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Tag: United Negro College Fund
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UNCF Partners With Strategic Education to Offer Remote Learning Training Sessions to HBCU and PBI Faculty
In collaboration with Strategic Education, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) plans to offer professional development opportunities for faculty members at predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). Last year, under the partnership, 400 faculty members at 14 HBCUs engaged in training sessions to adjust to remote learning. Afterwards, participants’ confidence […]
April 28, 2021
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Virtual Panel Discusses the Role and Needs of HBCUs
Historically Black colleges and universities continue to be needed and relevant. That was the sentiment expressed by higher education and political leaders who convened virtually on Wednesday to participate in Virginia Union University’s (VUU) “The Continuing Significance of HBCUs Today” event.
August 12, 2020
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UNCF Survey Measures How COVID-19 Has Affected HBCU Students’ Fall Plans
More than 5,000 students from 17 United Negro College Fund (UNCF) historically Black colleges and universities shared how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their lives and enrollment plans for fall, in a recently published UNCF student pulse survey. Key findings from the survey include: Over 80% of students prefer to return to campus for some […]
July 31, 2020
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Netflix CEO Donates $120 Million to Historically Black Colleges
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, announced they are giving $120 million to support scholarships at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Morehouse College, Spelman College and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will each receive $40 million from Hastings and Quillin. Morehouse said this is the largest single donation in its […]
June 17, 2020
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President Obama Headlines Virtual HBCU Commencement Celebration
Former President Barack Obama delivered a rousing commencement speech on Saturday to graduates of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) urging them to “have a vision that isn’t clouded by cynicism or fear.”
May 17, 2020
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Amid COVID-19, Doubling Pell Grants is the Next Urgent Need for HBCUs, Says UNCF
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is soon going to pitch for doubling Pell Grants so Black and other minority students consider attending college an attractive option despite the widespread economic havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
May 1, 2020
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UNCF: $1 Billion for HBCUs, TCUs, MSIs in Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Package
Congress and the White House have agreed to provide $1 billion in emergency funds to historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and other minority serving institutions to help them cope with the coronavirus pandemic, said the United Negro College Fund in a statement on Wednesday.
March 25, 2020
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EAB Analyst: Under-Resourced Colleges Could Face Closure Due to Coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis will “accelerate a closure of colleges and universities,” especially under-resourced institutions, said a higher education analyst from EAB to Diverse. EAB, which on March 19 held a flash poll of 500 university enrollment officials during a webinar, said that the vast majority of respondents said they felt the highest levels of concern about meeting enrollment targets.
March 23, 2020
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Sens. Booker, Jones Urge $1.5 Billion in Support for HBCUs, MSIs Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Doug Jones (D-AL) on Thursday pressed for $1.5 billion in emergency funding to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
March 22, 2020
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Funding and Investment in HBCUs, a Focus of Discussion on Capitol Hill
During the 2020 fiscal year, there will be a 15% increase devoted to strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Additionally, the maximum Pell grant award will increase by $150 from $6,195 to $6,345 for the 2020-21 academic year, according to the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.
December 17, 2019
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UNCF Celebrates as FUTURE Act Awaits Trump’s Signature
The latest version of the FUTURE Act, a bipartisan compromise on funding for minority serving institutions, now awaits the signature of President Trump, having been passed by the House and Senate yesterday, hours after a United Negro College Fund press conference touted the bill’s merits.
December 10, 2019
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Senate Democrats Start New Push to Pass the FUTURE Act
Sen. Doug Jones and Sen. Jon Tester are making a renewed push for the U.S. Senate to pass the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, bipartisan legislation – introduced by Jones and Sen. Tim Scott – to renew mandatory federal funds to minority serving institutions for two years.
November 6, 2019
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