The HBCU student ambassador program provides HBCU students with unique, practical experience to prepare them for leadership and the workforce.
Budget Allocation for Fayetteville State University to be Largest in 35 Years
Fayetteville State University (FSU) is set to receive a state budget allocation of nearly $152 million, the largest in over 35 years.
Fayetteville State Football Star Inks Deal with Church’s Chicken
Fayetteville State University defensive back Joshua Williams has inked a deal with the Church’s Chicken Franchise.
The HBCU-9 Celebrate Their 150th Birthdays in 2017
These Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) founded in 1867 know as the HBCU 9 are celebrating 150 years of educational excellence.
The Importance of Community Engagement at HBCUs
Throughout history, HBCUs have collaborated with under-resourced communities to address economic issues. Learn what HBCUs are doing in the community today.
Fayetteville State Named Best Bang for the Buck College
Fayetteville State University (FSU) is among 10 University of North Carolina System institutions recognized by Washington Monthly Magazine as providing the “Best Bang for the Buck Colleges in the Southeast.” The Southeast region includes colleges and universities from Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. FSU comes […]
The First HBCU Established in the Southern United States
Shaw University, the first HBCU of higher education in the southern United States has a rich history steeped in tradition, service, leadership, and activism. Founded in 1865 by Dr. Henry Martin Tupper, the university celebrated its Sesquicentennial Anniversary in 2015. The mission of Shaw University is to advance knowledge, facilitate student learning and achievement, to […]
HBCU Heightens Research Funding Goal to be Competitive
Entry #42, January 8, 2011 Article from: Diverse When Claflin University President Henry Tisdale challenged his faculty to pursue an aggressive research agenda, he knew the university needed to be dogged in going after lucrative federal research and development contracts to support that research. “From the beginning, our game plan was to set the bar […]