An NC Senate committee on May 13 unanimously advanced a bill that which would create the state’s first systematic K-8 math intervention program, modeled on Read to Achieve.
Howard University received a $1 million gift to elevate and expand its mechanical engineering program.
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science is elevating its mission to increase the representation of Black doctors in medicine.
NASA has donated $11.7 million to eight HBCUs to support the creation of curricula centered on artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Howard University and Georgetown University will launch a medical humanities center aimed at reducing health inequities.
Hip-hop legend E-40 donated $100K to the music department at his alma mater Grambling State University.
A Missouri-based HBCU has received a $2.9 million grant to bridge the digital divide.
Newark native Hassan Abdus-Sabur cultivated the HBCU Scholarship Bike Ride and HBCU Textbook Fund to financially support students at historically Black colleges and universities.
A statue of trailblazing activist and playwright Lorraine Hansberry has risen in Washington, D.C.
Actor Joseph C. Phillips has joined the faculty at Clark Atlanta University.
Former Mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young has launched a scholarship fund for HBCU students.
The National Park Service has awarded $9.7 million in grants to conserve historic structures at HBCUs.