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.
This is going to be serious, so you’ll want to take out your smartphones, your iPhones, Blackberries, and Androids. Call your next of kin and tell them that the often imitated, though never duplicated, Marching 101 Bulldogs are in the house. Straight from Orangeburg, South Carolina, the entertainment has been brought to you. You’ll always […]
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The men of Kappa Alpha Psi gathered in the city of New Orleans to conduct business and to give back to the community last week. The national organization donated computer labs to several schools in New Orleans including St. Augustine. The convention also severed as a gathering for the men who crossed Kappa Alpha Psi
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West Virginia State University (WVSU) rolled out the red carpet as students returned to its Institute, W.Va., campus for the fall 2015 semester with an eight-day series of Welcome Days events Aug. 14-22. “One of the major reasons I chose to come to State is the staff and campus. Everyone is very personable. It is
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Two Edward Waters College (EWC) professors are working to decipher a protein code that could be used to manipulate and possibly end several wide-spread diseases. Biology Professors Prabir K. Mandal, Ph.D. and Anita Mandal, Ph.D. collaborated with Mishra Sudish, Ph.D. from Michigan State University to conduct the pilot study. Their research could lay the ground
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Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, launched on August 2 on the campus of Savannah State University (SSU). Vehicles will be made available to students, as well as faculty and staff, for shared use. SSU will have a total of three cars in two locations on campus. The purpose is to give students without
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will commemorate 125 years as a premier institution of higher learning, during the 2015-16 academic year. To celebrate, the university has planned a year-long series of events with the theme, Our Pride, Our Future. “This is an exciting time to be a member of the Aggie family,” said
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Leia Avery, a native of Chicago, IL, and is a graduate of Tennessee State University (TSU) where she earned her degree in Business Administration. Leia did not just start her business education when she got to college. She has been testing the entrepreneurial waters since childhood. As a kid, Leia’s early entrepreneurial endeavors included hosting
TSU Alumna Leia Avery Makes Waves in Board Game Industry Read More »
Everyone from your siblings to older friends to your high school teachers will offer lots of insights and college advice. From how it will be the best experience ever to why living in a dorm can be troublesome. But there are some things that you won’t get to hear from anyone. From dorm room realities
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