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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.

  • #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
  • #ICB Updates
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  • #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
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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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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.

  • #Black Higher Ed
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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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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
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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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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.

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