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Underfunding for HBCUs: Necessary Changes in the Farm Bill
01 September, 2023
Underfunding for HBCUs: Necessary Changes in the Farm Bill Lawmakers have until the end of September...
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Your New Opportunities Awaits
01 September, 2023
Dear Students, As Student Success Coaches, we would like to take this opportunity to reach out and communicate...
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What Does the Tech Industry Value?
18 August, 2023
What Does the Tech Industry Value? Six experts weigh in on the ethos driving AI development today — and...
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Top 25 Best HBCUs In the US (2024)
04 August, 2023
Top 25 Best HBCUs In the US (2024) Historically Black colleges and universities, also known as HBCUs,...
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Your Purpose is Your Guiding Star
01 August, 2023
Dear Students, As Student Success Coaches, we would like to take this opportunity to reach out and communicate...
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HBCUs are making great progress towards net-zero emissions and promoting diversity in clean energy
21 July, 2023
HBCUs are making great progress towards net-zero emissions and promoting diversity in clean energy Historically...
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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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