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Latest Happenings at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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.

The University of Havana located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba.

UDC Signs Historic Agreement with Cuba’s Oldest University

HBCU Colleges, HBCU News /

Upon returning from a week-long academic exchange visit to Cuba, Interim University President James E. Lyons has announced the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and the University of Havana, indicating that both institutions desire “to establish collaborative relations between the two universities to promote […]

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2015 HU/TAI STEM Academy students

Hampton and Tuskegee Airmen Partner to Teach STEM to Teens

HBCU Colleges /

The Hampton University School of Engineering and Technology in partnership with Tuskegee Airmen Inc. (TAI) hosted their 2nd Annual TAI/HU Aviation STEM program for high school students on July 5 – 11. The objectives of the one week program was to introduce the student participants to the historical impact of the Tuskegee Airmen experience and

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Julia Crockett, left, president of the Jackson Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and Sylvia T. Watley, chapter journalist, recently presented a $25,000 check from the sorority’s car tag fund to Dr. Mary M. White, then-interim vice-president for Institutional Advancement at Jackson State University.

Delta Sigma Theta Gifts $25,000 to JSU Scholarship Fund

HBCU Colleges, HBCU Greek Life /

The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated State Scholarship Fund will award $1,000 each to 25 eligible students attending Jackson State University. The $25,000 gift is from the organization’s car tag fund. “This is something that we’re very proud of because Delta (Sigma Theta) is known for giving back to the community, and we’re extremely proud

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From left to right: Honoree and FAMU alumna Cecka Rose Green, HBCU Digest founder Jarrett Carter, FAMU President Elmira Mangum, and Honoree and FAMU Head Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Coach Darlene Moore.

FAMU President Elmira Mangum is the HBCU Female President of the Year

HBCU Colleges /

HAMPTON, Va. – Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) President Elmira Mangum, Ph.D., was awarded the prestigious Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) “Female President of the Year” Award presented by the HBCU Digest Friday night at the annual AARP HBCU Awards ceremony at Hampton University. Mangum headlined a slate of three FAMU Rattler honorees

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Delta Community Credit Union Awards Second of Four HBCU Scholarships

Delta Community Awards Second Quarter HBCU Scholarship

HBCU Colleges /

In celebration of its 75th Anniversary in 2015, Delta Community Credit Union in partnership with Atlanta radio station KISS 104.1 pledged to award a total of $7,500 in scholarships to select students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). After awarding the first scholarship to a McDonough teen-Adam Turner, it’s time to announce the second

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