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Green is the New Black - Environmental Justice and HBCUs
03 June, 2022
Green is the New Black: Environmental Justice and HBCUs Over the last several years, Huston-Tillotson...
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How HBCU's are Stepping up for Adult Black Learners
20 May, 2022
How HBCUs are Stepping up for Adult Black Learners. Adult learners—or students over the age of 25—face...
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10 Successful Founders and Leaders To Graduate From HBCUs
06 May, 2022
10 Successful Founders and Leaders Graduated from HBCUs. Thurgood Marshall went to Howard University....
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The United States Must Support HBCUs and Opportunity for Black College Students
22 April, 2022
The United States Must Support HBCUs and Opportunity for Black College Students. The rash of bomb threats...
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A New Must for HBCUs: Online Learning, and Why it is Key to Success.
08 April, 2022
A new must for HBCUs: Online Learning, and Why it is Key to Success. Up until now, online education has...
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School in Detroit to Reopen in 2022 as an HBCU
23 March, 2022
School in Detroit to Reopen in 2022 as a Historically Black College and University DETROIT (AP) — A business...
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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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