Education UNCF Expands Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Help HBCU StudentsBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMay 30, 2023May 30, 2023 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMay 30, 2023May 30, 2023923 Entrepreneurship and innovation are the ways forward to growing wealth in the Black and other communities of color and to advance the progress of the... Read more
Education News Report: HBCUs Receive 178 Times Less Funding Than The Average Ivy League SchoolIman MilnerMay 8, 2023May 8, 2023 by Iman MilnerMay 8, 2023May 8, 2023630 A recent report by a philanthropic research group finds that HBCUs received 178 times less funding than Ivy League institutions.... Read more
Change Starts Here Change Starts Here by Hyatt Diversity, Equality, Inclusion Education Events HBCU From C-Suites to Classrooms: The Value of Corporate Support to HBCUsAshlei StevensMarch 24, 2023March 24, 2023 by Ashlei StevensMarch 24, 2023March 24, 20231667 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... Read more
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion Education Money Fidelity Commits $250M to Back Minority Students, Including Black AmericansJeffrey McKinneyJanuary 20, 2023January 28, 2023 by Jeffrey McKinneyJanuary 20, 2023January 28, 20232769 Statistics show 21% of Black college students graduate within four years, compared with 45% of White students.... Read more
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion Education UNCF Partners with DeVry University to Help 42 Students of Color Gain Work-Ready SkillsBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 31, 2022December 30, 2022 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 31, 2022December 30, 2022837 Recipients will have access to numerous resources and mentorship programs.... Read more
Education UNCF 39th Annual Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball Raised $2.1M in Scholarship SupportBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 23, 2022December 23, 2022 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 23, 2022December 23, 20222503 During the past 78 years, UNCF has empowered more than half million students to earn college degrees.... Read more
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion Education News Go Where You’re Celebrated, Not Tolerated: UNCF’s Empower Me Tour Returns to In-Person Events After 2 Years of Virtual EventsDerek MajorOctober 1, 2022October 3, 2022 by Derek MajorOctober 1, 2022October 3, 20221193 Here's how you can get prepared for school and to join the workforce.... Read more
Career Education Lifestyle UNCF Issues New Research on “The HBCU Effect™”BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 27, 2022August 26, 2022 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 27, 2022August 26, 20222532 Experience "The HBCU Effect" for yourself.... Read more
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion Education Lifestyle News Frito-Lay Invests $500,000 in Scholarship Program with the United Negro College Fund to Provide College Education for Black and Hispanic StudentsBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 15, 2022August 15, 2022 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 15, 2022August 15, 20223276 Apply now! Submissions close Sept. 29.... Read more
Education Money Target Adds $10K Scholarship Extensions to HBCU Scholars ProgramWendy MedinaMay 14, 2022 by Wendy MedinaMay 14, 20221278 Minnesota-based retail giant Target is sticking to their promise to promote racial equality... Read more