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Creating Safe Spaces for Black Students - Dr. Lauren Mims
16 February, 2024
Creating Safe Spaces for Black Students – Dr. Lauren Mims For Dr. Lauren Christine Mims, few challenges...
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Greetings, Illustrious Scholars! (And yes, that means you!)
06 February, 2024
Dear Students, As Student Success Coaches, we would like to take this opportunity to reach out and communicate...
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Here’s how AI is driving equity in Higher Education
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Here’s how AI is driving equity in Higher Education In the pursuit of creating a level playing field...
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The Divine Nine: History of Black Sororities and Fraternities
22 January, 2024
The Divine Nine: History of Black Sororities and Fraternities Black Greek-letter organizations have made...
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Welcome 2024
09 January, 2024
Dear Students, As Student Success Coaches, we would like to take this opportunity to reach out and communicate...
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Massasoit Community College Launches New Black Studies Major
05 January, 2024
Massasoit Community College has become the first two-year school in the state to offer a degree program...
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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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