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    New HBCU Science and Technology Council established at Universities Space Research Association

    New HBCU Science and Technology Council Established at Universities Space Research Association HBCU Science and Technology Council members from Left to Right: Dr. Victor McCrary (University of the District of Columbia), Dr. Anika Bissahoyo (Bowie State University), Dr. Michelle Penn-Marshall...
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    New HBCU Science and Technology Council Established at Universities Space Research Association

    New HBCU Science and Technology Council Established at Universities Space Research Association HBCU Science and Technology Council members from Left to Right: Dr. Victor McCrary (University of the District of Columbia), Dr. Anika Bissahoyo (Bowie State University), Dr. Michelle Penn-Marshall...
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    New UNCF initiative aims to boost graduation rates at HBCUs

    New initiative aims to boost graduation rates at historically Black colleges PBS NewsHour May 2, 2023 As we enter another graduation season, historically Black colleges and universities are working hard to increase the number of students who walk across their stages in the years to...
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    Spite Wall built near Morgan State U. comes down after 80 years/ *gun violence will lead to building of wall around campus

    Morgan State U. demolishes historical ‘spite wall’ built to segregate campus from the city April 12, 2023 A wall built decades ago to separate Black students from the area’s white community was torn down on April 11, 2023 at Morgan State University. (Paul Newson/The Baltimore Banner) To...
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    Brown U. renames center for Ruth Simmons, and appoints HBCU presidential fellow

    Brown University renames Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice in honor of Ruth J. Simmons March 30, 2023 The University will rename the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice in honor of former University President Ruth Simmons, according to a Thursday press release. The news...
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    HBCUs, Higher Ed, and Democracy’s Future

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    Bill would allow VA's public HBCUs to charge reduced tuition to out-of-state students who major in STEM or EDU

    Bills would let Norfolk and Virginia State Universities lower some out-of-state tuition Legislation aims to recruit students for high-demand jobs in Virginia March 1, 2023 Norfolk State...
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    Raleigh, NC approves rezoning of Shaw U. owned property , alumni divided/* passed by city council

    Shaw University alumni divided over plans to update campus, build high-rise towers Feb 28, 2023 RALEIGH, N.C. — Shaw University, founded in downtown Raleigh in 1865, is known as the first historically Black university in the South. On Tuesday, the school cleared the first hurdle toward...
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    GA lawmakers draft bill to spur economic development in communities around HBCU campuses /* passes Senate

    *Sen. Sonya Halpern Press Conference to Discuss Findings from the Senate Study Committee on Excellence, Innovation, and Technology at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) *start to 8:30 Sen. Alpern speaks @9:04 Sen. Anavitarte @11:35 Nathaniel Smith, CEO of the Partnership...
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    Due to current economy, hBCU lobbies state to allow them to bring back Associates degree option

    *yes, I wrote hBCU and didn't use a capital H Legislation would allow BSU to offer new 2-year degree programs Feb 15, 2023...
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    Norfolk State U. and the U. of West Indies sign a partnership

    Norfolk State University Enters Partnership With the University of the West Indies (L-R) Seated: Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, President of NSU and Professor Dale Webber, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal ,The UWI Mona. Standing: Dr. Aurelia Williams, Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs...
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    Largest Black-led VC firm teams with Robert F. Smith to increase HBCU endowments

    Base10 Partners Joins Forces with Robert F. Smith's Student Freedom Initiative to Grow the Endowments of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Adeyemi Ajao, the cofounder of Base10 Partners, and Robert F. Smith, founder of Vista Equity...
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    The University of the West Indies creates exchange programs with HBCUs

    UWI To Establish Study-Abroad Programmes With HBCUs June 2, 2022 L-R: Chairman of U.S. President Joe Biden’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and President of Delaware State University Dr. Tony Allen, Jamaica’s Ambassador to...
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    Robert F. Smith gifts $15 million to Cornell U. for STEM grants for HBCU grads & students from metro areas

    Cornell Chronicle Credit: Simon Wheeler for Cornell University Lynden Archer, the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering, left; and Robert F. Smith ’85...
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    Grambling State U. signs agreement with the University of Belize

    Grambling State approved for MOU with University of Belize May 5, 2022 The international impact of Grambling State University (GSU) was strengthened during the April University of Louisiana System board meeting as approval was granted to enter...
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    HBCUs in NC allowed to raise cap on out-of-state students / HBCU Caucus formed

    These 3 historically Black UNC System schools can now admit more out-of-state students Three historically Black public universities can now admit more out-of-state students thanks to the UNC System Board of Governors raising the enrollment cap Thursday. The board raised the cap from 25% to...
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    Howard U. official resigns after mishandling students' G.I. Bill paperwork/ *School sets up separate VA students dept.

    Official Who Handled GI Bill Benefits at Howard University Leaves as School Is Reinstated 23 Aug 2021 A Howard University official has left his job less than two weeks after Military.com published an investigation that found that the school had a long pattern of misfiling paperwork, costing...
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    Maryland HBCUs sue the state / *After 15 years, settled /*still duplication of programs

    They brought the case in 2006. ======= video from 2017 explains more about the case ===== article from today details the most recent development. September 6, 2019 Court-Ordered Mediation In Maryland HBCU Case Ends Without Agreement Posted on Sep 4 2019 - 7:27am by Seattle Medium «...
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