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Georgia Power Gives Six Georgia HBCUs $1.625 Million for Tech and Development

Georgia Power is giving six of Georgia’s historically Black colleges and universities $1.625 million for technology, infrastructure and development in the 2020-2021 academic year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The six HBCUs are Albany State University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, Morehouse College, Savannah State University and Spelman College. The gift is part of […]

November 30, 2020

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Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College to Allow Some Students on Campus in Spring

Atlanta’s three largest historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) plan to allow some students on campus for the spring semester, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College held only virtual classes this fall. Despite the recent COVID-19 surge, the schools are optimistic for their spring semester plans. Reverting to exclusively […]

November 17, 2020

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Fitness Company Peloton and Beyoncé Partner HBCUs to Give Students Free Memberships

Fitness company Peloton and award-winning musician Beyoncé are partnering with 10 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to provide memberships to students so that they can use the Peloton app to learn yoga, meditate and exercise at home while listening to inspirational music. “I’m proud to celebrate the students at HBCUs with this donation, to […]

November 10, 2020

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Dr. Timothy E. Sams Named President of SUNY Old Westbury

With an almost 30-year higher education career, Dr. Timothy E. Sams was recently appointed president of The State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury, the Board of Trustees announced. Sams currently serves as the vice president of student affairs for Prairie View A&M University but has also held positions at Morehouse College, […]

November 9, 2020

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NBA Legend Charles Barkley Pledges $1 Million to Tuskegee University

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is donating $1 million to Tuskegee University, Advance Local reported. It’s his fifth major donation to a historically Black college (HBCU). In 2016, he donated $1 million each to Alabama A&M University and Clark Atlanta University, with another $1 million to Morehouse College in 2017. Earlier in 2020, he […]

November 3, 2020

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Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself: A Message on Behalf of Greatly Underinvested, Often Forgotten Historically Black Colleges and Universities

To say that 2020 has been one of the most abnormally jagged and oddly long years serves as an understatement. From a pandemic that has emancipated the souls of over 211,000 Americans to young people taking to the street to erasure of the country’s oldest institutions, 2020 has shaped into one of the most unpredictable and emotionally exhausting years in decades.

October 13, 2020

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Annual HBCU Moguls in the Making Business Competition Begins Thursday

The second annual Moguls in the Making, a business plan pitch competition offering Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students opportunities to develop vital skills, will take place virtually Oct. 8-11. The competition is hosted by Ally Financial Inc., Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), and rapper and singer Big Sean’s foundation, the Sean Anderson Foundation […]

October 7, 2020

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Atlanta HBCU Students Will Get Discounted Rides on Election Day

HBCU Heroes, Lyft and the Social Change Fund are partnering to give discounted rides to HBCU students on Election Day, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. NBA players and Social Change Fund co-founders Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul amplified awareness about the collaboration – part of Lyft’s LyftUp campaign – this week through Twitter posts. Atlanta schools […]

October 1, 2020

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Morehouse Hires Dr. Kendrick T. Brown as New Provost

Morehouse College has hired a new provost, Dr. Kendrick T. Brown, who will work to expand academic curriculum and foster research in science, education, the humanities and the Black experience “in a nation searching to understand the impact of systemic racism,” announced school officials. Brown carries with him more than 20 years of experience as […]

September 1, 2020

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Former Morehouse President is Running for Congress

Dr. Robert M. Franklin—the former president of Morehouse College—is vying for the open Georgia congressional seat left vacant by the recent death of John Lewis.

August 25, 2020

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Morehouse Receives $9 Million National Science Foundation Grant to Research STEM Education at HBCUs

The HBCU Undergraduate Success Research Center, a new initiative by Morehouse College funded by a $9 million grant from the National Science Foundation, aims to study STEM education programs at historically Black colleges and universities.

August 23, 2020

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Morehouse College Receives $9 Million Grant to Study STEM Success at HBCUs

As part of the establishment of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Undergraduate Success Research Center, the National Science Foundation (NSF) donated $9 million to Morehouse College. The center, also referred to as STEM-US, will focus on “increasing educational and employment opportunities within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field for minority students.” […]

August 20, 2020