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.
Being back under your parents roof for the winter break is a challenge, especially for college freshmen. Even students that think of home as their comfort zone have trouble adjusting. You feel like a guest. You feel like your parents aren’t realizing that you’re a grown up. All of a sudden, you miss your cramped […]
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If you’ve ever wondered if you’re communicating properly with your professor, if you want your child to have the best possible advantages when they arrive at college, or if you’d simply like to learn some vital communications basics, Ellen Bremen’s book is for you. Among the many guides out there which attempt to make college
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Every group needs a leader. That’s a given. But a leader, on his own, does not make a group. There are other members of the team that can contribute to the success of the project. When you’re in a group, you’re expected to do well no matter what role you play. Here are some tips
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Listen to the podcast In this episode I share college quick tips from our blog to help students with work-life balance, and discuss how to make really good presentation in college. Our featured guest is Ethan Brisby. Paying for college can be a journey for even the most decorated students. For this reason, Ethan wrote,
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Following it’s hugely successful inaugural tour in 2008-2009, and its subsequent successes in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 seasons, DrumLine Live is gearing up for the launch of its 2012-2013 season, scheduled to commence on January 9, 2013 at the Mary Stuart Rogers Theater in Modesto, CA. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a longstanding
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Do you have plans to study abroad? This article provides information on HBCU study abroad programs including scholarships and more.
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On November 20, 2012, HBCU presidents, provosts, faculty, and other key administrators gathered at Howard University to discuss the progress of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Washington Baltimore Hampton Roads-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (WBHR-LSAMP) program. The WBHR-LSAMP program is a nationally recognized initiative designed to increase the diversity, quality, and quantity of
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So you’ve just arrived onto the campus of your college of university. Over the next couple weeks, you’ve got your first college paper due, and this is a big deal. You’ve written papers for good grades in high school before, is there anything that much different about college? The answer is definitely yes. Writing a
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