Alcorn State University announces the largest single gift in the School’s history
December 22, 2020 09:30 ET | Alcorn State University
Lorman, MS, Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alcorn State University has received a $25 million gift from American philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott. This gift marks the largest gift from a...
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UNCF Awarded $1.9 Million Ascendium Grant to Improve Academic and Career Outcomes of HBCU Students
October 16, 2020 15:45 ET | United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund), the country’s largest and most effective minority education organization, announces today that it has been awarded a...
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Cerner Technology Supports Effort to Safely Reopen HBCUs With Abundant COVID-19 Testing Plans
August 18, 2020 09:00 ET | Cerner Corporation
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerner Corporation® (NASDAQ: CERN), a global health care technology company, announced it has recently joined non-profit Testing for America and...
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UNCF Supports the Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act
June 30, 2020 21:19 ET | United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF)
Washington, June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act. The bill, which earns UNCF’s support, begins the...
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Zoom and Claflin University Launch Five-Year Strategic Partnership
June 30, 2020 10:03 ET | Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
SAN JOSE, Calif. and ORANGEBURG, S.C., June 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) and Claflin University today announced a commitment to a five-year strategic...
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Stillman College Releases Public Statement to Commemorate the Juneteenth Holiday Amid Political and Social Unrest in the United States
June 19, 2020 16:23 ET | Stillman College
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., June 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Cynthia Warrick, President of Stillman College – one of the oldest historically black college or university (HBCU) in the nation – released...
UNCF Hosts Juneteenth Weekend Events with BET’s Lawrence Robinson, HBCU Buzz, DJ John Quick and Others
June 19, 2020 09:47 ET | United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF)
Washington, D.C., June 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund) will host two weekend events in celebration and honor of Juneteenth. On Juneteenth - Friday, June 19 – UNCF will...
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HBCU President Serves as a Witness in Senate HELP Committee Hearing
June 04, 2020 13:37 ET | United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF)
Washington, June 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing titled, “COVID-19: Going Back to College Safely.” The purpose of...
TMCF APPLAUDS CONGRE
TMCF APPLAUDS CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR INCLUDING HBCU RELIEF IN CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, and ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT
March 27, 2020 16:49 ET | Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Washington, DC, March 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) applauds both chambers of Congress and President Trump for acting in a strong, bipartisan fashion and...
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THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND THANKS LONGTIME PARTNER WELLS FARGO FOR $1.2 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR 2020
February 27, 2020 11:07 ET | Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Washington, DC, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), is pleased Wells Fargo has continued to honor and invest in our nation’s publicly-supported Historically...