New York Life Foundation to Match Employee Pledges to The HBCU Foundation
The New York Life Foundation will match employee donations to The HBCU Foundation and pledges an additional $1 million to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Billionaire Robert Smith Launches New HBCU Initiative to Ease Burden of Student Loans | via Washington Informer
Billionaire Robert Smith, who pledged during a commencement speech last year to pay off the student debt of the graduating class at Morehouse College, is launching a new initiative aimed at easing the burden of student loans at historically Black colleges and universities. The nonprofit Student Freedom Initiative will address the disproportionate loan burden on […]
Springer Nature Group Donates $50,000 In Support of HBCU Scholarships
The HBCU Foundation, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit whose aim is to provide scholarship aid to deserving students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities, announced on Monday, a $50,000 grant from the leading academic publishing company, Springer Nature, in support of HBCU scholarships. More than three quarters of our nation’s HBCUs offer graduate and professional programs […]
HBCU Foundation To Receive Up to $50,000 Donation from Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominee Bobby Wagner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 23, 2019 CONTACT: Communications Team [email protected] (800) 871 – HBCU (800) 871 – 4228 Columbus, Ohio (www.thehbcufoundation.org) The HBCU Foundation, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit whose aim is to provide scholarship aid to deserving students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities, recently announced a major donation from Seattle Seahawks Walter […]
Senate blocks FUTURE Act, which provides funding efforts to HBCUs
BY SONIA RAO The FUTURE Act, a bill that proposes funding $255 million toward historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions across the United States, has been blocked by the U.S. Senate. The bill, which passed in the House in September, was sponsored by Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., and co-sponsored by Rep. Mark Walker, […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority To Donate $1.6M To HBCUs During Black History Month
“Alpha Kappa Alpha’s 111-year history is deeply interwoven into the history of HBCUs and therefore it is imperative that we continue to invest in these treasured institutions,” said Dr. Glenda Glover, International President, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Written By NewsOne Staff Posted February 2, 2019 The women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. are […]
SAVANNAH RIVER REMEDIATION RENEWS MOU AND DONATES $5,000 TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS
On November 29, 2016, Savannah River Remediation (SRR) donated $5,000 to Claflin University’s scholarship fund in memory of the four Claflin University students who died in a car accident on October 13, 2016. The donation will help fund scholarships for students majoring in sport management at Claflin. Tom Foster, SRR President and Project Manager, presented […]