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Florida Memorial University joins Lumen Learning, Oakwood University and Wiley College for Distance Learning Initiative.

Florida Memorial Among HBCUs Chosen for Distance Learning Initiative

Florida Memorial University, Lumen Learning, Oakwood University and Wiley College have announced their collaboration in support of The Center for Excellence in Distance Learning at Wiley College, with the goal of improving online education at HBCUs through the effective use of open educational resources. The Universities are forging a new path by tapping into the […]

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JSU Approved for New $47 Million Dorm Complex, Dining Hall

HBCU Colleges / HBCU Reports

Jackson State University (JSU) is moving ahead with a $47.3 million plan to build a new 628-bed housing complex, a 650-seat dining hall and a conference center, to be finished by January 2016. The College Board approved JSU’s plans to move ahead on March 20th, 2014 as well as the university’s plans to hire Hollis+Miller

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Choral Festival: HBCU choirs unite for “I, Too, Sing America”

Choral Festival 2014: HBCUs Unite at UMES for Epic Concert

HBCU Events / HBCU Reports

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) plays host to the “I, Too, Sing America” Choral Festival, which takes its name from the poem by the late poet and social activist Langston Hughes. The Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts in Princes Anne fills with the heavenly voices of choristers from Bowie State and

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NCCU Basketball: Eagles Fall to Iowa State In NCAA Tournament Debut

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News / HBCU Reports

In North Carolina Central University’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance at the Division I level, the Eagles ran into a ninth-ranked Iowa State Cyclone squad that simply couldn’t miss on the way to a 93-75 defeat, ending a historic season for the program on Friday night inside the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The maroon

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African Diaspora: Black hands supporting chalk drawn image of Africa.

Global Expansion: HBCUs Embracing the African Diaspora

HBCU Colleges / Marybeth Gassman

Those who question the relevancy of HBCUs often bring up perceived lack of diversity in their arguments. Some people don’t think that HBCUs provide an environment that is representative of the ‘real world.’ And maybe this would be a good leg to stand on, if it were true. Furthermore, it would also be a better

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Howard University School: Campus signage displaying Howard University name and founding date.

Howard University School of Law Ranked Among the Top 50 in the Nation

HBCU Rankings / Stephanie Gallardo

Already one of the most well-known and respected HBCUs in the nation, Howard University of Washington, DC now has another proud distinction. In a recent National Law Journal & Legal Times article, Howard University School of Law was ranked among the top fifty law schools in the nation. Rankings were based on the number of

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Happy female college student working on research paper topics.

Research Paper Topics: 50 Ideas to Get Started

Student Success, HBCU College Life / Megan Collins

Having a hard time deciding on your research paper? Here are some tips and suggestions on how you can choose the best research paper topics.

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NCCU Takes On Iowa State In Second Round Of NCAA Tournament

NCCU Eagles Earns 14-Seed In NCAA Tournament, Will Face Iowa State Next

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News / HBCU Reports

After winning the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament, North Carolina Central University now knows its fate in the NCAA Tournament as the Eagles were selected as a 14-seed in the East Region and will battle the third seeded Cyclones of Iowa State on Friday night at approximately 9:00 p.m. (CT) from the AT&T Center in San

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