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SECTOR NEWS Bloomberg is giving Johns Hopkins $150 million to diversify science PhD programs Now, because of a $150 million gift from Mike Bloomberg announced Tuesday, the private research university […]

If you believe that Howard University is a lightning rod for every good and pleasant thing that should happen to historically Black colleges and universities at large, then you hate […]

Dr. Gaston shares insights on philanthropic development stemming from the MacKenzie Scott gift, planning for campus life during recovery from the pandemic, and setting expectations of community excellence. Editor’s Note: […]

SECTOR NEWS Biden’s unprecedented funding for Black colleges “It’s important to support all colleges, but we know that some colleges are feeling the impact much more, and most importantly some […]

Thank you so much for your support of the HBCU Digest. Because of you, in just 15 months since moving to the Substack platform and our subscription model, we’ve secured […]

SECTOR NEWS Defense Department brings super-high-tech learning programs to two historically black universities The research and engineering unit at the Pentagon has made some important investments at two historically black colleges, Howard University and […]

SECTOR NEWS Updating the aging infrastructure in Historically Black Colleges and Universities A good investment has many characteristics: low risk, high returns, appreciation over time, and positive externalities. We believe […]

We discuss North Carolina A&T’s record-breaking fundraising, the impact of Decision Day on HBCU culture, Biden’s HBCU/MSI funding plan, and the continuing culture of state systems appointing HBCU presidents without […]

Dr. Felton discusses the newest leadership development program housed within the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (heleaders.org), the difference between leadership anointing and assignment, and why he’s optimistic about the future […]

*Forgive the lateness of this briefing, as the Substack platform was experiencing technical difficulties for the better part of this morning* SECTOR NEWS Aging campuses? Lawmakers want to help modernize […]