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Active Minds and UNCF Release Recommendations for Supporting Mental Health in HBCUs

February 22, 2023

WASHINGTON — Active Minds, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization promoting mental health awareness and education for youth and young adults, and UNCF (United Negro College…

Unprecedented Initiative UNAPOLOGETICALLY FREE Centers Mental Health at HBCUs and other Black colleges

February 17, 2023

UNCF (United Negro College Fund), The Steve Fund and Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) launched an unprecedented national effort, Unapologetically Free: Centering Mental Health on Black College Campuses.

Good News for HBCUs

November 15, 2022

For decades, Black colleges have been portrayed as deficient. What changed?

  • #Black Higher Ed
  • #Network News

The Edge: Putting ‘Digital Equity’ Into the Equation on EdTech Deals

November 2, 2022

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on trends in the HBCU space from the annual EDUCAUSE conference.

  • #Black Higher Ed

Striving for the ‘Gold Standard’

November 2, 2022

Some historically Black colleges and universities experienced record research funding this fiscal year. It’s a hopeful sign to a group of HBCUs seeking R-1 status.

  • #Network News

HBCU aims to achieve its goal of enrolling 10,000 students well ahead of schedule

November 2, 2022

Morgan State University has announced historic enrollment figures for a second consecutive year.

  • #Network News

UNCF among Six Intermediaries Receiving $100 Million to Lead Institutional Transformation at HBCUs and Other Institutions of Higher Education

September 15, 2022

UNCF has received a catalytic investment to accelerate institutional transformation efforts from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

  • #Black Higher Ed
  • #ICB Updates
  • #Network News
  • #UNCF Updates

Jarvis Christian University Meets with Hawkins Community in Plan to form ‘Communiversity’

September 8, 2022

Members of the Hawkins community and Jarvis Christian University met today on the Jarvis campus to announce a new “transformation initiative.”

  • #Black Higher Ed
  • #ICB Updates
  • #Network News
  • #UNCF Updates

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.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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  • #Network News
  • #UNCF Updates

UNCF Spearheading Groundbreaking HBCUv Initiative Through Collective Genius in Black Pedagogy and Higher Education

September 6, 2022

Our innovations will signal a shift from online classrooms to online learning experiences, not just for our own institutions, but for higher education as a whole.

  • #UNCF Updates

Our Village, Our Digital Innovation: HBCUv

July 19, 2022

HBCUv is an innovative learning technology ecosystem that is nothing short of revolutionary. It will reimagine the legacy, community and culture of HBCUs into a virtual experience that’s accessible, equitable and connected.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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  • #UNCF Updates
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Black Educators and Leaders Gather in Atlanta for UNCF’s UNITE 2022

July 4, 2022

UNCF convened for UNITE 2022, the organization’s summit for students, educators and professional stakeholders at HBCUs.

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HBCUs are Experiencing a Renaissance. Here’s How to Make Sure It Lasts

June 30, 2022

With all that historically Black colleges and universities do, we have yet to unlock their full potential. Not even close.

  • #Black Higher Ed

JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Million to Support Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Students

June 16, 2022

Commitment will expand career pathways student development programming and promote financial education resources on campuses.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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  • #Network News
  • #UNCF Updates

UNCF Partnership Focuses on Students’ Mental Health

June 15, 2022

In the midst of the pandemic, HBCUs have focused on the their social, emotional or mental well being. UNCF and the Steve Fund announced a two-year multi-layered partnership.

  • #Black Higher Ed
  • #ICB Updates
  • #Network News
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ICB and Partners Reflect on Career Pathways Initiative

June 13, 2022

UNCF and partners reflected on the successes of the Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) funded by a $50 million Lilly Endowment investment that helps HBCUs and PBIs strengthen institutional career placement outcomes.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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  • #UNCF Updates

The Future of Black Higher Education Reinvented

May 31, 2022

No single group of institutions is more responsible for the economic, cultural and legal progress of our nation’s Black families than HBCUs.

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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.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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  • #Network News
  • #UNCF Updates

The Uneven Climb From College to Career

May 5, 2022

Low-income students, students of color, and those who are the first in their families to go to college often have a tougher time finding a first job out of college and earn less than their more privileged peers.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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UNCF Expands HBCU Student Coaching Network to Advance College Access and Success

UNCF Expands HBCU Student Coaching Network to Advance College Access and Success

April 27, 2022

With capacity-building support from UNCF, HBCUs will offer one-on-one success coaching to help thousands of students of color chart pathways to and through college.

  • #Black Higher Ed
  • #ICB Updates
  • #Network News
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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.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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  • #UNCF Updates

HBCU Transformation Project Launched with $60 Million

March 21, 2022

The HBCU Transformation Project aims to increase HBCU health and sustainability, improve student outcomes in retention and graduation rates, expand enrollment, and bolster capacity building with faculty and staff.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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An Online Hub for Learning and Community Building

March 10, 2022

The United Negro College Fund is launching a new online learning platform where HBCU students and scholars at different institutions across the country can learn and connect.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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  • #UNCF Updates

Innovative Partnerships with Community Development Financial Institutions

February 24, 2022

CDFIs like Reinvestment Fund are positioned to connect the dots between community partners, financial institutions and policymakers to help drive healthy and equitable communities.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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  • #UNCF Updates

It’s time to uplift Black cities by investing in HBCUs

February 14, 2022

If HBCUs are to realize their full potential as a driver of economic and community development, their value and impact must be recognized by the capital markets.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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  • #Network News
  • #UNCF Updates

Tiffany Oliver Uses Data Science to Tackle Educational Inequities

February 1, 2022

Tiffany Oliver, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Biology at Spelman, uses data science to tackle educational inequities.

  • #Network News

HBCU-LTSS Initiative Will Focus on Increasing Diversity in the LTSS Field

November 8, 2021

The HBCUs-LTSS Careers Initiative brings together leaders from UNCF, HBCUs, and LeadingAge to develop strategies for expanding the capacity of HBCUs to prepare students for jobs in the LTSS field.

  • #ICB Updates

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.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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  • #Network News
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Anthology Works to Strengthen Network for HBCUs

March 16, 2021

Supporting student success outcomes requires a culture of data fluency. ICB and Anthology partner on HBCU Data and Analytics Credential.

  • #Network News

Four Key Lessons in Data and Analytics

December 9, 2020

In today’s higher education landscape, the collection, appreciation, and usage of data and analytics is not only necessary, it is essential.

  • #Black Higher Ed

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…

  • #Black Colleges
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UNCF Institute for Capacity Building’s Career Pathways Initiative honored in two categories in 2nd Annual Anthem Awards

February 15, 2023

UNCF Institute for Capacity Building announced today that it has been named Best Business Strategy in the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and Education, Art, &…

The State of HBCUs: A Webinar Series to Advance Institutional Transformation

February 14, 2023

Join our director of Transformation Support, Rev. Dr. Darryl Ann Lai Fang and Program Manager, Deshon Burgess as they host a monthly virtual webinar series: The State of HBCUs and discuss student success, enrollment trends and transformation happening at Black colleges. Register now for our next webinar.

  • #Transformation Support

Growing Capacity to Leverage Big Data is Advancing Equity in Higher Education; UNCF and Excelencia in Education Continue to Lead the Way 

January 20, 2023

Today, we announced the successful conclusion of Leveraging Big Data to Achieve Equity, an initiative designed to enhance research capabilities at HBCUs and HSIs.

  • #Black Higher Ed
  • #ICB Updates
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Expanding Networks for Climate Action in Front Line Communities

December 22, 2022

With support from the Waverley Street Foundation, UNCF ICB is exploring how HBCUs can support a new generation of Black leaders in the fights against climate change and environmental racism.

  • #Black Higher Ed
  • #ICB Updates

UNCF ICB Joins Call for Support for Returning Learners as a National Priority During UPCEA MEMS Conference

December 4, 2022

UNCF ICB joined national student success professionals at the UPCEA MEMS Conference to discuss a new initiative that enables institutional networks to use coaching to support returning learners.

  • #Black Higher Ed
  • #ICB Updates

Coming Together for HBCU Student Success Excellence

December 4, 2022

UNCF and InsideTrack partners to help students return to school in the midst of the pandemic. A new case study reveals lessons learned.

  • #Black Higher Ed
  • #ICB Updates
  • #Network News

UNCF Institute for Capacity Building Expands Network Committed to Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

November 17, 2022

UNCF expands transformation partnerships to 42 with newly funded cohort of HBCUs, propelling higher enrollment and student success

  • #Black Higher Ed
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