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Latest Happenings at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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 its annual College Return on Investment (ROI) Report, Payscale.com ranked Tuskegee No. 5 in the state.

Tuskegee Among Top 10 Best Return on Investment Colleges in Alabama

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Offering great news for both current and prospective students, Tuskegee University has just been named among the Top 10 schools in Best Return on Investment by Payscale.com. The list, which included 1,330 schools across the country, included just 29 four-year institutions in Alabama, making Tuskegee’s spot even more important. What is ROI? Return on Investment, […]

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Group of HBCU alumni take a group photo after 2013 HBCU 5k race.

HBCU 5k: Represent Your School for a Healthy Cause in DC

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It’s time for the DC Metro Alumni HBCU 5k Run and Walk again! To increase awareness and education about the prevention of conditions like heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and cancer-the four leading causes of death in African Americans. The Washington, DC, Metro Historically Black Colleges and Universities Alumni Alliance, Inc. (DCHBCUAA) encourages all HBCU alumni, family

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Three APhA-ASP Howard University College of Pharmacy Students pose together in Washington, DC.

Howard University College of Pharmacy Students Receive Global Training

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News /

Students in the Howard University College of Pharmacy are gaining real-world experience in international pharmacy through a new rotation program that arranges placements in at least five countries. Four students recently started rotations in India and Qatar. The international pharmacy rotation program was launched last year to give students practical experience in international health care

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Cheyney and Vermont Law School Partner to Offer Pre-Law Opportunities

Cheyney and Vermont Law School Partner to Offer Pre-Law Opportunities

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Cheyney University (CU) of Pennsylvania has exciting news for pre-law students. CU recently signed a partnership agreement with Vermont Law School that will allow qualified CU graduates to enter into Law School at Vermont Law School which, according to U.S. News & World Report, has the top-ranked environmental law program in the nation. The goal

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The Tom Joyner Foundation (TJF) launched a new scholarship for fine arts scholars at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Tom Joyner Foundation Offers Fine Arts Scholarships for HBCU Students

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News /

The Tom Joyner Foundation (TJF) launched a new scholarship for fine arts scholars at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The TJF Fine Arts Scholarships Program will provide two (2) deserving students at HBCUs a $1,000 scholarship from the Foundation. The program is funded with money from a portion of the proceeds from the art

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CHES Exam: Cynthia Harris, director of FAMU's Institute of Public Health in an interview.

FAMU Public Health Students Secure 100 Percent Pass Rate on CHES Exam

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News /

Since 2009, 19 students have become eligible to take the Certified Education Health Specialist (CHES) credentialing exam at the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Institute of Public Health. Each of those students successfully passed the exam, allowing FAMU to hold the distinction of having a 100 percent pass rate on one of the nation’s most respected

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