Prairie View A&M University Initiates Partnerships With Six Universities in Africa
Historically Black Prairie View A&M University in Texas is spearheading a new multidisciplinary effort to help improve food security, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and social welfare in Africa. Camille Gibson, interim dean of the College of Juvenile Justice, is leading the new Pacesetters Initiative that has six partner universities in Africa.
Saint Augustine’s University Establishes Working Agreement With a Plastic Recycling Firm
Historically Black Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina, has entered into an agreement with Braven Environmental that will provide the opportunity for both faculty and students to conduct research on plastics recycling alongside Braven’s scientists.
Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University Launch a MD/MBA Dual Degree Program
Dual degree students will spend their first three years at Meharry. They will start the Vanderbilt MBA program in their fourth year and will be registered as full-time MBA students for three consecutive semesters. They will return to Meharry for the spring semester in their fifth year to complete their medical degree.
Howard University Enters Educational Partnership With the Naval Undersea Warfare Center
The educational partnership agreement allows warfare center scientists and engineers to work with Howard faculty and students to enhance STEM education. New provisions also permit student participation in technology transfer and associated legal activities.
Historically Black Lane College Begins New Prison Education Program
In mid-June, Lane College began offering classes to inmates at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee. At the successful completion of the program of study, students will be awarded a bachelor's degree in business.
Grambling State University in Louisiana to Offer its First Doctoral Program
Historically Black Grambling State University in Louisiana has announced that it has received approval to establish a Ph.D. degree program in criminology and justice administration. It will be the first doctoral degree program offered at Grambling State University and the first program of its kind in Louisiana.
Google Makes a $50 Million Commitment to Ten HBCUs
Ten HBCUs will each receive a one-time unrestricted financial grant of $5 million will help support scholarships, invest in technical infrastructure for in-class and remote learning, and develop curriculum and career support programs.
The Mormon Church to Provide $3 Million in Scholarship Funds for HBCU Students
The church is allocating $3 million over the next three years to provide scholarships for students at member institutions of the United Negro College Fund. In addition, the church is earmarking $250,000 to create a fellowship for students from the United States to travel to study in Ghana.
Clinton College Slashes Tuition by 50 Percent With the Goal to Boost Enrollments
Historically Black Clinton College in Rock Hill, South Carolina, will be cutting tuition by 50 percent this fall semester to ease the financial strain on families negatively impacted by the pandemic. Additionally, the college will also be giving all students a brand new tablet computer.
J.P. Morgan and the UNCF Introduce New Scholarship Program for Students at HBCUs
The program will provide scholarships and mentorships to students attending one of 11 HBCUs across the U.S. and help them develop the skills they need to grow a career as a financial advisor. Each year 75 students at HBCUs will receive scholarships and will be eligible for summer internship programs.
Morehouse College Acquires Extensive Archives of Joseph and Evelyn Lowery
The Joseph Echols Lowery and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection includes over 400 linear feet of invaluable materials chronicling the Lowerys' work with civil and human rights leaders. The collection will be archived and curated at the Atlanta University Center's Robert W. Woodruff Library.
Virginia Union University Creates the Hezekiah Walker Center for Gospel Music
Hezekiah Walker is a famed gospel music artist and pastor of the Love Fellowship Tabernacle. He is currently a second-year student of the Virginia Union University’s Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology. The new center will help budding gospel artists learn the cultural and business aspects of gospel music and the industry.
Claflin University Is Offering an Online Master’s Degree in Biotechnology to African Students
In 2017, Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina entered into a partnership for faculty and student exchanges with Africa Univerity, a United Methodist-related institution in Zimbabwe. Now Claflin is offering students at Africa University the opportunity to pursue an online master's degree in biotechnology program through Claflin University.
Voorhees College Announces That It Will Transition to University Status in 2022
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, who studied at what was then the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, founded Denmark Industrial School in 1897 in South Carolina. New Jersey philanthropist Ralph Voorhees and his wife donated $5,000 to buy the land and build the first building. Next April, Voorhees Colege will become Voorhees University.
Tennessee State University Offers African Students Access to Online Coding Classes
Tennessee State University, the historically Black educational institution in Nashville, announced a dual enrollment partnership through the African Methodist EpiscopalChurch that gives students in western and southern Africa access to digital resources to develop their technology skills.
A Bump in the Road for Delaware State University’s Acquisition of Wesley College
A group of tenured faculty members at Wesley College have filed a lawsuit claiming that the acquisition of the college by historically Black Delaware State University breaches the contractual obligations the college made with its faculty. The suit also claims that the acquisition is also a fraudulent transfer of the assets of the college.
Tennessee State University May Be the First HBCU to Have an Ice Hockey Team
A feasibility study is underway that will answer questions about how viable is hockey at Tennessee State, and what needs to happen to put teams on the ice. The proposed program would be the first at a historically Black university and also the first college ice hockey program in the state of Tennessee.
HBCUs Receive a Major Commitment From Networking Giant Cisco
Starting with a $50 million anchor investment from Cisco, the Student Freedom Initiative is hoping to reach its goal of $450 million. When funded, this endowment will support 4,500 HBCU students in perpetuity. In addition, Cisco is donating $100 million in hardware and software to improve technology infrastructure at HBCUs.
Edward Waters College to Launch a New Institute on Law, Race, Social Justice and...
Edward Waters College, the historically Black educational institution in Jacksonville, Florida, has announced that it will establish the A. Philip Randolph Institute for Law, Race, Social Justice and Economic Policy. The new institute is made possible by a grant from the Jessie Ball DuPont Fund.
College of DuPage in Illinois Partners With Two Historically Black Universities
The college has entered into a partnership with historically Black Florida A&M University and historically Black Kentucky State University, that will create a pathway for the community college students who earn an associate's degree to seamlessly transfer to the HBCUs to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Virginia State University to Pay Full Tuition of Local Pell Grant-Eligible Students
To qualify, students must be Pell Grant eligible, meet the university admission requirements, and live within a 25-mile radius of campus. This initiative provides qualified students, who have limited financial resources, the option to attend a four-year university directly out of high school.
Alabama A&M University Gets in the Beer Business
Alabama A&M University officials have announced an innovative collaboration with a Huntsville-based brewery that will allow students in the university's food science program to create a new beer. MBA students will help market the new brew.
Alcorn State University in Mississippi Graduates Its First Class of Doctoral Students
Six family nurse practitioners recently became the inaugural Doctor of Nursing Practice class at the Cora S. Balmat School of Nursing at Alcorn State University in Mississippi. All six of the graduates had earlier received a master’s degree in nursing from the university.
Proposed Legislation Aims to Boost Infrastructure at HBCUs
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, Senator Chris Coons of Delaware, and U.S. Representative Alma Adams of North Carolina are co-sponsoring the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education (IGNITE) HBCU Excellence Act.
Fort Valley State University Enters Partnership With Grand Valley State University
Historically Black Fort Valley State University in Georgia announced a partnership with Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. The agreement will create a pathway for FVSU students to earn a master’s degree in electronic engineering technology or computer science in as little as five years.
Grambling State University Enters Partnership With Northshore Technical Community College
This pathway provides community college students with a transparent and systematic outline for successfully completing a baccalaureate degree from Grambling State University in accounting, computer information systems, management, or marketing.
North Carolina A&T State University’s Record-Setting Fundraising Campaign
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University raised a record $181.4 million in its recently completed eight-year capital campaign. The campaign total is believed to be the largest ever raised by a public, historically Black university.
Free Master’s Degrees for Students Who Agree to Teach in High-Need Public Schools
Albany State University, the historically Black educational institution in Georgia, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, has established the Robert Noyce Teachers Scholarship. Under the program, 12 students will be able to earn a graduate degree from Albany State at no cost to them.
Central State University in Ohio Offers Students Tuition Breaks and New Scholarship Assistance
All new and returning students who are in good academic standing with the university will receive a 10 percent tuition reduction and a 30 percent reduction of housing fees for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. Students with high grade point averages will receive additional bonuses.
Target to Provide Scholarships for 1,000 Black Students at HBCUs Through the UNCF
Target, the retail giant, will make higher education more affordable this fall for 1,000 first-year Black students at more than a dozen public and private historically Black colleges and universities through need-based scholarships of up to $5,000.
Elizabeth City State University Closes Campus Due to Ongoing Protests Over Nearby Police Shooting
As a result of the ongoing protests after the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. by sheriff's deputies on April 21, the city's mayor has declared a state of emergency. The university closed residence halls and told students to pack their things as if they were not to return to campus for the remainder of the semester.
New HBCU Executive Leadership Institute Founded at Clark Atlanta University
the HBCU Executive Leadership Institute at Clark Atlanta University aims to serve as an incubator for recruiting and developing the future presidents of the more than 100 historically Black colleges and universities in the United States.
North Carolina A&T State University Wins the Honda Campus All Star Challenage
The winning team was coached by Professor Byron Turman and includes team captain Malkam Hawkins, Frances Kendrick, Mitchell Wilson, and Samara Daniels, a junior majoring in criminal justice.
Coppin State University to Launch an Accelerated Path to a Doctor of Nursing Practice...
Prospective students who are interested in pursuing a doctoral degree for the role of a family nurse practitioner can combine the graduate and doctoral coursework over a three-year period into one seamless terminal degree.
Meharry Medical College Launches Its School of Applied Computational Sciences
The School of Applied Computational Sciences will be focused on creating impactful academic research programming that will enhance health care and technology communities and solve complex problems in health care — especially those that impact underserved populations. The first students are expected to enroll this fall.
Xavier University of Louisiana Offers Pathway for Students to Earn Master’s Degrees in Management
Historically Black Xavier University in New Orleans has entered into a partnership with Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, that will enable students to earn a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in management in five years.
