Tag: HBCU

Law enforcement arrested a suspect behind several fires set on and near Jackson State University, a historically Black institution in Mississippi, on Tuesday. One of...

Among those impacted by the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, are the nearly 2,000 students who live on campus at Jackson State University....

Delaware State University (DSU), a historically Black institution, is seeking legal recourse after police allegedly racially profiled its women’s lacrosse team during a traffic...

Savannah State University (SSU), a historically Black institution in Georgia, recently received an $830,000 award from the U.S. Department of Education for a new...

The FBI announced it has narrowed down the suspects responsible for the majority of the bomb threats made against multiple historically Black colleges and...

More than 400 students from area high schools in Fort Worth, Texas, were surprised with acceptance letters to Paul Quinn College during a basketball...

Seven historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) received bomb threats this week, resulting in a string of evacuations and police investigations. The schools that reported...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) recently signed legislation that will re-establish the state’s first and only historically Black college or university (HBCU). The Lewis College...

This week, Xavier University of Louisiana, a private historically Black Catholic institution, is celebrating its inaugural Pride Week to commemorate the LGBTQ community. To kick...

Esports, once considered a niche form of entertainment for video game enthusiasts, has quickly become one of the most popular sports in the world....

Virginia State University (VSU) is starting a new policy center dedicated to improving police relations with people of color, the school recently announced. The Center for...

On July 24, Jackson State University (JSU) in Mississippi unveiled a new mural honoring local civil rights icons at the Council of Federated Organizations...

Clark Atlanta University (CAU) and Spelman College in Georgia have recently announced they are canceling outstanding student balances, making them the latest historically Black...

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announced a new initiative that seeks to re-enroll students into a consortium of 10 historically Black colleges and...

Clark Atlanta University (CAU) has launched a first-of-its-kind program to train future historically Black college and university (HBCU) presidents, the school announced last week. ...

Morris Brown College (MBC), a 140-year-old private historically Black institution in Atlanta, received accreditation by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools this...

Starting this fall, Morehouse College will launch an online undergraduate program geared toward helping Black men who received some college credits complete their bachelor’s...

Next week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai will virtually meet with leaders from five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to discuss discrimination within the...

Writer, poet, LGBTQ, and civil rights activist Audre Lorde dedicated her life’s work to fighting for social justice. Now she will be the namesake...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and the Missouri Department of Public Safety (DPS) approved the nation’s first police academy at a historically Black institution of...

Bipartisan legislation passed by the U.S. Senate last week that aims to strengthen partnerships between federal investors and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)...

This week, Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU), a historically Black university in Daytona Beach, Fla., announced it will discontinue all sports for the rest of the...

Last week, Netflix announced it will launch a virtual tech bootcamp in January 2021 through a partnership with Norfolk State University (NSU) and 2U, a...

On Thursday, alumni, students, and leaders of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will convene in Washington, D.C., to urge lawmakers to...

President Donald Trump outlined his administration’s budget priorities last week in a blueprint for fiscal year 2018 that includes a $9 billion cut in...

Education Secretary Besty DeVos was in hot water this week after stating that historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are “real pioneers when it...

On March 19, Diversity Abroad, a nonprofit study abroad organization for college-age students, will host the second Annual MSI Global Education Summit — part...

As the country has become more diverse, so have U.S. institutions of higher learning. Improved access — financially and academically — along with programs...

The Benefits and Challenges of Historically Black Institutions INSIGHT Into Diversity recently spoke with leaders at three of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities...

Applications are now being accepted for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Apple HBCU Scholars Program, which will provide scholarship, mentorship, and internship opportunities to...

How one historically black college is offering its students a once-in-a-lifetime international experience In 2012-2013, a mere 9 percent of U.S. undergraduates studied abroad, according...

In an effort to increase diversity — specifically the number of African Americans — in the U.S. tech sector, Google has embedded software engineers...