HBCUs

Virginia State University Program to Address Teacher Shortage in Local School Districts

In the new teacher residency program, graduate students will co-teach and earn a master's degree in education within one year at no charge. Upon successful completion of the program, they must commit to full-time teaching positions for three years in schools where the district's population has a least a 30 percent poverty rate.

College of Business at Jackson State University to Offer New Online Degree Programs

The College of Business at historically Black Jackson State University in Mississippi will offer a master of professional accountancy degree and a bachelor of business administration degree online.

Pharmaceutical Giant Offers 10 Postdoctoral Fellowships to Howard University Students

Sanofi, the Paris-based multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare company headquartered in Paris but with extensive operations in the United States, is partnering with the Howard...

Texas Southern University Creates the College of Transdisciplinary Studies

Historically Black Texas Southern University n Houston is launching a new college that creates a pathway for people who started college, but did not complete their degree program.

Bowie State University Substantially Boosts Its Online Degree Offerings

Bowie State students can pursue undergraduate degrees online in computer science, computer technology, and criminal justice, master’s degrees in computer science, culturally responsive teacher leadership, management information systems, and reading education, and a doctorate in educational leadership.

Benedict College Agreement Will Provide Master’s Degree Opportunities in Accounting

Three students from Benedict College will enroll in the master's degree program in accounting at the University of South Carolina this fall. As part of the program, students will receive financial support that covers their tuition and a $5,000 stipend to assist with living expenses while enrolled.  

Jackson State University to Offer a New Master’s Degree Program in Political Science

The political science department at Jackon State University in Mississippi, under the direction of Professor Maruice Mangum, is offering a thesis and non-thesis route to the master's degree in political science. Students can complete the program on campus or online in as little as two semesters.

South Carolina’s Seven HBCUs to All Debut Institutes of Innovation and Information

The South Carolina General Assembly appropriated $18 million toward the development of educational institutes at each of South Carolina's seven HBCUs. Each institute was established with specific focuses and disciplines united to increase opportunities and exposure for their student bodies and the surrounding community.

Texas Southern University Teams Up With NASA’s Johnson Space Center

Under the agreement, TSU and NASA will work collaboratively to facilitate joint research, technology transfer, technology development, and educational and outreach initiatives. The goal is to create a sustained pipeline of diverse talent for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers at the Johnson Space Center.

Jackson State University in Mississippi Offers a New Major in Supply Chain Management

Through the Jackson State University supply chain management program, students will learn to understand the underpinnings of the global supply chain and how the linkage of multiple supply chain functions leads to the delivery of goods and services from around the world.

Morgan State University’s Actuarial Science Program Gets a Boost From Symetra Life Insurance

Symetra Life Insurance will provide scholarships supporting 25 students pursuing a degree in actuarial science. The scholarship program will provide wraparound support for critical student needs, such as housing, food, clothing, transportation, and other emergency funding that may be a barrier to degree completion.

Southern University in Louisiana Teams Up With Community College to Face Nursing Shortage

The agreement will allow community college students who have completed their first two years of study and graduated with an associate's degree in nursing to seamlessly transfer credit hours to Southern for completion of the online bachelor's degree program.

HBCUs Receive Nearly $10 Million to Preserve Historic Buildings on Their Campuses

The National Park Service has announced $9.7 million in grants to assist 21 preservation projects in nine states for historic structures on campuses of historically Black colleges and universities.

Tuskegee University Partners With the University of California, Berkeley on Data Science Initiative

The initiative is beginning this summer with an eight-week course on the Berkeley campus for 13 Tuskegee students. This fall, a data science course will be offered at Tuskegee co-taught by faculty at both universities. In the summer of 2023, the initiative expects to launch an undergraduate research program.

Livingstone College Announces It Will Offer Its First Graduate Degree Program

Livingstone College, a historically Black educational institution in Salsbury, North Carolina, has announced that it will offer a new master's degree program in business administration. It will be the first graduate degree program in the 143-year history of the college.

Tuskegee University to Offer a Liberal Studies Major for Nontraditional and Traditional Students

The bachelor of arts and bachelor of science in liberal studies will be fully online for non-traditional students seeking to complete undergraduate degrees they started previously. An on-ground adaptation of the degree programs in liberal studies will be available to all students.

Elizabeth City State University to Expand Its Aviation Sciences Programs

Elizabeth City State University offers the only four-year aviation science and unmanned aircraft systems degrees in North Carolina. It will expand to the Winston-Salem region through an online aviation degree program and flight training partnership.

Bowie State University to Offer a New Master’s Degree in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Management

Historically Black Bowie State University in Maryland is joining with ABFE (formerly the Association of Black Foundation Executives) to form a partnership that will implement and sustain a HBCU Philanthropy Initiative. This will include the establishment of a master of philanthropy and nonprofit management degree program within the Bowie State University College of Business.

Knoxville College Finds a Partner to Help With the Reaccreditation Process

Students in the doctoral program in higher education administration program at the University of Tennessee will help Knoxville College officials complete the paperwork necessary to pursue reaccreditation with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.

U.S. Air Force to Establish a Research Center on the Campus of a Historically Black University

The Department of the Air Force will provide $12 million per year for five years to fund the research, which will focus on tactical autonomy. The current plan would make the chosen HBCU the leader of a consortium of other HBCUs studying the topic.
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