HBCU Reports

Honda Battle of the Bands Readies to "March On" to the Georgia Dome

HBOB 2015: Voting Open to Help Determine Final 8 Bands

The Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) is set to make a triumphant return to Atlanta January 24, 2015, when eight of the most prestigious marching bands from America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) will take the Georgia Dome by storm with their incredible musical talent and electrifying showmanship. For 13 consecutive years, the HBOB […]

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Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president of Johnson C. Smith University poses with a Bank of America grant representatives in front of the Dr. George E. Davis House.

Johnson C Smith Awarded a $500k Bank of America Grant

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to support student-centered initiatives at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU). The Bank of America grant will fund the university’s Career-to-Career Program, as well as help fund the renovation of the historic Dr. George E. Davis House. Each year nearly 85 percent of the entering

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The 2nd Annual HBCUstory Symposium Poster of featuring the Capital Building in Washington D.C. lighted at night.

Johnnetta Cole, Ivory Toldson to Keynote HBCUstory Symposium

The organizers of the 2014 HBCUstory Symposium, scheduled Oct. 24 & 25, are excited to announce that Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), and Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, deputy director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities will serve as the event’s keynote

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The 2nd Annual HBCUstory Symposium Poster of featuring the Capital Building in Washington D.C. lighted at night.

Johnnetta Cole, Ivory Toldson to Keynote HBCUstory Symposium

The organizers of the 2014 HBCUstory Symposium, scheduled Oct. 24 & 25, are excited to announce that Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), and Dr. Ivory A. Toldson, deputy director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities will serve as the event’s keynote

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Stacey Franklin Jones has been elected Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University. She will assume her new duties October 1, 2014.

Stacey Franklin Jones Elected Chancellor of ECSU

Stacey Franklin Jones, a management and technology partnerships consultant with extensive higher education leadership experience, has been elected Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina. UNC President Tom Ross placed Jones’ name in nomination on September 4th, 2014 during a special meeting of the

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High school students speak to U-CAN's founder Alan Rowe at the 15th Annual U-CAN HBCU College Recruitment Fair.

U-CAN Launches 10 City HBCU Recruiting Tour on West Coast

Thousands of students from Sacramento, the East Bay and San Francisco Bay Area, the Central Valley and the Inland Empire will gather at churches schools, and community centers, to explore the possibilities of attending college at one of the United College Action Network’s (U-CAN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) partners. High school students will

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