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.
In April 2014, at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting, the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities held a session with distinguished panelists to discuss HBCUs’ role in providing college access to Black males. Led by the Initiatives’ deputy director Ivory Toldson and keeping in line with President Barack Obama’s newly […]
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Claflin University alumni giving percentage increased nearly 10 percentage points in 2013, from 43 percent to 52.2 percent. The percentage places Claflin’s alumni giving rate among the best in the nation. “We have always been proud of the support we receive from our alumni,” said Rev. Whittaker V. Middleton, vice president for Institutional Advancement at
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Over the past few years, HBCU alumni have been asked to participate in many surveys related to giving back to their alma mater and consistently their number one reason for not giving back is not being asked. Some may not agree with this logic, but I understand their reasoning, as I did not start giving
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Former Tennessee State University golf coach Catana Starks’ story will be featured in the movie ‘From The Rough’ starring Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson. The film is inspired by the life of Dr. Catana Starks, who became the first African-American woman to coach an all-men’s team at the collegiate level. Through grit and determination, she
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In episode 12 of the HBCU Lifestyle Podcast I’m honored to have fellow HBCU advocate Dr. Crystal deGregory (Fisk ’03) on the show. Crystal (also known as HBCUstorian, Bahama Mama, and Chief) is the founder of HBCUSTORY, Inc., the co-host of the Black Docs Radio Show, and a lecturer at Tennessee State University. Will and Determination
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First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver the address at Dillard University on Saturday, May 10, when 243 students of Dillard University’s Class of 2014 walk down the Avenue of the Oaks during the commencement ceremony at 10 AM. About First Lady Michelle Obama A product of Chicago public schools, Mrs. Obama studied sociology and African-American
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I started tracking stories about Black Greeks a few months ago and I have noticed some really nice media coverage from around the nation. Before the Black Greek versions of “nattering nabobs of negativity” throw hazing and lawsuit stories in my face, especially in light of my previous entry “Ten Things to Think About Before
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After attending a prestigious, predominately White private school, Ty’Quish Keyes yearned for a new cultural and educational experience. Keyes’ mother pushed him to excel in school and his community because she knew that college was the best way out of their crime-ridden North Philadelphia neighborhood, that held few opportunities for young, Black men. In 2011,
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