Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Historically Black Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, has recently received two grants that will support student scholarship opportunities. The first grant, worth $400,000, was provided by the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation to help students improve their financial stability, ensuring they stay on track to graduation. The second award, worth $75,000, was provided by the James Patterson Writer Education Scholarship to support students pursuing careers in creative writing.
The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, has received a $280,000 grant from the Getty Foundation for Black Visual Archives to process the Jim Alexander photograph collection. Alexander has spent his life documenting the lives of African Americans and their experiences through photography. His collections features thousands of materials and photos dating back to the 1960s.
Two historically Black universities have recently received TRIO Student Support Services (TRIO SSS) grants from the United States Department of Education. The federal program aims to improve college retention and graduation rates among underserved students through individualized tutoring, financial aid, scholarship, career guidance, counseling, and mentoring services. Fort Valley State University in Georgia was awarded $1.3 million, marking the continuation of 15 years of TRIO SSS services on the HBCU’s campus. Voorhees University in South Carolina received $1.5 million, marking the 28th year of continual TRIO SSS services at Voorhees.
