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.
How do you get from where you are at this moment to where you want to be? What will it take to begin aligning up your priorities in order to make this great transition? How do you position yourself for the type of success that you want to achieve in this life? Brian Tracy noted […]
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To see the latest rankings, visit the HBCU Rankings 2015 list. This U.S. News & World Report has released its 2014 edition of the Best Colleges Report. Included are several ranking lists. Among them is the HBCU rankings. It is important to note that a total of 70 of the 105+ HBCUs are ranked on
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I wasn’t schooled in the fundamentals of wealth creation upon my entrance into college and probably many of you. I must say that most of my financial education hinged on observing what took place in my household. We were very frugal (Shopped in bulk, cut coupons, and carried a grocery list) and had to make
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Every fall HBCU students, faculty, alumni and friends come together in honor of the annual Homecoming celebration. The festivities typically kick off between October and early November. The Homecoming festivities include greek step shows, events for HBCU alumni, concerts, parades, parties, plenty of tailgating, and of course the Homecoming football game that includes the spectacular
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If you type the word “collaboration” into Google’s search engine you will get 177 million results. Although this may not surprise you since you are well versed in the big social collaborators of our time (I.e. Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn); it does however signal a change that could spread into HBCU’s. What messages can you
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Allstate and the Tom Joyner Foundation are working together to engage students, alumni and supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country to raise scholarship funds as part of the fifth annual Allstate Quotes for Education program. For every person who receives an insurance quote from a participating Allstate agent and mentions
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In my last article, I mentioned how obtaining a “Millionaire Mindset” would help to shift your perspective as a college student. Although those principles were simplistic and easy to understand you still must grasp the importance of finding a mentor who can walk you through the steps in more detail. It can take years to develop
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