Page 1 of 212

College Funds, HACU Laud Bipartisan, Bicameral Title III Legislation

by LaMont Jones | May 5, 2019 While federal lawmakers often face criticism for failure to work together across party lines, t Read more

UNCF Issues First Ever State of HBCUs Address, Launches HBCU Congressional Honor Roll

by Tiffany Pennamon | March 5, 2019
Institutional leaders, elected officials, advocates and other supporters of the nation’s his [...] Read more

XULA Senior Named Recipient of Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship

by Monica Levitan | February 26, 2019
Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) senior Sydney Green has been selected as the inaugural re [...] Read more

Colleges and Universities Commemorate King Holiday

by LaMont Jones | January 17, 2019
From coast to coast, institutions of higher education are presenting events to celebrate the li [...] Read more

UNCF Receives $500K Grant from Walmart Foundation to Continue its Support of HBCUs

by Monica Levitan |
The Walmart Foundation has announced it has given a $500,000 grant to the United Negro College [...] Read more

Claflin Hosts Silicon Valley Investors for Discussion on Tech Innovation, Entrepreneurism at HBCUs

by Tiffany Pennamon | October 31, 2018
Venture capitalists and elected officials joined Claflin University students, administrators an [...] Read more

UNCF and Nissan North America Create new Program for Fisk & Tennessee State Universities

by Monica Levitan | October 22, 2018
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has continued its partnership with Nissan North America an [...] Read more

UNCF Lauds Congress for Increased Funding for HBCUs, Low-Income, First-Gen Students

by Tiffany Pennamon | September 27, 2018
Leaders from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) are applauding the recent passing of the Conf [...] Read more

ROTC Programs Bring Access to Education and Careers for HBCU Students

by Tiffany Pennamon | September 12, 2018
The revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at LeMoyne-Owen College in [...] Read more

Kevin Hart Partners with Programs to Give 18 Students Scholarships

by Monica Levitan | August 8, 2018
Actor and comedian Kevin Hart has partnered with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Knowl [...] Read more

Advocates View HBCUs’ Future Warily

by Ya-Marie Sesay | May 29, 2017
TMCF President Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. suggested that HBCUs and their advocates need to begin pla [...] Read more

Presidents Hope Funding Follows White House Taking Lead on HBCUs

by Catherine Morris | February 28, 2017
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities will move from the U [...] Read more

HBCUs, Advocates Looking for Help from Trump on Funding

by Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press | February 27, 2017
WASHINGTON — The nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are pushing [...] Read more

Advocates Cautiously Optimistic About Potential Executive Order on HBCUs

by Catherine Morris | February 19, 2017
While there has been no word from the White House on when the order might be released and what [...] Read more

TMCF Boss: Nothing Political About $26M Gift from Kochs

by David Pluviose | January 12, 2017
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced on Thursday the launch of the Center for Advancing [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice