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UNCF: $1 Billion for HBCUs, TCUs, MSIs in Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Package

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 25, 2020 Congress and the White House have agreed to provide $1 billion in emergency funds to historical Read more

COVID-19 Comes to Campus: What Hurricane Katrina Tells Us About the Current Campus Crisis

by Mahauganee D. Shaw Bonds and Nadrea R. Njoku |
We are living in pandemic pandemonium, where panic is the prevailing mode of operation. Every c [...] Read more

EAB Analyst: Under-Resourced Colleges Could Face Closure Due to Coronavirus

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 23, 2020
The coronavirus crisis will “accelerate a closure of colleges and universities,” especially [...] Read more

Sens. Booker, Jones Urge $1.5 Billion in Support for HBCUs, MSIs Amid Coronavirus Crisis

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 22, 2020
Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Doug Jones (D-AL) on Thursday pressed for $1.5 billion in eme [...] Read more

Bill Allotting $577 Million to Maryland HBCUs Clears Legislature

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 16, 2020
The Maryland Senate on Sunday unanimously passed legislation that would allot $577 million to t [...] Read more

Despite Passage of FUTURE Act, HBCUs Still “Woefully Underfunded,” Says UNCF President

by Sara Weissman | March 3, 2020
One could argue it’s been a victorious year for historically Black colleges and universities. [...] Read more

Conservative Philanthropist David Koch Dead at 79

by Janet Kline | August 23, 2019
His conservative politics drew the ire of those on the political left. But billionaire philanth [...] Read more

UNCF Convening Helps HBCUs Prepare Students for Changing Workforce

by Jamal Watson | July 3, 2019
A three-day convening by the United Negro College Fund has brought together HBCU presidents, fa [...] Read more

Dr. Henry N. Tisdale: Transforming Claflin Over 25 Years

| June 27, 2019
As Dr. Henry N. Tisdale ends a quarter-century at the helm of Claflin University, he finishes t [...] Read more

UNCF Conference Empowers Student Leaders

by Tiffany Pennamon | May 30, 2019
More than six dozen juniors, seniors and recent graduates from the nation’s historically Blac [...] Read more

Activist Bryan Stevenson to Deliver UNCF Career Pathways Initiative Keynote

by Tiffany Pennamon | May 22, 2019
Lawyer and social justice activist Bryan Stevenson will deliver the keynote address at this yea [...] Read more

Columbia HBCU Fellowship Empowers Students to Thrive

by Melanie Eversley | May 20, 2019
The Columbia HBCU Fellowship program allows young people to take classes on the Ivy League camp [...] Read more

Choosing Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs)

by LaToya Russell Owens | April 28, 2019
There has been significant discussion recently regarding the uptick in HBCU enrollment. In rece [...] Read more

UNCF Celebrates 75 Years, Launches Inaugural Day of Giving

by Tiffany Pennamon | April 25, 2019
Invest in, give to and support historically Black colleges and universities and their students [...] Read more

UNCF and Diverse: Our Work Remains Unfinished

by Brian K. Bridges | April 23, 2019
This has probably been overstated, but the times in which we live feel like a critical juncture [...] Read more

Three More Big Diversity-related Questions resulting from COVID-19

Part II: Three More Big Diversity-related Questions resulting from COVID-19