A NewsOne Exclusive Spelman College’s endowment fund was reportedly worth more than $350 million in 2010, making it the largest private endowment of all historically black colleges and universities, and second only to Howard University in largest overall endowment. Though Spelman’s endowment is only a fraction of those at predominantly white universities like Harvard, whose […]
Graduate school at a predominantly white institution was a complete culture shock after four years of attending a historically black college and university. Since the age of 10 I knew I would attend and graduate from an HBCU. Both my mother and my aunt were products of HBCUs, and I understood early in adolescence what […]
As part of our coverage of historically Black colleges and universities, NewsOne was able to sit down for a conversation with Jeffrey Marcus Eugene, who was profiled in a piece last week celebrating the best and brightest HBCU students. Eugene was Hampton University’s valedictorian for the graduating class of 2011. As an undergraduate, he majored […]
An STD rumor that turned out to be false caused the deaths of 3 female North Carolina college students and their male murderer earlier this month. Brinton Marcell Millsap, 23, who suffered from Lupus, shot 3 women who were in a car on their way to tell him that an STD rumor he heard from […]
Congratulations to the best and brightest Black students of 2011! NewsOne would like to highlight the achievements of ten outstanding graduates from some of the nation’s leading historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). These young men and women went above and beyond what was required of them, and we wish them the best of luck […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Howard University recently announced the launch of their first online degree program — the online Executive MBA program — starting in January 2012. The program will prepare experienced and emerging business leaders to lead the world’s most dynamic companies as they navigate the complex challenges of today’s competitive global marketplace. The program […]
A civil rights group is suing Maryland’s Higher Education Commission for allegedly discriminating against the state’s four historically black colleges. The plaintiffs argue that Morgan State University, Coppin State University, Bowie State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore have underdeveloped programs because black schools are funded in a manner that puts predominately white […]
Roland Martin sits down with Tom Joyner to discuss the twelfth year of the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage, charitable giving and the launch of HBCUs…
99 years ago, the Fraternity Omega Psi Phi was founded by Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman, students at Howard University on November, 17th 1911. Several prominent African Americans have joined the ranks of Omega Psi Phi, including adviser to Bill Clinton, Vernon Jordan, political activist, Jesse Jackson, basketball players Shaquille O’Neal […]
Well, this week we celebrate four giant letters, folks… H– B – C – U. That’s right, each year in mid-September, we recognize National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.
