HBCUs Archives - Future U

PODCAST: Samuel H. Johnson Talks about His New Book, “HBCUs The Living Legacies”

"HBCU's The Living Legacies" is a children's book designed to introduce young people to HBCU founders.

by Frank Fear/ September 22, 2023/ Audio, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Podcast, Society/

"Per-student research expenditures at 1890 colleges (HBCUs) are less than 1/3 of 1862 (initial) land-grant institutions."

by Future U/ September 1, 2023/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

"Ivy League schools received a combined $5.5 billion in philanthropic dollars from 2015-2019, while HBCUs received $303 million."

by Future U/ May 11, 2023/ Higher Ed, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Six HBCUs received bomb threats, prompting them to close or lock down their institutions and investigate."

by Future U/ February 2, 2022/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

Read their commentaries from the Los Angeles Times.

by Future U/ April 22, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

“It has been called the Trump bump, the black renaissance. and the Missouri effect: a noticeable increase in students applying to …

by Future U/ March 11, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

The program, which aired originally on CNN on Sunday night, June 3, will be re-broadcast at 11p (Eastern) on Sat., …

by Future U/ June 3, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

Professor Cassandra Jackson shares her observations, including her own student experiences. Read more from The Washington Post.

by Future U/ April 21, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

How, then, is a student supposed to share concerns with her university president? Read more about the situation at Howard …

by Future U/ March 9, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives/

Dr. Ruth Simmons, former president at both Brown University and Smith College, is the new president at Prairie View A&M …

by Future U/ February 27, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

A former HBCU chancellor speaks out. Read more from Inside Higher Education.

by Future U/ December 20, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

WSJ reports that many HBCU’s struggle to pay back Federal loans.

by Future U/ July 20, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

“The donation will help launch a research center affiliated with The Thurgood Marshall College Fund.” Read more here.

by Future U/ January 13, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

David Wilson, Morgan State president, says yes. Read more here.

by Future U/ February 14, 2016/ Perspectives, Society/