Jul 13, 2026 | Events, HBCU, Leadership
UNCF is proud to announce the return of UNITE 2026, the nation’s most influential annual gathering of HBCU leaders, advocates, funders and thought leaders committed to advancing excellence, sustainability and transformation in higher education. Convening July...
Jul 13, 2026 | HBCU, Leadership, Media
Before Tony Brown became one of the most recognizable faces in television, he helped build one of Washington’s most influential institutions for training Black journalists. Brown, the founding dean of Howard University’s School of Communications and Hampton...
Jul 6, 2026 | HBCU, Higer Education
For the first time in recent history, Black students around the country are choosing to attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in record numbers. Now, as the conversation around HBCUs continues to shift, enrollment numbers suggest many of the...
Jun 15, 2026 | Entrepreneurs, HBCU
Before reviving a Detroit HBCU, D’Wayne Edwards was one of the top designers at Nike. Now he’s using his NBA connections to help forge the future. The school is not just another college reopening with a new name. Pensole Lewis College is attempting to become something...
Jun 8, 2026 | Education, HBCU, Higer Education, STEM, Women
Spelman College has announced the appointment of Dr. Ayanna Howard as the institution’s 12th president, ushering in a new chapter for the nation’s top-ranked historically Black college and university (HBCU). Howard, an internationally recognized roboticist,...
