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.
“South Carolina State University is open for business!” Those were the words of the university’s acting president when he announced the decision handed down by the university’s regional accrediting body at a press conference on Thursday, June 11, 2015. “We have good news,” said Dr. W. Franklin Evans. “SC State University is open for business […]
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Members of the HBCU communities throughout the nation will assemble on the campus of Hampton University starting July 9-11 for HBCU Media Week 2015, featuring the yearly media summit and awards ceremony. Hampton University is also the recipient of the 2014 HBCU of the Year Award. Designed to engage the National HBCU community in media
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Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) is one of the best places to matriculate for criminal justice majors. The online program is ranked amongst the top picks from GoGrad.org. The B-CU online program, which is fairly new, is growing at a steady pace. The administration is extremely excited about the program’s progress thus far. “We are very proud
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Television reporter Brittany Noble-Jones was named the 2015 Emerging Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) on May 14, 2015. The award recognizes an early career journalist who, through their body of work, displays a commitment to NABJ’s goal of outstanding achievement by black journalists and a commitment to providing
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Given the array of presidential leadership changes taking place in the HBCU sector, I have given a great deal of thought to what can be done to increase the probability of success for new presidents. While there are no magic bullets, I believe that there are at least five things that can and should be
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Florida A&M University Student Body President Tonnette Graham has been selected as the first African-American chairwoman of the Florida Students Association (FSA). Tonnette, a graduate student, will also become the member of the Florida Board of Governors in her new position. Saturday morning, the FSA convened at the University of South Florida in Tampa to
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The University of Louisiana System Board has unanimously named Willie “Dynamite” Larkin, chief of staff in the Office of the President at Morgan State University, as Grambling’s next president. “I’ve got a big job ahead of me, and I really owe it to a lot of people who have paved the way,” Larkin said. “I
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Summer time is fun time but for student leaders summer is also prep time for the next academic year. Greeks can use summer to tighten up their chapters’ brands. Not that brand, by the way. I’m talking about your chapter’s image. Being conscious of the chapter’s brand while not in school is a good way
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