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UNCF and H.E.L.F. Partner to Build HBCU Leadership Pipeline

by Jessica Ruf | February 7, 2020 With the average tenure of a college president steadily decreasing and a “mounting void withi Read more

How HBCUs’ Strategies Can Help K-12’s Students of Color

by Sara Weissman | January 21, 2020
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) hosted a daylong summit on Tuesday to discuss the role HBC [...] Read more

Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Revives Ailing HBCU Amid Cheers and Controversy

by Pearl Stewart | January 6, 2020
As president of Talladega College, Dr. Billy C. Hawkins is known as a turnaround expert among h [...] Read more

New Partnership Funds Textbooks for 1,000 HBCU Students

by Sara Weissman | August 12, 2019
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has partnered with Cengage, an education and technology co [...] Read more

New Morehouse Program Addresses Student Loan Debt

| August 8, 2019
Morehouse College is launching a fundraising and research initiative to help graduates pursue a [...] Read more

College Funds, HACU Laud Bipartisan, Bicameral Title III Legislation

| 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

| 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

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

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