Student at Harris-Stowe State University Receives a Unique Gift

The award stipulated that the donation of a car go to an African-American single mother who needed transportation.

Rutgers University Program Aims to Increase the Number of Nursing Professionals in Haiti

The goal is to establish Haiti's first master's degree program in nursing.

Notable Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants won by historically black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Research Study Will Examine Cancer Disparities Among the Black Population of the Sea Islands

Researchers at South Carolina State University and the Medical University of South Carolina will take part in the study.

Kentucky State University Seeks to Boost Retention Rates

A grant from the Walmart Foundation will fund programs to help first-generation college students stay in school.

North Carolina A&T State University Receives National Science Foundation Grant

The university's Engineering Research Center will use the grant to design and test an innovative device for spinal fusion operations.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants won by historically black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Virginia Union University Receives a Major Gift to Finance a New Campus Center

Robert J. Brown, founder, chair, and CEO of B&C Associates, a consulting, research, and pubic relations firm, is donating $2 million.

Business School Students Will Trade Stocks With Real Money

Businessman Earl Stafford's gift to Virginia State University establishes the Trading Portfolio Fund that will allow students to buy and sell real stocks.

Improving the Black Student Graduation Rate at the University of Arkansas

More than 300 first-generation college students at the University of Arkansas are enrolled in a program where they receive academic, personal, career, and financial advice.

University of Georgia Receives Collection of African American Art

The donation by Larry and Brenda Thompson also includes funds for a curator of the university's African American art collections.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants won by historically black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

University of Missouri Receives Replica of the MLK Memorial

The replica is a gift from alumnus Ty Christian who played a big role in raising money for the King Memorial in Washington, D.C.

NIH Grant Funds a Study on How Racism Impacts the Health of African Americans

The Black LIFE (Linking Inequality, Feelings, and Environment) Study is lead by Naa Oyo Kwate of Rutgers University.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants won by historically black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Suffolk University Summer Institute to Promote Greater Diversity in the Legal Profession

The institute is funded by a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Law School Admission Council.

Cornell University Receives a Donation of 2,000 Photographs of African Americans

The collection includes images of slaves and a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. sitting in a jail cell.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants won by historically black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Delaware State University Converts a Bus Into a Mobile Classroom

The new Mobile Entrepreneurial Training Program will use a converted university bus to take business and agriculture-related education to rural areas of Lower Delaware.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

University of Nebraska Scholars Debut New Online Archive Documenting Slavery in Washington, D.C.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has created an online project entitled Civil War Washington that contains paperwork filed by slaveowners in the District of Columbia in response to the Compensated Emancipation Act.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Florida A&M University Opens New Computer Center for the Public

The Center for Public Computing and Workforce Development houses 65 workstations that are available for public use.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

University of Illinois at Chicago Funds 17 Research Projects on Racial Inequality

The Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy is funding 17, year-long research projects that will study racial and ethnic inequalities in health, justice, economics, and education.

Higher Education Grants of Interest to African-Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Three HBCUs Awarded Materials Research Grant Programs From the National Science Foundation

Howard University, Jackson State University, and Norfolk State University will receive five-year grants to conduct materials research and education programs.

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