Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc and its chapters have donated more than $145,000 to historically black colleges and universities this academic year, helping to push public awareness of HBCUs and […]
Category: HBCU Digest
News and commentary on historically Black colleges and universities
Can HBCUs Avoid the Plague That is Killing Black-Owned Businesses?
With fewer businesses and the growth of non-black monopolies, black businesses not drowned by competitive imbalance are usually purchased outright by non-black corporations. The same thing is happening to HBCUs.
Southern to Open Cybersecurity Training Satellite Campus in Northern Virginia
Southern University will help train the next generation of cybersecurity professionals in the shadows of the nation’s capital, announcing plans today for a new cybersecurity training and credentialing program in […]
Delaware State is Latest HBCU to Launch Hemp Research Project
Delaware State University is the latest public flagship HBCU to launch a research initiative dedicated to the growing hemp industry.
WATCH: Bulls Rush Prairie View A&M Party
The Houston Chronicle reports on a recent outdoor party near Prairie View A&M University, where bulls from a local farm escaped their enclosures and created panic among the partygoers.
LeMoyne-Owen Breaks Ground on Tech Innovation Center, Announces Online Graduate School Partnership
LeMoyne-Owen College is quickly building a brand in digital learning and entrepreneurship, announcing two new partnerships in the last two weeks designed to promote greater access to online training and […]
Oculus Debuts National HBCU Virtual Reality Training Initiative
Facebook VR development arm Oculus has partnered with several historically black colleges to train undergraduates on filmmaking and production with virtual reality technologies.
WATCH: NC Central Professors Perform With National All-Black Orchestra
North Carolina Central University profiles music professors Isrea Butler and Ralph Barrett, who recently played with the Colour of Music Orchestra, an all-African American classical ensemble based in Charleston, S.C.
Department of Ed Moves Closer to New Rules on Accreditation, Could Present Mixed Outcomes for HBCUs
The U.S. Department of Education moved one step closer to writing new rules on accreditation guidelines for the nation’s colleges and universities last week, concluding negotiations with higher education stakeholders […]
WATCH: Lincoln (Mo.) Foundation Members Speak Out on Separation from University
Members of the former Lincoln University of Missouri Foundation say that they are considering options for how to continue support of the university’s students after being terminated as the school’s […]
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