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UNCF and Google are Paving the Path Forward to Increase Opportunities for HBCU Students in Tech Fields with Additional $2M Investment

October 17, 2023

A long-standing collaboration between UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and Google continues to make groundbreaking investments in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Google has…

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WALL STREET JOURNAL Historically Black Colleges Land $124 Million Donation to Boost Enrollment, Graduation Rates

September 23, 2023

Blue Meridian Partners grants UNCF, TMCF, and Partnership for Education Advancement with funds to support the HBCU Transformation Project, aimed at enhancing enrollment, retention, and…

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UNCF Makes the Case for HBCU Funding, Despite House Cuts

July 14, 2023

UNCF (United Negro College Fund) today noted that the House Appropriations Committee panel on education released the text of its fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding…

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UNCF Institute for Capacity Building Launches New Podcast, “HBCU Voices: Executive Leaders, Unfiltered”

May 26, 2023

HBCU Voices: Executive Leaders, Unfiltered is a new podcast that explores the innovations, transformations and advancements happening at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with…

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Ten Strategies for a Successful Presidential Transition & Presidency

September 7, 2022

This fall, when classes resume at colleges and universities across America, first-year and transfer students will be joined by hundreds of new faculty members, department chairs and deans, presidents and chancellors.

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Why I am Optimistic about the Future of HBCUs

June 23, 2022

Within the past month, I have had the privilege of actively participating in two of the best national conferences of my half-century career as a faculty member and leader in higher education.

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Dr. Rochelle Ford Named Next President of Dillard University

May 25, 2022

Dr. Ford will become the next president of Dillard University, a historically Black university in New Orleans. Ford is currently the dean of Elon University’s School of Communications.

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Forgotten Leaders – How HBCUs and PBIs Can Amplify Black Women’s Roles in Social Justice Movements

March 30, 2022

UNCF’s Executive Leadership Institute gatherings, focused on how HBCUs and PBIs can support women advocates by putting more women in positions of leadership.

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UNCF ELI Roundtable Conversation: Building a Path to Institutional Transformation for Minority Serving Institutions

June 25, 2021

A Conversation on Building a Path to Institutional Transformation for Minority Serving Institutions with UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael Lomax and Jason Wright, President of the Washington Football Team.

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