There are more than 100 historically black colleges and universities (also known as HBCUs) across the country, each born during a time when the doors of the nation’s most prestigious universities were firmly shut to minorities.
Years later, these schools stand tall as icons of minority higher education, producing some of the nation’s most successful black professionals. Historically black colleges and universities all have shared history and goals, but they’re far from the same – and keeping up with them can be a challenge.
Let HBCULifestyle be your guide to each of the nation’s unique historically black colleges and universities. We offer diverse news that’s fresh, accurate and keeps you up to date on your favorite black colleges. Make important academic decisions using our guides to HBCU rankings and top HBCU education programs. Gain inspiration from our features on HBCU alumni making a difference. Or find important dates for events at your favorite historically black colleges and universities.
News out of black colleges is as diverse as the schools themselves. Look to HBCU Lifestyle to keep you in the know.
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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The Peace Corps today announced its 2014 rankings of the top volunteer-producing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). For the third consecutive year, Howard University in Washington, D.C., claimed the top spot among HBCUs with 18 undergraduate alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers. Howard made Peace Corps history earlier this year as the first-ever
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The No. 8 seed Golden Tigers of Tuskegee defeated the No. 3 seed Statesmen of Delta State 80-59 to advance to the Elite Eight of the 2014 NCAA Division II tournament. Tuskegee (21-11) was led by guard Kevin May, who scored a game-high of 24 points to go along with his five assists and three
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It has been 25 years since American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) started the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, which has been bringing teams from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) together in a nationwide academic competition. This annual competition challenges students’ knowledge on a variety of subjects including African-American history, math and science,
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The #8 seed Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University defeated the #4 seed Lions of North Alabama, 93-87, in the South Region semifinals of the Men’s 2014 NCAA Division 2 Basketball Tournament. Tuskegee (20-11) used a 20-9 first half run while shooting 53% (20-38) from the field to secure a 50-36 halftime lead. For the game,
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Prairie View A&M 63, Texas Southern 58 Last years SWAC basketball tournament champions, Prairie View A&M, picked up its fourth consecutive championship title with a close 63-58 upset over in-state rival and No. 2 seed Texas Southern on Saturday at Toyota Center. Jeanette Jackson fueled PVAMU (14-17), scoring 22 points, shooting a perfect 10 from
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Claflin University, located in Orangeburg and South Carolina’s oldest HBCU, is honored to have been chosen as the Tom Joyner Foundation‘s School of the Month for March, 2014. About Claflin University Founded in 1869, Claflin University is a private, four-year college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Averaging 1,800 students on its urban, 400-acre campus,
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Aaric Murray scored 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead Texas Southern University to a 78-73 win over Prairie View in the SWAC Tournament championship game on Saturday and a berth in the NCAA tournament. It was his seventh double-double of the season. The win clinches the Tigers’ fifth NCAA tournament bid in school history
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