Business & Innovation

DSU Verizon STEM Achievers program celebrates a decade of growth

November 12, 2025

Delaware State University marked a milestone this summer as the Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers program celebrated its tenth year, welcoming its largest cohort yet with 180 middle school students from across the state. The program, which began in 2016 with just 40 students,

1st National HBCU Symposium On Digital Innovation & Learning

October 29, 2025

A landmark gathering dedicated to advancing student success across HBCUs and partner institutions. The symposium, sponsored by the US Department of Commerce / Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) / National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Grant, will be held on November 6–7, 2025, at Lincoln University, Pennsylvania—the nation’s first degree-granting HBCU. This inaugural event will convene

October 23, 2025

FVSU Drives the Future Inaugural EV Awareness Conference a Major Success

Fort Valley State University (FVSU) proudly hosted its inaugural Electric Vehicle (EV)

October 13, 2025

DILLARD UNIVERSITY AWARDED KEEP LOUISIANA BEAUTIFUL UNIVERSITY AFFILIATE GRANT

$6,000 award supports student sustainability engagement and reduction of single-use plastics. Dillard

Business & Innovation

Lane College Receives $150,000 Investment in Campus Wellness From the State of Tennessee

Lane College is proud to announce a transformative $150,000 investment from the State of Tennessee to expand and enhance the College’s Wellness

July 30, 2025

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Chase and Sloane Stephens Join Forces with HBCU Founders Initiative to Support Young Entrepreneurs

The HBCU Founders Initiative (HBCUFI) is taking bold steps to empower students and alumni from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) during

July 15, 2025

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MSM to Host National Symposium on Reimagining Innovation and Investment in Health Research

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) will host a national conversation on “Connecting Research to Health Justice in Local Contexts” and “Community-Driven Research

July 7, 2025

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Coppin State University Receives Support from JPMorganChase to Expand Career Pathways in Data Science

Coppin State University is pleased to announce JPMorganChase committed $500,000 in philanthropic support to the Coppin State University Development Foundation, Inc. to

June 26, 2025

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Michigan’s first and only HBCU joins online consortium of Historically Black Colleges

Michigan’s only HBCU is a part of a consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities launching “eHBCU” on Tuesday. Pensole Lewis College

June 25, 2025

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HBCU TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SYMPOSIUM EMPOWERS INNOVATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Representatives from nearly a dozen historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) recently visited North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s campus to

June 12, 2025

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EDPA celebrates Alabama HBCU Innovation Internship graduates with Day of Development

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) graduated the third cohort of the HBCU Innovation Internship Program on Friday, April 4. The

June 12, 2025

Business & Innovation

Stillman College Hosts HBCU Innovation Power Hour to Spark Student Entrepreneurship

Stillman College hosted the HBCU Innovation Power Hour on Wednesday, March 26 at the Wynn Center. The event, hosted by The Alabama

June 4, 2025

Business & Innovation

The AI Job Market Shift: How Automation Disproportionately Impacts Black Workers and the Path Forward

AI isn’t just the new thing of the 21st century, it’s already reshaping the job market, and Black workers may feel the

June 3, 2025

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Empowering Mississippi Small Businesses: AI Agency’s Accelerator Drives Innovation and Growth

The AI Agency provides Mississippi-based small businesses and nonprofits with hands-on training and expert support to harness the power of generative AI.

June 3, 2025