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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.

JSU STEM Professors Selected for National Academic Leadership Program

JSU STEM Professors Selected for National Academic Leadership Program

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Jackson State University professors Dr. Jacqueline Stevens and Dr. Carolyn Howard were recently accepted to The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Leadership online-blended program, which is part of the Opportunities for UnderRepresented Scholars (OURS) Program. With funding from the National Science Foundation, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology launched the […]

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Hip-Hop Artist and Actor Common To Visit NSU Campus in April

Hip-Hop Artist and Actor Common To Visit Norfolk State Campus in April

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Norfolk State University will continue its series of unique educational lectures next month when popular Hip-Hop Artist/Actor Common will visit the campus to speak with the students in a discussion about success and greatness. The artist and actor will speak on Tuesday, April 8, at 7 p.m. at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center.

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FAMU to Offer New Master of Education Degree Starting Fall 2014

FAMU to Offer New Master of Education Degree Starting Fall 2014

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News /

Florida A&M University’s oldest academic program is adding to its legacy. The College of Education recently received approval from the Board of Trustees to offer a Master of Education degree in curriculum and instruction beginning this fall. According to the College’s Interim Dean Patricia Green-Powell, Ph.D., the program allows FAMU to lead the charge in

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The 10th Annual MEAC SWAC Challenge presented by Disney will be played at Bright House Networks Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Florida (UCF)

MEAC SWAC Challenge Changes Venue for NCAT vs AAMU

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News /

The 10th Annual MEAC SWAC Challenge presented by Disney will be played at Bright House Networks Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Florida (UCF). The previously announced Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) football matchup between the North Carolina A&T Aggies of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Alabama A&M Bulldogs

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky President Wil James (left) presents Dr. Mary Sias, president of Kentucky State University, with a $375,000 check to establish the Toyota Engineering Scholarship on March 18, 2014.

Kentucky State Partners with Toyota to Develop Engineering Majors

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A unique scholarship program was unveiled on March 18th that matches Toyota’s need for mechanical engineers with that of top incoming students at Kentucky State University in Frankfort.The Toyota Engineering Scholarship program – made possible via a five-year, $375,000 grant from the automaker – will tie in directly with its manufacturing operations in Georgetown, Ky.,

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HBCU Presidents Dr. Kevin D. Rome, of Lincoln University, left; Dr. William B. Bynum, of Mississippi Valley State University; and Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover say non-minority institutions should take a lesson from HBCUs on how they are coping in the face of limited resources.

HBCU Presidents to Critics: We Are Still Very Relevant

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In spite of fewer resources compared to the nation’s other majority institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities graduate impressive number of majors in education and in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Responding to critics who question the relevancy of HBCUs and whether they can embrace the culture of diversity they have demanded of others, a

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Tuskegee Golden Tigers Ends Season With Loss to NCAA II Top Seed Metropolitan State Roadrunners.

Tuskegee Golden Tigers Ends Season With Loss to NCAA II Top Seed

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In the second game of the afternoon session of the NCAA Division II Elite 8, the Tuskegee Golden Tigers (21-12) faced the nation’s No. 1 team in Division II, the Metropolitan State Roadrunners (32-1) from Denver, Colorado. With 7:57 remaining in the first half, the Golden Tigers trailed the Roadrunners, 25-18, with Richard Dixon at

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Visiting Harvard Fellow Allissa Richardson sits at computer in Journalism lab.

Bowie State Journalism Professor Named Visiting Fellow at Harvard

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A Bowie State University professor will develop a massive open online course (MOOC) to teach people how to effectively report the news using mobile devices, as one of five 2014 Visiting Fellows from Harvard University’s prestigious Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Starting the week of March 24th, Allissa Richardson, lecturer of journalism, will spend two weeks

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