For the sixth consecutive year, the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Deans Council voted Lockheed Martin number one among fellow industry partners for its unwavering support for America’s HBCUs. This includes countless efforts from Lo ...
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Spelman College has named Ayoka Chenzira, Ph.D., professor and division chair for the arts, and Julie Dash, distinguished professor of documentary filmmaking in the Department of Art & Visual Culture, inaugural Diana King Endowed Professors in Film a ...
Posted Thursday, June 17th 2021 at 4:44PM
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Today, Google announced that it will be gifting 10 HBCUs a total of $50 million in grants to address the diversity gap in tech.
In a company blog post announcing the grants, Google chief diversity officer Melonie Parker wrote, "This financial comm ...
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Edward Waters College (EWC) has joined a course-sharing consortium that will give its students access to classes offered at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the country.
By joining the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Course S ...
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Verizon recently announced a new $1 million scholarship for female students at HBCUs. Building on Verizon’s long-standing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the need to address diversity as the gaming community grows, the Verizon Gam ...
Posted Wednesday, June 16th 2021 at 2:37PM
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FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) pledged to commit $5 million to four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Mississippi and Tennessee. The initiative will create valuable education and job readiness for students at Tennessee State University ...
Posted Wednesday, June 16th 2021 at 2:27PM
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been selected for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program. N.C. A&T will serve as a partner institution along with Fayetteville State University and the University of North Carolina a ...
Posted Wednesday, June 16th 2021 at 2:18PM
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Florida A&M University (FAMU) is one of the 1890 Land Grant institutions to share $19 million in grants for scholarships from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the agency announced.
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Posted Wednesday, June 16th 2021 at 2:10PM
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This little businessman is proving to the world that age is just a number and that anyone can make a difference in their community if they just out their mind to it!
Lil Dee is an eight-year-old CEO who does not let his age stop him from spreading ...
Posted Wednesday, June 16th 2021 at 2:05PM
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ATLANTA (June 15, 2021) -- Three leading firms today announced plans to invest in “Black futures” through the formation of an initiative designed to introduce students enrolled in the institutions that compose the Atlanta University Center Consortium ...
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has announced a multiyear partnership with the Citi Foundation aimed at the establishment of a multifaceted professional and personal development immersion program providing meaningful economic development su ...
Posted Tuesday, June 15th 2021 at 3:22PM
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CALLING ALL HBCU GRADUATES! The United Negro College Fund wants you to participate in a research study on "The HBCU Experience." Want to help them out and lend your voice? Check out the full UNCF press release below to find out more details:
UNCF’ ...
Posted Tuesday, June 15th 2021 at 3:13PM
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Lane College is expanding its educational reach beyond the school's campus and into the local correctional center. Yesterday, the college began offering classes to inmates at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, TN. Upon the successful ...
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Fisk University announced today one of the largest gifts in its 155-year history, a $3 million donation from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. The gift will support infrastructural improvements to classroom and learning spaces, including Jubilee Hall, the ...
Posted Tuesday, June 15th 2021 at 2:52PM
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Getty Images is partnering up with the Stand Together community to help HBCUs around the country preserve their history through archives! As we all know, history and tradition are considered a big deal at any one of our beloved institutions, and now, ...
Posted Tuesday, June 15th 2021 at 2:40PM
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