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.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) College of Law achieved a 73.6 percent passage rate on the July 2014 Florida Bar Exam, besting the overall average for the second time within two years. FAMU’s 73.6 percent passage rate was higher than the overall average of 71.8 percent. “The latest results help to solidify the direction […]
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Dr. Frank Pogue, who retired in June as president of Grambling State University in Louisiana, was selected by the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education to serve as interim president of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 9th. Dr. Pogue was president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania for 11 years,
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VH1’s upcoming original movie “Drumline: A New Beat,” produced in partnership with Fox Television Studios, and executive produced by the original film producers Wendy Finerman, Dallas Austin and Jody Gerson, along with Nick Cannon, will premiere Monday, October 27th at 9PM ET/PT. The original film was produced by Fox 2000. The telefilm is the next project in
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The Greensboro News and Record recently reported that North Carolina A&T State University has taken the top position as the nation’s largest HBCU by student enrollment. According to preliminary fall enrollment numbers, North Carolina A&T which was second largest a year ago, has approximately 10,734 students on list this year. “It shows that the strategies put in
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How Black sororities can use their finances, woman power, platforms to bring awareness to domestic violence against women, sexual violence, and mental health.
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New research on the educational pathways of black STEM PhD holders finds that nearly a third of those from historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) graduated with high levels of debt. The American Institutes for Research (AIR) also found that 72 percent of those with a STEM doctorate from an HBCU also earned their undergraduate
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Wilberforce University, the country’s oldest private historically black college and university, today revealed its selection of a new president, Dr. Algeania Warren Freeman. The extensive search and evaluation process was a collaborative effort by an executive search committee from the Board of Trustees, faculty, student body and alumni. Aiding in the search was global executive
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The Black College Expo will once again return to five cities in the United States in 2015. A program of National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), it aims to cut down the high school dropout rate and increase graduation and college enrollment rate among underserved and underrepresented youth. For over 15 years since its inception, BCE
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