, an invitation to think expansively about where higher education
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