• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

HBCU Lifestyle – Black College Living

  • HBCUs
    • What is an HBCU?
    • History
    • List of HBCUs
    • Notable Graduates
  • Jobs
  • Parents
    • HBCU Rankings
    • Black College Tours
    • Admissions
    • Financing
    • Scholarships
    • College Planning
  • Current Students
    • College Life
      • Greek Life
      • Sports
      • Dorm Living
      • College Survival
    • Careers
      • HBCU Career Hub
      • Internships
      • Career Profiles
      • Entrepreneur
    • Research Paper Resources
      • Research Paper Topics: 50 Ideas to Get Started
      • How To Write An Annotated Bibliography
      • Journalism Research Paper Resources
  • Alumni
    • HBCU Shirts
    • Podcast
    • Alumni Spotlight
    • HBCU Merch
    • Jobs
  • Shop
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

You are here: Home / HBCUs / 12 HBCUs team up to help rebuild State University of Haiti

HBCUs

12 HBCUs team up to help rebuild State University of Haiti

Source: Baystatebanner.com By Kenneth J. Cooper

A dozen historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have formed a consortium to help rebuild the earthquake-damaged State University of Haiti, the Caribbean country’s largest institution of higher education.

Led by Florida A & M University, the consortium hopes to raise $12 million to construct a classroom building equipped to receive telecourses taught by the faculty from the black colleges.

The group also plans to raise money so the State University of Haiti can hire replacements for professors who died in the earthquake last year and to provide scholarships to 1,000 Haitian students to attend the public university, which has reopened despite extensive damage to its buildings in Port-au-Prince, the capital.

In the shorter term, the consortium intends to share faculty expertise to boost the university’s academic programs in agriculture and entrepreneurship, and research into renewable energy and alternative medicine. Administrators from the black colleges will help establish a campus office to generate donations from prosperous alumni.

“It was thought that black colleges have the resources and talent and were advanced enough in their own right they could offer assistance to higher education, particularly the State University of Haiti, to help them get back on their feet,” says Frederick Humphries, former president of Florida A & M and the consortium’s coordinator.

While most of the dozen black colleges participating are public universities, including South Carolina State and Morgan State, federally-supported Howard University and private Miles College are also members.

The consortium has been in the making for a year and has drafted a well-developed plan for action, after asking Rector Jean-Vernet Henry and other top administrators of the State University of Haiti to identify needs.

In a letter to Humphries last year, Henry gave “formal confirmation” of his university’s cooperation with the group. He cited seven priorities: rebuilding campuses, funding new professorships, providing student scholarships, developing student housing, boosting research into renewable energy and alternative medicine, upgrading technical capabilities and further developing research programs.

[list type=”clip”] [li] Full article at: Baystatebanner.com [/li] [/list]

July 30, 2011 by HBCU Author

Primary Sidebar

Search

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Quick Links

  • Newsletter
  • Jobs and Internships
  • Shop
  • List of HBCUs by State
  • HBCU Rankings 2022
  • HBCU College Tours
  • Contact Us
  • About Us

HBCU History

  • The First HBCU in South
  • Oldest HBCUs In the Nation
  • The First Black Owned and Operated HBCU
  • The First and Only Black Catholic HBCU
  • 10 Powerful Black History Movies HBCU Students Should Watch

Popular Posts

  • Happy female college student working on research paper topics. Research Paper Topics: 50 Ideas to Get Started
  • Top 25 HBCU Rankings 2022 HBCU Rankings 2022: The Top 25 Black Colleges from U.S. News
  • HBCU Sororities and Fraternities to Consider The Divine 9: Sororities and Fraternities on HBCU Campuses
  • Bowie State's nursing program students check a patient in class simulation. Top 10 HBCU Nursing Schools Rankings for 2022 by RN to BSN
  • Graduates celebrate at the 2018 Spring Undergraduate Commencement of Jackson State University, one of the largest HBCUs in the nation at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. Largest HBCU in the Nation: Top 10 Black Colleges by Enrollment

Before Footer

Join Our HBCU Community

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up to receive weekly HBCU news, jobs, and advice in your inbox.

Sign Me Up

Footer

About HBCU Lifestyle

The spirit and camaraderie of black college living is a lifestyle - the HBCU lifestyle! We're committed to keeping you connected to the black college living experience, bringing you the latest on everything, from scholarships and dorm living to Greek life and alumni giving.


Contact Us

Latest from the Blog

  • FAMU Students Awarded Gilman International Scholarship
  • Ready Life Announces Sponsorship of Denny’s Orange Blossom Classic
  • CSU Students, Recent Graduates Join Police Executive Research Forum
  • 6 HBCUs Selected as Rhoden Fellows for ESPN’s Journalism Initiative
  • Newsletter
  • Jobs & Internships
  • Shop
  • List of HBCUs
  • HBCU Rankings
  • HBCU Scholarships
Copyright © 2010-2022 HBCU Lifestyle, LLC. All rights reserved.
Contact Us | Sitemap | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Get the best of the Black college experience delivered to your inbox.
Your email address:*
Name:*
Subscribe to (select all that apply):*





Please wait...
Please enter all required fields Click to hide
Correct invalid entries Click to hide
No spam, ever. Promise. Powered by FeedBlitz