HBCUs

Grambling State University Teams Up With Louisiana Tech to Boost Diversity in Accounting

The partnership will offer undergraduate accounting students at historically Black Grambling State University in Louisiana to take advantage of an accelerated path into the master of accountancy program at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston.

Morgan Stanley Pledges $12 Million for Scholarships at Three HBCUs

The program will provide full scholarships for HBCU students at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Morehouse College in Atlanta, and Spelman College in Atlanta. The program is designed to support the students' career skills and readiness to help set them on a life-long path to success.

Google to Train 20,000 HBCU Students to Enhance Their Digital Skills

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is partnering with Google to launch the Grow with Google Career Readiness Program. The goal is to have 20 participating HBCUs by January and to have the program be available to all HBCUs by fall 2021.

New Program Seeks to Install New Field Turfs at Dozens of HBCUs

Willie Lanier, a former star of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has announced an initiative to install state-of-the-art playing surfaces at the football stadiums of nearly three-dozen historically Black colleges and universities.

Gates Foundation Teams Up With HBCUs to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

The foundation’s three-year, $15 million investment supports up to 10 of the participating HBCUs with medical, veterinary, pharmacy, and agriculture schools to serve as diagnostic “testing hubs.”

Virginia Union University to Offer Master’s Degrees in Political Science and Hospitality Management

Virginia Union University, the historically Black educational institution in Richmond, has announced that it will be offering two new master's degree programs in the spring 2021 semester.

Grambling State University Partners With LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine

The agreement represents the desire of both parties to increase the number of African American students from historically Black colleges and universities in Louisiana who apply to the LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine.

Xavier University of Louisiana Expands Partnership With the U.S. Coast Guard

Historically Black Xavier University of Louisiana has announced an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard will provide tuition assistance to Xavier students as well as research opportunities for faculty members at the university.

The Nation’s First Police Academy at a Historically Black College or University

The Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission has approved the establishment of a police academy at historically Black Lincoln University in Jefferson City.

Women’s Business Center Opens on the Campus of Alcorn State University

The center will offer one-on-one counseling, training, networking, workshops, technical assistance, and mentoring to women entrepreneurs on numerous business development topics, including business startup, financial management, and procurement.

State Department Expands Diversity Fellowship Program Administered by Howard University

The U.S. State Department has announced that the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship and the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship programs will be expanded for 2021. The diversity fellowships will be expanded by 50 percent and support 90 students each year.

Tuskegee University in Alabama Has Announced a 3+3 Bachelor’s/Juris Doctorate Program

The 3+3 program creates a pathway for Tuskegee University students to receive a bachelor’s degree from Tuskegee and a law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham in only six years of study, rather than the traditional seven.

Spelman College in Atlanta Forms Partnership With Carrier Corporation

Carrier Corporation, a leading global provider of healthy, safe, and sustainable building and cold chain solutions, has made a five-year commitment with Spelman College that will create two programs to prepare Spelman students to enter the workforce.

Two HBCUs Report Enrollment Increases Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic

The main factor in the enrollment increase at Grambling State University in Louisiana is a 42 percent increase in the number of students in the first-year class. At Miles College in Alabama, the largest incoming class in five years has reversed a recent trend in declining enrollments.

Spelman College Joins the Atlanta Global Research and Education Collaborative

The initiative will help connect the region's international assets through an emphasis on supporting "global at home" projects that serve students, faculty, and community partners, and define the metropolitan area as a hub for global education and research.

South Carolina State University Launches Two New Graduate Programs in Education

South Carolina State University, the historically Black educational institution in Orangeburg, has announced the offering of two new graduate-level online programs in the field of education leadership. The university will offer an educational specialist degree program and a doctorate in educational administration.

Fisk University Partners With the American University of Antigua College of Medicine

Students from Fisk University will now be eligible for advanced admissions priority, an expedited application review, and grants/scholarships for those that attend the American University of Antigua for their medical education. 

Virginia Union University to Offer Two New Bachelor’s Degree Programs This Spring

The historically Black university in Richmond will offer a bachelor's degree program in hospitality management and a bachelor's degree program in health science.

IBM Announces a $100 Million Commitment to HBCUs

The technology giant IBM has announced the establishment of the quantum education and research initiative for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU), aimed at driving a diverse and inclusive quantum workforce.

U.S. News and World Report Offers Its Picks for the Nation’s Best HBCUs

Spelman College in Atlanta was rated the best HBCU and Howard University in Washington, D.C., was ranked second. This was the same as a year ago. This was the 14th year in a row that Spelman College has topped the U.S. News rankings for HBCUs.
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