Skip links

Tag: HBCU administration

82 Percent of HBCUs Are Broadband Deserts — Here’s How Billionaire Robert F. Smith Has Formed A Partnership To Change That

82 Percent of HBCUs Are Broadband Deserts — Here’s How Billionaire Robert F. Smith Has Formed A Partnership To Change That

in Tags

First Call-to-Action Robert F. Smith made headlines back in the spring of 2019 while delivering a commencement speech at Morehouse College.  During the speech, Smith announced he paid the student debt obligations for the group of approximately 400 graduating students.  Smith, a billionaire tech investor

Howard-University-students-reach-an-agreement-with-officials
Howard University Students Reach An Agreement With Officials After a Month of Protest

Howard University Students Reach An Agreement With Officials After a Month of Protest

in Tags

Only after weeks of sit-ins protest, where students slept in tents outside the Blackburn University Center, protesting what they said were poor housing conditions and the lack of student representation on the Board of Trustees, were students at Howard University in Washington, D.C., able to

Helping_hbcu_students
Billionaire Robert F. Smith teamed up to Help HBCU students Enjoy More Freedom

Billionaire Robert F. Smith teamed up to Help HBCU students Enjoy More Freedom

in Tags

Steve Harvey, the acclaimed comedian, television show host, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, and Robert Smith  , a billionaire  tech investor and philanthropist touted by Forbes as the richest Black person in America, teamed up to provide HBCU students  with additional resources to pay for the cost of a college

southern_university_HBCUCDC
Southern University Making Bold Commitment to Improve the Living Conditions of its Students

Southern University Making Bold Commitment to Improve the Living Conditions of its Students

in Tags

The administrative leadership of Southern University is making a bold commitment to improve the living conditions of its students and the surrounding campus community by implementing a $760 million multi-year strategic master plan.  The master plan is built upon the input obtained from the students