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(BPRW) TOYOTA GREEN INITIATIVE AWARDS GREEN CAMPUS CONTEST GRAND PRIZE TO GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT
- Contest Winners and Semifinalists Encourage Fellow HBCU Students to Go Green -
(BLACK PR WIRE) – TORRANCE, Calif. (April 23, 2013) – Toyota Green Initiative (TGI), an environmental stewardship platform designed to empower the African American community to adopt a sustainable lifestyle, is pleased to announce that student Corban Bell of Grambling State University in Grambling, La., is the grand prize winner of TGI’s third annual Green Campus Contest. With nearly 1,300 votes on www.ToyotaGreen.com, Bell’s plan and establishment of a permanent, campus-wide recycling program at his school earned him a 2012 Toyota Prius and $5,000 toward the purchase of trees for his Grambling State University campus. He also receives membership to the TGI Coalition, a collective of environmental experts and celebrities who speak on sustainability within the African American community and relevant ways to go green.
First prize winner and runner-up Domenio Smith of Howard University in Washington, D.C., will also receive $2,500 toward the purchase of trees for his school. The trees for both Howard University and Gambling State University will be planted during the fall 2013 TGI Mobile Tour.
“We received so many phenomenal Green Campus Contest submissions from students concerned about the environment,” said Jim Colon, vice president of product communications for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and TGI Coalition member. “In the end, Corban Bell’s plan to establish a recycling program and lead additional initiatives, such as hosting a sustainability awareness week and expanding Grambling’s compost program, impressed the TGI program as well as voters.”
“I’m so excited to be selected as this year’s Green Campus Contest winner,” said Bell. “TGI is a great environmental resource for the African American community, and I’m honored to represent the program in my efforts to improve the green culture at Grambling.”
The TGI Green Campus Contest is an environmental competition where students at select Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) can submit plans on conserving resources within their campus and/or community. After an initial selection round, each of the 10 semifinalists is provided with a $500 budget to help implement his or her respective campus program. The results of their efforts are reviewed by the TGI Coalition and the two finalists’ essays are posted on ToyotaGreen.com where visitors can vote for their favorites. Past Green Campus Contest winners include Tamika Smith of Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., in 2011 and Stephen Graddick IV of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., in 2010.
To learn more about the Toyota Green Initiative and the Green Campus Contest, please visit www.ToyotaGreen.com.
About Toyota
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. is the marketing, sales, distribution and customer service arm of Toyota, Lexus and Scion. Established in 1957, TMS markets products and services through a network of nearly 1,500 Toyota, Lexus and Scion dealers which sold more than two million vehicles in 2012. Toyota directly employs nearly 30,000 people in the U.S. and its investment here is currently valued at more than $18 billion. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyota.com or www.toyotanewsroom.com.
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(BPRW) Morgan State University Wins Back-to-Back Academic Championships at Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
(BLACK PR WIRE) – Torrance, CA. April 8, 2013 – After two days of intense competition among 250 students representing 48 competing teams, Morgan State University claimed its second National Championship title in a row at the 24th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), an annual academic event featuring the best and brightest students from the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Enduring a year-long program of study and preparation, the Morgan State University team emerged victorious at the National Championship Tournament held on the Los Angeles-area campus of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., and took home $50,000 in grants for their school.
Surviving 10 games against tough competition, Morgan State University clinched the National Championship over second-place finisher Florida A&M University after answering the following question correctly:
In 1975 the Himalayan kingdom of Sikkim joined what very large neighbor to its south? Correct Answer: India
The Morgan State University team included Craig Cornish (Captain), senior, History Major; Kyle De Jan, senior, History Major; Micheal Osikomaiya, junior, English Major; and James Hayes-Barber, sophomore, Electrical Engineering Major.
The team from Morgan State University celebrates on stage after winning their second consecutive title at the 2013 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge. This year they defeated second place winner Florida A&M University in the championship round of the 2013 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge – the nation’s only academic competition among HBCUs.
The fast-paced, suspenseful competition tested the students’ abilities to quickly and accurately answer questions on a broad range of topics including world history, science, literature, religion, art, social sciences, popular culture and African-American history and culture. The top two teams from each of the eight competing divisions advanced to the "Sweet 16," a single-elimination playoff. The final two teams then battled it out for the national title in a best 2-out-of-3 finals.
While Morgan State University secured the top prize of $50,000 in university grants, all 48 schools were awarded grants. Florida A&M University won $25,000, while the remaining “Final 4” teams – Oakwood University and West Virginia State University – each received $15,000. The other top eight – Alabama State University, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and North Carolina A&T University – were awarded $9,500 in grants. In total, Honda provided more than $300,000 in grants to participating schools.
Since 1989, HCASC has brought together the nation’s best and brightest academic competitors from America’s top HBCUs. Throughout its history, HCASC has been the only annual academic competition between the nation’s HBCUs, touching more than 100,000 students and awarding more than $7 million dollars in grants.
Quote from Honda Executive
“The Honda Campus All-Star Challenge provides a one-of-a-kind outlet for students to flex their knowledge and intellect in an intense but friendly rivalry. Beyond the competition, the Challenge gives HBCU students an opportunity to connect with like-minded students, build friendships and establish networks that last beyond HCASC. Honda is honored to celebrate the academic excellence of HBCU students through this empowering event.”
- Steve Morikawa, assistant vice president, Corporate Community Relations, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
About Honda
Honda supports a variety of initiatives aimed at advancing education and creating experiences of discovery that help aspiring students see and achieve their own dreams. The Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, along with the Honda Battle of the Bands, are two of Honda’s major initiatives supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities and helping young people pursue their dreams.
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The Home Depot® KICKS OFF FOURTH ANNUAL
“retool your school” HBCU GRANT PROGRAM CONTEST
- HBCUs COMPETE FOR $200,000 in Grants FOR CAMpus AND FACILITY UPGRADES
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New York– January 14, 2013 – The Home Depot announces the kick-off of its fourth annual Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. The 2013 Retool Your School Grants will total $195,000 to be awarded as one $50,000 Tier I Grant, one $25,000 Campus Pride Grant for the school that receives the most votes and social media activity, and twelve $10,000 Tier II Grants. Schools are required to submit a brief description of their projects by Feb. 11, 2013 for consideration, with full proposal details due by March 11, 2013. Online voting will take place from Feb. 18 to April 15at www.retoolyourschool.com.
The goal is to provide sustainable and lasting renovations to give new life to the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Each year, the outpour of support for the program from alumni, students, parents and the community grows. Since the program’s inception in 2010, more than three million votes have been cast as the HBCU community bands together for their favorite and most deserving HBCU school projects.
“The Home Depot is thrilled to once again offer the Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant available to HBCU’s,” said Melissa Brown, manager of multicultural marketing, The Home Depot. “Now in its fourth year, we’ve seen incredible growth of support and popularity of the program. It is such a rewarding program connecting with our communities and it takes school spirit to a whole new level.”
The Home Depot’s goal is to connect with the community by awarding grants for projects that will have a lasting impact. Last year, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania received the Tier I Grant of $50,000, to restore the exterior and entryway of Lincoln Hall, one of the most historic buildings of the University. The first-ever Campus Pride Grant of $25,000 was awarded to Alabama A&M University. In 2011, grand prize winner Bethune Cookman University, located in Daytona Beach, FL, received $50,000 to install automated access doors and a wheelchair ramp in its Student Center to accommodate students, faculty and staff members with disabilities. Past Retool Your School proposals and projects have included recommendations for eco-friendly and sustainability upgrades.
“While this program encourages alumni, parents and community members to participate in the transformation of their favorite HBCU, it also emphasizes creating an eco-friendly environment,” said Dr. Lezli Baskerville, Retool Your School program judge and president & CEO, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. “This program not only provides our schools with the some of the funding needed to build and reconstruct, it prepares them to be sustainable institutions for years to come.”
During the online voting period, HBCU supporters can view descriptions of projects and cast one vote per day for their favorite HBCU project. Following the online vote, a panel of distinguished judges will also evaluate each school’s Tier I and Tier II project proposals. Judges will consider the depth of each proposal and the school’s ability to execute the project within the budget of $50,000 (Tier I) or $10,000 (Tier II), as applicable. Campus Pride Grant recipients will be awarded to the school with the most votes and social media activity, as assessed by The Home Depot. Proposals for all three grants must highlight how each project will make a lasting, positive impact on the HBCU campus. The Home Depot will announce the grant recipients on or around May 3, 2013.
The Retool Your School program is a unique competition that extends to alumni, family and friends, students and the community-at-large to vote for their favorite HBCU project.
For more information on The Home Depot Retool Your School Grant Program, visit www.retoolyourschool.com.
Online voting will begin Feb. 18, 2013.
About The Home Depot®
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,256 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. In fiscal 2011, The Home Depot had sales of $70.4 billion and earnings of $3.9 billion. The Company employs more than 300,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index.
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(BPRW) Wells Fargo Donates $3 Million to UNCF, Investing in America’s Future Leaders
- Donation extends commitment to help students graduate -
(BLACK PR WIRE) – WASHINGTON, DC (January 10, 2013) – UNCF (United Negro College Fund), the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, announced today that Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets, will expand their relationship with UNCF by investing $3 million to help more African American students attend and graduate from college. Wells Fargo presented UNCF with a check in conjunction with the taping of the 34th edition of UNCF An Evening of Stars®, UNCF’s annual television special, which took place in Pasadena, Calif.
Wells Fargo will invest $1 million annually in UNCF during the next three years to help students earn college degrees and get an education before college that prepares them for college coursework and college success. The Wells Fargo investment will target UNCF initiatives that include:
* Helping to tell a national audience about the importance of college education, college readiness, and the achievements of UNCF and its students, through Wells Fargo’s sponsorship of UNCF An Evening of Stars®, a two-hour, nationally televised musical variety special that spotlights some of the biggest names in entertainment and UNCF student success stories;
* Helping middle-school, high school and college students and their families plan for college and learn about financial responsibility and management through the UNCF Empower Me Tour Presented by Wells Fargo, a free, traveling college- and career-readiness road show hosted by celebrities;
* Providing financial aid to students attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) under the UNCF-administered Wells Fargo Scholarship Program; and
* Supporting the more than 57,000 students who attend UNCF member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) through Wells Fargo’s sponsorship of the UNCF “A Mind Is…” Gala.
“UNCF is grateful for Wells Fargo’s investment in better futures for African American students,” said UNCF President and CEO Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D. “By investing in UNCF, Wells Fargo is making a major contribution to helping students earn college degrees and to making the case for the right of every student to a college-ready high school education.”
“At Wells Fargo we’re committed to education and economic empowerment,” said Gigi Dixon, senior vice president, director of National Partnerships for Wells Fargo. “We also believe access to high-quality, affordable education is an important way we can help our communities become economically self-sufficient. We’re proud of our relationship with UNCF and the opportunities it creates for low-income and underrepresented students to attend and graduate from college – one of the single most important things they can do for their professional and financial success.”
About UNCF
UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities across the country. UNCF supports education through scholarships and other programs, by supporting its 38 member colleges and universities, and by advocating for the importance of minority education and college readiness. UNCF institutions and other historically black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 20 percent of African American baccalaureate degrees. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. The UNCF logo features the torch of leadership in education and UNCF’s widely recognized motto, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."® Learn more at www.UNCF.org.
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Xavier Chosen to Participate in National Initiative,
Preparing Critical Faculty for the Future
- University chosen in a competitive process to join with 9 other HBCUs in NSF-supported initiative that will provide professional and leadership development to women of color faculty members in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Fields.
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New Orleans (October 12, 2012) — Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) has been chosen through a national competition sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities to participate in Preparing Critical Faculty for the Future (PCFF), a project that supports women of color faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in becoming strong academic and administrative leaders, both on campus and within their respective disciplines.
The project is funded by the National Science Foundation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities-Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP). The institutions selected over the three cohorts represent many different types – including two-year and four-year, public and private HBCUs.
The 10 colleges and universities chosen to participate include Xavier, Alcorn State, Bowie State, Hampton, Howard, Jackson State, Lane College, Lincoln, Southern-New Orleans, and Tougaloo.
Xavier chemistry professors Dr. Gloria Thomas and Dr. Florastina Payton-Stewart will participate in all phases of the project along with colleagues from the other participating institutions, including attending the AAC&U’s Institute on Integrative Learning and The Departments in July 2013.
The goals of the PCFF project are to provide professional and leadership development for women of color faculty in STEM disciplines, or in NSF natural and behavioral science disciplines; and to enhance undergraduate STEM education at HBCUs and beyond. This project provides participants with the opportunity and the financial support to engage in and influence the national dialogue on improving undergraduate STEM education. Project participants will both contribute to and gain from national efforts to develop and implement innovative STEM teaching and learning practices and effective curricular change strategies.
This initiative is supported with a grant from the National Science Foundation. For additional information about the project, see: http://www.aacu.org/pcff.
About the AAC&U
AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. Its members are committed to extending the advantages of a liberal education to all students, regardless of academic specialization or intended career. Founded in 1915, AAC&U now comprises more than 1,250 member institutions—including accredited public and private colleges, community colleges, and universities of every type and size.
AAC&U functions as a catalyst and facilitator, forging links among presidents, administrators, and faculty members who are engaged in institutional and curricular planning. Its mission is to reinforce the collective commitment to liberal education at both the national and local levels and to help individual institutions keep the quality of student learning at the core of their work as they evolve to meet new economic and social challenges.
Information about AAC&U membership, programs, and publications can be found at www.aacu.org.
About Xavier
Xavier University of Louisiana is a private, co-educational institution offering a comprehensive liberal arts program and professional programs, including 38 undergraduate majors, five master’s degree programs and a doctor of pharmacy program. Xavier is the only historically Black, Catholic university in the United States and draws students from 39 states, Washington, D.C., Guam, the Virgin Islands and 7 foreign countries.
For more information contact Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans LA 70125, Phone: 504-520-7568, Fax 504-520-7933.
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Need for HBCU’s Part 2
“Philosophers have long conceded, however, that every man has two educators:
'that which is given to him, and the other that which he gives himself. Of the two
kinds the latter is by far the more desirable. Indeed all that is most worthy in man
he must work out and conquer for himself. It is that which constitutes our real and
best nourishment. What we are merely taught seldom nourishes the mind like that
which we teach ourselves.”
Carter G. Woodson, The Mis-education of the Negro
HBCU’s provide a chance to improve a life and look past mistakes, what sometimes
society tries to throw away, an opportunity to grow and change for the better.
Stated by Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ph.D., “People often think of HBCU’s as places that
find services for needy students. This is just one argument made to justify HBCU’s
existence. HBCU’s do things that majority of college don’t do, that they are more
sensitive to certain things.” HBCU’s allow and encourage youth to mature and
inspire adults to elevate their cognitive growth.
Too many people especially in higher education forget their mistakes of youth, that
maybe from social challenges and even incarcerations they were given a second chance.
Higher education is the right for all citizens no matter their color, culture or creed.
HBCU’s recognize this that is why students are allowed to enroll to get their lives
back on track. Unique to HBCU’s instructors see that when a person enrolls they
already may have financial, social or family challenges; their desire to succeed is
stronger because there is a need to be in school and the rewards of education are
apparent.
Addressing the unique situations of students; Johnny Anderson a Southern University
graduate states that HBCU students, “they’re single parents, teen parents, folks working
two and three jobs to get ahead, dealing with a whole range of issues related to their
individualistic circumstances.”
Even in my class at EWC I have single parents, students working through medical
conditions and those that are working to mature into the person they need to be to move
forward in life. I have found that HBCU’s work to cultivate and provide remedial
assistance for students that truly do need help in academic areas. There are professionals
that are tops in their fields and contribute to society. If they had not received the help they
needed from an HBCU who know where they would end up.
“If you can control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his action. When you
determine what a man shall think you do not have to concern yourself about what he will do.
If you make a man feel that he is inferior, you do not have to compel him to accept an inferior
status, for he will seek it himself. If you make a man think that he is justly an outcast, you
do not have to order him to the back door. He will go without being told; and if there is no back
door, his very nature will demand one.” Carter G. Woodson, The Mis-Education of the Negro
The growth of HBCU’s can be seen in data, in 2000 HBCU students were at 276,000, in 2009
the numbers were 323,000. Success continues to be shown in other studies, Inside Higher Education
has shown that HBCU’s enroll 18 percent of African Americans in higher education and graduate 30 percent of those who persist to graduation. They graduate 40 percent of African Americans who obtain degrees in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields, 50 percent of
those who go on to become professors and 60 percent of those who major in engineering.
The surprising effectiveness of HBCU’s is that HBCUs are as effective in graduating African-American student’s equivalent to white institutions (Inside Higher Ed 2009). HBCU’S continue to take a risk
on students, giving them a chance when non Black institutions may not consider the potential within Black, Hispanic, Latino, Mexican, Haitian and South American students. Even the President of Spelman Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D. comments on the benefits of HBCU’s and the help they provide students, “what I don’t like is the continued question of why HBCU’s are still needed.” Just from the examples stated they are needed now and in the future. Students find themselves more challenged than ever before so HBCU’s provide an opportunity for higher education. Even in a recent speech about HBCU’s President Obama has claimed that HBCU’s are important to restore the U.S. to its higher ranking as a higher education power house.
HBCU graduates like Darryl “Topshelf” McClenton (FAMU 2010) are future leaders being positive
role models for others that strive for a college education and attending HBCU’s. His story is here: http://jos.jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/darryl-mcclenton
Moving into the 21st century for HBCU’s implementing advanced technology maybe a challenge,
but HBCU’S face challenges and still turn out capable and confident graduates. If not for the support
I received attending an HBCU (SCSU) I would possibly not have graduated and earned a Bachelors nor continued to strive and earn a Masters in Educational Technology.
As an instructor at Edward Waters College (Jacksonville, Florida) I find that there is a strong desire to obtain an education by the students that attend HBCU’s. The challenges that the students face are basically life itself. If Blacks are going to compete and contribute to society they must make education a priority for themselves and their children. Education does not always open the doors we think it should, change the minds and perceptions of Blacks by some in society, education empowers the spirit and the mind to press on and to overcome challenges.
Maya Angelo wrote in “Still I Rise”, “Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave”; holds true, not to let the challenges of life and the low expectations of people stop you from growing into a better person. Slaves even during the inhumanity of slavery understood the importance of education. Even with the threat of death did Blacks strive to learn to be educated and apply
their education to positive contributions to society. HBCU’s where established after slavery, based on
religious instruction, but also the desire for Black, African American, and minorities to grow into a
society that requires productivity from all.
HBCU teachers, teach from the heart and their experiences not from the microchip or for political gains or what is supposed to be politically correct. HBCU’s are important because they recognize the human element of learning and the growth and potential of their students. Malcolm X’s statement about education can still can be applied even in the 21st century,” “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” HBCU’s prepare future scholars that will influence the world in many career fields on national and international levels.
Our country still benefits from the education that HBCU’s provide, countries outside of the U.S. are
seeing this as well and sending their students to attend and experience the HBCU tradition of family bonding and cultural strengthening. HBCU’s still they rise through challenges, struggles and overcoming
obstacles that are no less than the travesty of slavery they were born from.
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HBCU - BLACK COLLEGES
Miscellaneous... A Dream Deferred ... The future of African American education. A Dream Deferred continues to inspire powerful thinking around key issues that affect African American students. Educators from across the country will convene to develop a unified voice to advocate for, and effect, change.
HBCU Central... We are currently striving to be a cohesive link between all Historically Black Colleges and Universities worldwide.
HBCU Mall... We feature fan gear for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Jackets, jerseys, caps, tailgating tents, car flags, car mats, greek gear and much more.
HBCU Network... The net working for the Historically Black colleges and Universities.
Unity Through Knowledge HBCU Tour... The “Unity Through Knowledge” HBCU Tour is an annual Easter/Spring Break experience designed to introduce high school students to the educational objectives and opportunities of historical and predominantly black universities.
University of the Virgin Islands... St. Croix & St. Thomas United States Virgin Islands - Founded as "College of the Virgin Islands"
Alabama... Alabama A&M University... Normal, Alabama - Founded as "Colored Normal School at Huntsville"
Concordia College, Selma... Selma, Alabama - Known as "Alabama Lutheran Academy and Junior College" until 1981.
Drake State Technical College... From its inception, J. F. Drake State Technical College has been committed to training individuals for employment in vocational, technical and industrial pursuits.
Miles College... Fairfield, Alabama - Known as "Miles Memorial College" until 1941.
Oakwood College... Since 1896, Oakwood College has provided students the opportunity to enter its halls of learning in preparation for service to community, country, and the world.
Selma University... Selma, Alabama - Founded as "Alabama Baptist Normal and Theological School"
Shorter College... Providing quality higher education, enabling and encouraging student commitment to active life-long learning, personal spiritual values, responsible citizenship, and community and societal leadership in a global context.
California... Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science... Through innovative basic science, the University conducts education, patient care and research programs- training physicians and allied health professionals to provide care to under served populations.
Delaware... Delaware State University... Dover, Delaware - Founded as "The State College for Colored Students"
District of Columbia... Howard University... Washington, District of Columbia.
Florida... Bethune-Cookman College... Bethune-Cookman College, a comprehensive college, which offers degrees in liberal arts as well as professional fields, such as business, education and nursing. A United Methodist Church-affiliated school, the college has a diverse and international student population of more than 2,500 and a solid reputation for academic excellence.
Edward Waters College... Jacksonville, Florida - Founded as "Brown Theological Institute"
Florida A & M University... Florida A&M University is a four-year, public, co-educational and fully accredited institution of higher learning.
Manatee Community College ... The partners of Manatee Community College have established a welcoming enviroment for the community to study and enjoy the rich contributions to American history made by Black Americans.
Georgia... Albany State University... Albany, Georgia - Founded as "Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute"
Clark Atlanta Unive... Providing a quality undergraduate, graduate and professional education to a student body that is predominantly African-American and also diversified by students from various other racial, ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Fort Valley State College... Only 20 miles southwest of Macon, Fort Valley is a comprehensive institution providing an educational experience of exceptional quality.
Miles College ... Miles College, Historically Black College (HBCU), founded in 1905, private liberal arts institution, of the CME Church, proud history of producing teachers, preachers, community leaders, and politicians.
Morehouse College... Ranked twice as the number one college in the nation for educating African American students by Black Enterprise magazine, Morehouse College is the nation’s largest, private liberal arts college for African-American men.
Morehouse School of Medicine... The Morehouse School of Medicine is a historically black institution established to recruit and train minority and other students as physicians, biomedical scientists, and public healthcare professionals committed to the primary healthcare needs of the underserved.
Morris Brown College... Morris Brown is proud of its tradition of serving the educational needs of the best and the brightest young minds, while simultaneously providing educational support to students who might not otherwise receive the opportunity to compete on the college level.
Paine College... Paine College is a Historically Black, private, church-related, four-year, co-educational college. Through its residential, commuter, and off-site units, Paine College strives to develop self-sufficient and productive citizens committed to intellectual pursuits and aesthetic appreciation in a global society.
Savannah State College... For over 100 years, Savannah State University has provided a high quality inspiring education to students from throughout Georgia.
Spelman College... Private, independent, liberal arts, historically Black college for women, founded in 1881.
Illinois... Chicago State University... On campus, there are ample opportunities for students to be involved in student government, clubs, and organizations and most activities are free to the general public.
Kentucky... Kentucky State University... KSU's educational mission, though centered on degree programs that emphasize liberal studies, also places considerable importance on the University's public service commitments.
Louisiana... Dillard University... Dillard University is a private, historically black, liberal arts institution. Dillard has as its purpose the development of graduates who are broadly educated, culturally aware, concerned with improving the human condition and able to meet the competitive demands of a global and technologically advanced society.
Grambling State University... Grambling, Louisiana - Founded as "Colored Industrial and Agricultural School"
Xavier University... Xavier University of Louisiana is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is the promotion of a more just and humane society. To this end, Xavier prepares its students to assume roles of leadership and service in society.
Maryland... Bowie State University... Bowie, Maryland - Founded as "Baltimore Normal School"
Coppin... Historically black college, Baltimore, MD., high quality undergraduate and graduate education with arts, sciences, preprofessional and professional areas such as teacher education, and nursing.
Morgan State University... Morgan State, Maryland's Public Urban University located in Baltimore, is a historically Black university, a prime example of higher education in a diverse culture.
Mississippi... Alcorn State University... Alcorn State University is a land-grant, liberal arts, science and teacher education public institution with programs in selected professional areas such as business and nursing.
Coahoma Community College... Coahoma County, Mississippi - Founded as "Coahoma County Agricultural High School"
Rust College... Holly Springs, Mississippi - Known as "Shaw University" until 1882.
Tougaloo College... Tougaloo College is a private, historically black, liberal arts institution, accessible to all persons regardless of race, ethnic origin, religion or creed. The College prepares students to be imaginative, self-directed, lifelong learners and mindful thinkers, committed to leadership and services in a global society by offering a high quality liberal studies program.
North Carolina... Barber-Scotia College... Concord, North Carolina - Founded as two institutions, Scotia Seminary and Barber Memorial College.
Bennett College... Bennett College - For Women - Greensboro, North Carolina.
Elizabeth City State University... Current enrollment being 2,470 students, the highest enrollment in the institution's history. Today, the faculty and student body are increasingly multicultural. There are 862 acres of land, of which 200 represent the campus proper.
Fayetteville State University... Fayetteville State University - A Constituent Institution of the University of North Carolina.
Johnson C. Smith University... Ranked twice by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best comprehensive colleges in the South, Johnson C. Smith University continues to be a leader among private liberal arts colleges in the nation.
Livingstone College... Livingstone College is a coeducational, residential, church related college located in Salisbury, the county seat of Rowan County, North Carolina.
North Carolina Central University... North Carolina Central University is a comprehensive university offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and selected doctoral levels.
Shaw University... Shaw University is the oldest historically Black university in the South. Located in Raleigh, NC.
Winston Salem State University... Winston-Salem State University is a premier public institution that develops the skills and values students need to contribute and succeed in the changing economy of the 21st Century.
Ohio... Central State University... Wilberforce, Ohio - Originally a department at Wilberforce University.
Wilberforce... Wilberforce University is a unique institution located in a state rich in America's private college tradition. Founded prior to the end of slavery in 1856, it is the nation's oldest, private African-American university.
Oklahoma... Langston University... Langston, Oklahoma - Founded as "Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University"
Lunet... Oklahoma’s only historically black college, (HBCU)—Langston University. Langston University, sits "high on a throne with royal mien."
Pennsylanvia ... Cheyney University ... Established in 1837, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania cherishes its legacy as America’s oldest historically Black institution of higher education.
Lincoln University... During the first one hundred years of its existence, Lincoln graduated approximately 20 percent of the Black physicians and more than 10 percent of the Black attorneys in the United States.
South Carolina... Allen University... Columbia, South Carolina - Founded as "Payne Institute"
Benedict College... Columbia, South Carolina - Founded as "Benedict Institute"
Claflin College... In America's Best Colleges 2003, U.S. News & World Report ranks Claflin number 4 in the "Top Five" and a number two "Best Value" among Southern Comprehensive colleges for students working toward a bachelor's degree.
South Carolina State University... Since 1896, South Carolina State University has maintained a legacy of excellence in education.
Voorhees College... Voorhees College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Tennessee... Fisk University... Founded in 1866, Fisk University is one of America’s finest institutions of higher education. While the University has a strong foundation in the liberal arts, we pride ourselves in our contribution to the nation’s ranks of great scientists and businesspersons.
Lane College... Jackson, Tennessee - Founded as "Colored Methodist Episcopal High School.
LeMoyne-Owen College... Memphis, Tennessee - Founded as "LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School" (elementary school until 1870)
Meharry Medical College... Meharry Medical College which, since its founding in 1876, has provided superior health sciences education primarily to African Americans and other students of color.
Tennessee State University... Tennessee State University, located in Nashville, is a major, comprehensive urban land-grant institution offering 45 bachelor's degrees and 24 master's degrees.
Texas... Huston-Tillotson University... Austin, Texas - Founded as "Tillotson Collegiate and Normal Institute"
Jarvis Christian College... Jarvis Christian College has been affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since its inception. Jarvis is a residential campus that supports students during their college years.
Paul Quinn College... Paul Quinn College is an independent undergraduate, coeducational, residential institution that is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Prairie View A&M University... Founded in 1876, Prairie View A&M University is the second oldest institution of higher education in Texas. With an established reputation for producing engineers, nurses and educators, PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 39 academic majors, 31 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools.
Southwestern Christian College... Southwestern Christian College, founded and sponsored by members of Churches of Christ, is accredited as a four-year (level II), educational college (limited to Bachelor's degree in Bible and Religious Education), with a two-year associate program in the liberal arts.
St. Philip's College... San Antonio, Texas - Founded as "St. Philip's Sewing Class for Girls.
Texas Southern University ... Founded as the Texas State University for Negroes and given its current moniker in 1951, the University's primary mission was to establish a creditable college for African American students.
Wiley College... Marshall, Texas - Named for Isaac William Wiley.
Virginia... Hampton University... Hampton University is a comprehensive institution of higher education dedicated to the promotion of learning, building of character, and preparation of promising students.
Norfolk State University... Norfolk, Virginia - Founded as "Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University"
St. Paul's College... Saint Paul's College is a a private, church-related, coeducational institution with a Christian heritage.
Virginia Union University... Virginia Union University has been teaching, working, improving, and growing into a highly respected private liberal arts institution.
West Virginia... Bluefield State College... As an historically black, open admissions institution, Bluefield State College prepares students for challenging careers, graduate study, informed citizenship, community involvement, and public service in an ever-changing global society.
