Top-Ranked Minority-Owned Finance Firm Invests in Future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
February 01, 2021 08:00 ET
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Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
NEW YORK, Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Siebert Williams Shank & Co LLC (SWS), the nation’s top-ranked minority- and woman-owned investment banking firm, is helping to establish the next...
Roll Call! Creme of Nature's Legacy of Leadership $100,000 Scholarship Program is Now Accepting Applications
January 28, 2021 10:48 ET
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Creme of Nature
CHICAGO, Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Creme of Nature today announced the launch of its multi-tiered “Legacy to Leadership” Scholarship Fund for HBCU students. Beginning this year, students...
Alcorn State University announces the largest single gift in the School’s history
December 22, 2020 09:30 ET
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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...
UNCF Awarded $1.9 Million Ascendium Grant to Improve Academic and Career Outcomes of HBCU Students
October 16, 2020 15:45 ET
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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...
Cerner Technology Supports Effort to Safely Reopen HBCUs With Abundant COVID-19 Testing Plans
August 18, 2020 09:00 ET
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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...
UNCF Supports the Coronavirus Child Care and Education Relief Act
June 30, 2020 21:19 ET
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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...
Zoom and Claflin University Launch Five-Year Strategic Partnership
June 30, 2020 10:03 ET
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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...
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
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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
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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...
HBCU President Serves as a Witness in Senate HELP Committee Hearing
June 04, 2020 13:37 ET
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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...