HBCU Students: Apply Here for Access to Free Textbooks
1,000 HBCU students will receive access to free textbooks through the "Netflix-for-textbooks" Cengage Unlimited subscription....
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Disney Celebrates Black History Month: Gives $1.5 Million to United Negro College Fund and Free ‘Black Panther’ Tickets
The Walt Disney Co. announced it is helping to celebrate Black History Month. The legendary studio is giving a $1.5 million grant to the United...
Beyonce and Balmain Launch Beychella-Inspired Apparel to Benefit Black Students
Beyonce fans can relive the singer's epic Beychella performance -- for a hefty price. The superstar singer teamed up with Balmain to create a new...
The Text Effect: Helping Poor Kids Get to College
Studies show that text reminders help low-income students stay on task and enroll in college, however it may also point to a lack of planning...
Charles Koch’s Principles of Higher Learning
In a BE exclusive, billionaire CEO Charles Koch opens up about the value of a college education based on principled entrepreneurship....
Designing a New Generation of Business Leaders
Billionaire CEO Charles Koch says the next wave of business leaders must understand and embrace the value of principled entrepreneurship....
UNCF Addresses Employment Gaps of Black College Grads
UNCF recently announced that 24 colleges and universities will receive 5-year grants totaling $35.3 million to implement programs to improve employment outcomes for their graduates....
UNCF Holds Its Fourth Annual HBCU I.C.E. Summit
UNCF is hosting its premier four-day HBCU Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship Summit—Nov. 16–19—with the goals of empowering African American STEM students and addressing Silicon Valley’s...
UNCF Announces Inaugural UNCF Stem Scholars
The 100 top-performing African American high school seniors selected from across the nation, will each receive a total award package of up to $25,000 that...
UNCF Awards to Improve Graduates’ Job Placement Outcomes
The rigorous and competitive grant process opened in December 2015 to 87 eligible public and private institutions, of which 81 were HBCUs and six were...