Alabama A&M University was recently awarded a $1 million grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. This gift will be used to establish two new scholarships, the “STEM Achievers” Scholarship and the “Start Here. Go Anywhere Endowed Scholarship”. The ...
Posted Friday, September 17th 2021 at 2:26PM
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Mastercard recently announced a $5 million grant to support the forthcoming Center for Black Entrepreneurship.
Established in partnership with the Black Economic Alliance Foundation, and located on the campuses of Spelman and Morehouse, the CBE wi ...
Posted Friday, September 17th 2021 at 2:18PM
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Adobe, a Fortune 500 technology company, has announced a $1 million donation to Bowie State University as an inaugural member of the Adobe Anchor School Program. The program aims to build deep partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Univers ...
Posted Thursday, September 16th 2021 at 5:01PM
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Apollo HBCUNet is an innovative platform powered by CareerBuilder dedicated to expanding opportunities and access for students and alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities by connecting them with careers at Apollo and its portfolio companies.
We’re proud to be a part of Apollo’s co ...
Posted Wednesday, September 15th 2021 at 7:23PM
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Walgreens has officially joined the HBCU Partnership Challenge! Led by Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12), and Rep. French Hill (R-AR-02), who serve as co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus, the HBCU Partnership Challenge is an effort to promote greater engagement and support between ...
Posted Wednesday, September 15th 2021 at 2:20PM
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Fort Valley State University (FVSU) has again been named Georgia’s no. 1 public historically black college according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual ‘Best Colleges’ rankings. FVSU maintained the top position for the fourth consecutive year, rank ...
Posted Tuesday, September 14th 2021 at 4:44PM
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A few weeks ago, Spelman and Morehouse College announced that they would be canceling their annual SpelHouse Homecoming for the second year in a row due to rising cases of COVID-19.
This week, another Atlanta HBCU has decided to alter their usual ...
Posted Tuesday, September 14th 2021 at 2:14PM
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The U.S. Department of State and The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC) announce the launch of the 2022 application cycle for the prestigious Foreign Affairs Information Technology (FAIT) Fellowship. Applications are being accepted from September 8, 2021, through January 31, 2022. Funded by the State ...
Posted Monday, September 13th 2021 at 5:28PM
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Maia Chaka made history this weekend after becoming the first Black woman to officiate an NFL game! She made her official debut serving as a referee during the Panthers and Jets game on Sunday.
Chaka took to Twitter to celebrate this monumental a ...
Posted Monday, September 13th 2021 at 2:38PM
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Rapper and Southern University alum David Banner has always been a champion for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. From proudly representing HBCUs whenever he can to being a hands-on activist in his community, Banner is, and always has bee ...
Posted Monday, September 13th 2021 at 2:15PM
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Morehouse College Alumnus Rodney Boyd Jr. is proud to announce the recent release of his HBCU themed trivia game, Higher Learning Trivia. The trivia game, which was released online in October 2020, has seen rising popularity and support. Boyd could n ...
Posted Monday, September 13th 2021 at 1:56PM
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If you were to have asked Lagacia Sims what the future held for her when she was a child, becoming a software engineer in a global corporation would not have been anything she dreamt of, even in her wildest dreams. Despite this, she's now part of an Intel team that delivers discrete GPUs that power amazing laptop experiences. We talked to Lagacia about her ...
Posted Friday, September 10th 2021 at 7:55PM
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3815 Media, Inc., founded by Rushion McDonald, an EMMY® and NAACP Image Award-winning TV/Film/Radio Producer and Host, is hosting a multi-city U.S. Air Force HBCU College Day Tour, with three days of events in September. Get ready for a kickoff extra ...
Posted Thursday, September 9th 2021 at 6:31PM
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Fisk University is thrilled to announce a $2,500,000 gift from the R.I.S.E. Opportunity Foundation to support the development of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Risk Management Institute. The Institute will focus on preparing Fisk students for out ...
Posted Thursday, September 9th 2021 at 1:35PM
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Clark Atlanta University today announced its partnership with iconic brand Now and Later® candy to launch its #RecognizeTheChew Class-in-Session Series. The educational initiative aligns with the brand’s vision to celebrate working hard and making a ...
Posted Thursday, September 9th 2021 at 1:29PM
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