Grants and Gifts

Two U.S. Universities Leading an Effort to Train Health Care Workers in Liberia

Indiana University and the University of Massachusetts Medical School will team up to establish the Center for Excellence in Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liberia.

Two Universities to Co-Sponsor Conference on Literacy of Young Black Males

The conference, entitled Building a Bridge to Literacy for African-American Male Youth, will be held this spring on the campus of the University of North Carolina.

Florida International University Leads Clean Water Program in West Africa

The West Africa Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program will fund clean water projects in Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.

Grants and Gifts

Among the grants awarded recently to historically black colleges, Dillard University received the largest award in school history.

Two African-American Scholars Awarded Research Grants for Projects on Racial Health Disparities

Olivio Clay and Shantel Hebert-Magee receiving funding for their research projects.

Grants and Gifts

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.

Grants and Gifts

This week’s grants to HBCUs or for programs relating to African Americans.

Johnson C. Smith University Receives One of the Largest Grants Ever for an HBCU

The Duke Endowment gives the Charlotte HBCU $35 million that will build a new science center, renovate a dormitory, and provide scholarships.

Morgan State University Undertakes a Survey of Alcohol Use on HBCU Campuses

The project is under the direction of Dr. Linda Loubert, an assistant professor of economics.

Grants and Gifts

This week’s grants to HBCUs or for programs relating to African Americans.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Expand Postdoctoral Faculty Development Program to Include Dentistry

The foundation, which has supported faculty development in medicine, will now fund a postdoctoral fellowship in dental education.

Grants and Gifts

This week’s grants to HBCUs or for programs relating to African Americans.

Grants and Gifts

This week's grants to HBCUs or for programs relating to African Americans.

Jackson State University Opens Commercial Art Gallery

The gallery will feature local and national artists and works from the university's permanent collection.

Grants and Gifts

This weeks grants to HBCUs or for programs relating to African Americans.

Grants and Gifts

This week’s news of important grants to HBCUs or to programs on concern to African Americans.

Grants and Gifts Relating to African Americans in Higher Education

This week's news of important grants to HBCUs or to programs on concern to African Americans.

Grants and Gifts

• The University of Kentucky’s College of Public Health received a five-year, $2,860,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study HIV/AIDS in the...

Langston University Responds to Politician’s Criticisms of Its Research Project

In the recent debate over the debt extension, Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, issued a report on what he considered wasteful government spending. The report featured a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant that had been awarded to historically black Langston University in Oklahoma.

Football Star Who Sends Inner-City Kids on College Tours Finds a New Home in Philadelphia

Nnamdi Asomugha, the All-Pro defensive back, is the founder of Asomugha College Tours for Scholars. This foundation provides funds for low-income, inner-city youth to visit the nation’s best colleges and universities.

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