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What Can You Learn from TED Talks?
05 May, 2023
What Can You Learn from TED Talks? TED Talks are a series of online videos featuring thought-provoking...
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A Strong Finish
02 May, 2023
Dear Students, As Student Success Coaches, we would like to take this opportunity to reach out and communicate...
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How Companies Can Effectively Recruit from HBCUs
21 April, 2023
How Companies Can Effectively Recruit from HBCUs The number of job openings increased to 10.7 million...
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Discovering the Heart and Soul of HBCU Academic Culture
07 April, 2023
Discovering the Heart and Soul of HBCU Academic Culture As an intermediary between students and Historically...
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Spring Into Renewed Action
02 April, 2023
Dear Students, As Student Success Coaches, we would like to take this opportunity to reach out and communicate...
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Pentagon announces Howard University as the first HBCU to lead university-affiliated research center
17 March, 2023
Pentagon announces Howard University as the first HBCU to lead university-affiliated research center...
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Not All the Same: Although HBCU's are frequently lumped together, contrary to popular belief, all HBCU's are not the same. →

In 2012, HBCU's graduated 23% of African-Americans who earn undergraduate degrees in the USA. →

The second week in September, each year, is marked as National HBCU Week. →

The majority of HBCUs were founded as private institutions until 1890 (Second Land-Grant Act). →

When the Morrill Land-Grant Act was passed (1862) only Alcorn State University in Mississippi was open to African-Americans.

The first Historically Black College and University, Cheyney University in Pennsylvania, was founded in 1837.
Not All the Same: Although HBCU's are frequently lumped together, contrary to popular belief, all HBCU's are not the same. →
In 2012, HBCU's graduated 23% of African-Americans who earn undergraduate degrees in the USA. →
The second week in September, each year, is marked as National HBCU Week. →
The majority of HBCUs were founded as private institutions until 1890 (Second Land-Grant Act). →
When the Morrill Land-Grant Act was passed (1862) only Alcorn State University in Mississippi was open to African-Americans.
The first Historically Black College and University, Cheyney University in Pennsylvania, was founded in 1837.

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