Many historically black colleges are seeing an uptick in enrollment this year. It follows a Supreme Court ruling that outlawed race as a determining factor in college admissions.

Historical significance of HBCUs. In a segregated, post-Civil War country, historically Black colleges and universities provided Black Americans — who were often denied access to existing higher ...

The nation’s oldest historically black college, Cheyney is one of 14 universities that make up Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, which includes West Chester and Millersville ...

When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos cast historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as "pioneers" in "school choice" this past week, her critics scoffed at the notion that black ...

Historically black colleges and universities were originally established to educate freed slaves after the Civil War and to circumvent Jim Crow laws.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are uniquely American institutions. Just as the U.S. would not be the culturally dynamic country it is without jazz music and hip-hop culture ...

A leading higher education trade journal, Inside Higher Ed, recently profiled Claflin University, one of eight historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina.

Black Americans are calling for a focus on tangible outcomes and investments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to create upward mobility and drive economic growth, rather ...

Boston city councilors are exploring ways to bring a historically Black college or university presence to the city for the ...

HBCUs, which educate about 10% of all Black college students in the U.S., serve proportionately more low-income students than other colleges and also facilitate the upward mobility of those ...

Howard University ranks highest among historically black colleges and universities included in The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. The Washington, D.C., institution ...