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.
A Virginia State University vocal instructor, Jennifer Piazza-Pick, was recently named one of three winners of Hawaii Public Radio’s Art Song Contest. She will be featured on HPR-1’s program, Singing and Other Sins, in December. During the program they will play a 20-minute recording of Piazza-Pick singing a short art song recital. An art song […]
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On December 21st, the West Virginia State University Board of Governors (WVSU BOG) launched a Presidential Search for the University’s 11th President. During an emergency meeting, the Board appointed a Presidential Search Advisory Committee which will be led by Board Members William Lipscomb and Gail Pitchford as Co-Chairs. The Presidential Search Advisory Committee includes the
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APLU Names Inaugural Recipients of the 1890 Universities Career Exemplar Awards, Celebrates the 125th Anniversary of the Second Morrill Act The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named 19 recipients of its inaugural 1890 Universities Career Exemplar Awards. The recipients, distinguished alumni representing each of the 19 historically black land-grant universities, have achieved
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The holiday season is a time of giving and caring for others. That was certainly the case earlier this month when the Founder/CEO of AllClear ID – an identity protection firm based in Austin, Texas – delivered a check for $100,000 to support the Honoré Center for Undergraduate Student Achievement, a black male teacher development
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The Grambling State University community closed its first I’m a G 10 for $10 Challenge with a successful donation of $55,000 to the university, breaking the campaign’s goal of raising $50,000. More than 600 alumni donated to the campaign, and nearly 50 percent were first-time donors to the university. “By all measures, Grambling’s 10 for
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South Carolina State University sophomore Keith Gillard, known as KG the Artist, is helping raise money for his HBCU through music. KG, a dean’s list student studying mass communications wrote the original song “#HBCU” as an anthem for SCSU, and Historically Black Colleges Universities as a whole. The anthem features the SCSU’s Marching 101 Band
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Morehouse College student Prince Abudu has been selected to the 2016 International Rhodes Scholar class representing his home country of Zimbabwe. The Rhodes Scholarship supports students who demonstrate a strong propensity to emerge as future leaders. Abudu is the fourth Morehouse student to be selected for the prestigious scholarship to attend the University of Oxford
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Many students come to college with bad study habits – including not giving themselves enough time prepare for exams. In addition to time management, successful students complete all of their homework their assignments to help prepare for exams. If you struggle with homework assignments, there are several professional homework services like Mymathdone that will assist
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