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.
January 21, 2013 is a federal holiday as it marks the Rev. Martin Luther King Day of Service. This day allows us to pay tribute to Dr. King through service and leadership. The MLK Day of Service, also, in a way, provides an opportunity for the community to transform his principles into real action and […]
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Digital artists, also known as multimedia artists, are persons who employ a wide range of media on their computers as a form of expression. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics indicates that over 60% of digital artists are self-employed, but for those who wish to work for companies, the high demand and lucrative offers continues
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Some critics in academic circles argue that HBCUs are no longer relevant today. Where do you stand on this issue? Here are 5 reasons HBCUs are still needed.
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Listen to the podcast Happy New Year! In this first episode of 2013 I share tips for college students to get back on a schedule after winter break. In the featured section of the podcast I am joined by fellow HBCU advocate Michelle Janaye. Michelle was born to be journalist. She fell in love with
With many subjects like the arts, history, and culture, nothing compares to the feeling of personally experiencing the subject first hand like study tours.
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“During the time I have worked for HBCUs, I have noticed something very special. These folks genuinely care.”- Eddie Francis Yes. The above words ring true. They ring true because I am an instructor at an HBCU, who also happens to be an alumna of an HBCU, and I live these words as I go
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Many alumni of HBCUs have the desire to give back in some way to their school. Many also wish to help foster the next generation of up and coming students, often in an effort to provide them with either similar assistance to what they received, or to fill a void that they themselves felt as
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For almost every college student, the winter holidays are a much needed break from classes, books, exams and those demanding professors who never seem to let up with the assignments. If you are like most students, you will probably spend the break hanging out with your family and friends, eating good food and sleeping in
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