ESSENCE Ventures President and CEO Caroline Wanga To Deliver Dillard University Commencement Address
ESSENCE Ventures President and CEO Caroline Wanga will deliver the commencement address for Dillard University's 2023 graduating class....
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From C-Suites to Classrooms: The Value of Corporate Support to HBCUs
With only 5% of the nation’s lawyers identifying as Black, Spencer Jones is ready to make his mark as a future civil rights attorney...
Dillard University Student Receives Special Graduation Ceremony In Hospital After Giving Birth
Congratulations! Jada Sayles celebrated the birth of her baby on the same day as her graduation from Dillard University....
She Leads: Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes Becomes First Black Woman Commissioner of The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
Congratulations to Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes as she continues on her path to making a difference!...
Dillard University President on Legacy, Culture, and Pushing Through The Pandemic
Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough, the current president of Dillard University, opened up about his career and leading the HBCU during the pandemic....
Ruth Simmons Named Interim President of Prairie View A&M University
Ruth Simmons, Ph.D., former president of Brown University and Smith College, an elite women’s college, has been named interim president at Prairie View A&M University,...
Morgan State Awarded $700K in Grant Funding
Morgan State University has announced the award of a three-year, $716,700 grant from Lumina Foundation to support the University’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Student...
HBCU Hosts Former Klansman David Duke in Senatorial Debate
David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klansman and anti-Semite running for senator in Louisiana, participated in a Senatorial debate held on the campus of Dillard...
Rapper MC Lyte Becomes Board Member for Dillard University
Philanthropist, MC Lyte, now sits on the board of trustees for the historical Dillard University....
Denzel Washington and Common Set to Deliver HBCU Commencement Speeches
Denzel Washington and Common to deliver commencement speeches at separate HBCUs this May....