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How HBCUs can Accelerate Black Economic Mobility
05 August, 2022
How HBCUs can Accelerate Black Economic Mobility Historically Black colleges and universities are uniquely...
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HBCUs: 3 Reasons Why You Should Choose One
15 July, 2022
HBCUs: 3 Reasons why you should choose one Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) consistently...
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Southwest Airlines Partners with Texas to Recruit Future Black Pilots
01 July, 2022
Southwest Airlines Partners with Texas HBCU to Recruit Future Black Pilots “We do want to have a diverse...
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Juneteenth: How to Celebrate it in College
17 June, 2022
Juneteenth: How to Celebrate it in College What Is Juneteenth? Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day,...
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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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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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