HBCU Updates

IBM expands partnerships to focus on training underrepresented communities in STEM By Sheyla Fairley International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Specialisterne Foundation,…

UNCF and HBCUs partner with Princeton for new research and innovation program By Sheyla Fairley Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, is partnering with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and five…

30 HBCUs awarded grants to ‘Retool Your School’ By Sheyla Fairley Thirty historically Black colleges and universities received $1 million in grants through Home Depot’s 2022 Retool Your School program…

Taraji P. Henson to be Howard University commencement speaker By Sheyla Fairley Award-winning actress, filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Taraji P. Henson will speak to Howard University’s, Washington, DC, graduating class…

Morehouse College students emerge as champions of the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge By Sheyla Fairley Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, has won the 33rd Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), an academic…

SAINT AUG launches first HBCU women’s rowing team By Sheyla Fairley Saint Augustine’s University, Raleigh, NC, has announced it will be launching the first HBCU women’s rowing team in the…

MSNBC president Rashida Jones launches scholarship fund to give back to her alma mater By Sheyla Fairley Three winners of the Rashida Jones Scholarship Fund, launched by Hampton University, Hampton,…

Stillman College to sponsor car in NASCAR event By Sheyla Fairley Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL, has sponsored John Cohen’s #44 race car, which was driven by Greg Biffle, for the…

TMCF, UNCF, and Partnership for Education Advancement collaborate for Black economy By Sheyla Fairley As stated in a release, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), United Negro College Fund (UNCF),…

New program to produce more principals of color By Sheyla Fairley As stated in an article, Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University — both located in Atlanta, GA — are…