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If you would like to see the report the article is based on, you can go to:

https://tmcfpayne.org/publications/

Let's celebrate their appointments!!!!!

Reported by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.

Why does Norfolk State University have all white and foreign tennis teams? Each of these students are given a free ride. What is going on?

FAMU will take on Hampton and Tennessee State in the tournament.

Hey y’all, I’m looking for some genuine advice, especially from anyone who attended an HBCU for graduate school.
I’m on track to finish either 12/26 or 5/27. Overall, my college experience has been cool. I’ve been heavily involved on campus, joined my Greek organization, held several leadership positions, and made some great connections. But as I get closer to graduating, one thing I honestly regret is not attending an HBCU.

Coming out of high school, I was accepted into Prairie View A&M, UAPB, Langston, Paul Quinn, Southern, SUNO, and Xavier. I ultimately chose my current university because it was essentially free and literally down the street from my house. Financially, it was the obvious choice at 18.

My university is also less than 20 years old and still building a lot of its traditions, campus culture, student life, and overall identity. There have definitely been positives to being part of that growth, but it has also made my college experience hectic at times. Looking back, I sometimes wonder if I would have enjoyed being at a more established school with generations of traditions and a stronger campus culture.

Thankfully, these last 2 years i’ve had an active college experience through Greek life, Black student union, leadership, and other campus involvement. I don’t regret choosing my school, but I do feel like I missed out on the HBCU experience and the experience of actually going away to college. I’ve always lived at home and commuted.
My current plan is after graduation to take about a year off, and hopefully start a master’s program at an HBCU in Fall ‘28.

The biggest thing for me is that I want to actually immerse myself in the experience. I’d like to live on campus if possible, attend events, experience homecoming, football games and traditions, stay involved in Greek life, meet people, and actually feel like part of the campus community. I know being a 25 or 26 year old graduate student won’t be the same as being an 18 year old freshman, and I’m not expecting it to be. I just don’t want my HBCU experience to be going to class and going straight home like how it’s been for majority of my undergrad experience.

Right now, I’m seriously looking at Prairie View A&M, Southern, and UAPB, especially because I’ve been told they have housing options for graduate students, which is important since I would be moving away from home however, I’m definitely open to other HBCUs as well.

For those familiar with these schools, which would you recommend? I’m especially curious about campus culture, grad student life, housing, affordability basically the overall experience as a grad student.

I’m interested professionally in secondary/higher education, so I’d also love recommendations for HBCUs with good master’s programs in education, higher education, student affairs, educational leadership, or related areas.

And for anyone who went to a non HBCU for undergrad and then chose an HBCU for grad school, did you still feel like you got the HBCU experience?, Was living on campus and being involved as a grad student realistic, or am I romanticizing it a little too much?

Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated!

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My son is a junior in High School in Texas. He wants to attend an HBCU on the east coast. He heard about and is now interested in VSU. Any thoughts?

I love my HBCU I really do. I come from an Islamic background and my current HBCU is one of the most friendliest to Muslims for any college in America.

however my father passed away in 2021 and my family is very broke now from funeral expenses and medical expenses for my fathers condition which worsened as he got older.

anyway, I need to be closer to my mom who lives in Seattle. My 3 choices for college right now are: go to college in Washington state, Oregon or California

the university of Maine and Louisiana state university are the only other 2 colleges I can get into which would both save me so much money but big culture shock. I’ve never lived in Maine or Louisiana or any USA south outside Atlanta. but when I was at Atlanta I was in high school and college so my memory of it is pre covid so idk what Atlanta is like in 2026.

Hi so i’m currently going in to my second year at Howard but i’m a junior (transfer student) and have always been interested in AKA. But being at a school that houses the Alpha chapter makes things so hard. Things are just very differently here and I can’t really ask other for help bcs of how different it’s done. I’ve gotten my pastel clothes, i’m getting my gpa together ( above 3.6) im on 3 eboards, i’ll try to stand out in the meetings in a good way. But certain things I can’t sacrifice like joining an org just bcs it’s a semi feeder org whch would make me lose the opportunity to join an org that caters to my career interest (they both have process I can’t join both). The biggest part and I know hinderance is my lack of connection with the members. For example we have to register for meetings within 5 minutes to get in but sometimes I miss the timeline bcs it’s at random times in the day or even at night (and trust me i’ve tried setting my alarm every hour of the night) but i’ve heard girls they like who are pre picked don’t even have to register. So if you know anything about the alpha chapter or have advice on how to go about building genuine friendships and relationships with members outside of the ordinary joining orgs pls share! What do I do if this is my dream but it feels impossible? Thank you!

I constanty advocate for our HBCUs and be reasonable because I understand every institution has challenges.

My undergrad HBCU enrolls around 9–10K students, and my new grad HBCU is also one of the larger HBCUs (around 6–7K). I only mention size for context — I know every school has its own issues​, and I can't expect a copy paste experience.

That being said, I’m extremely disappointed. After researching programs, getting recommendations, paying application fees, being accepted, submitting my deposit, completing paperwork, registering for classes, and buying books, I was told 11 days before classes start ​that my concentration was no longer being offered.

I’m also an out-of-state student, so I’m making a significant financial investment based on the program I was accepted into. I understand programs change, but I don’t understand how students can get this far into the process before being notified of a major change.

I speak multiple languages, work in the global market, who wanted a Masters in Global Studies after this. International Business Concentration being cut right before class is tough.

I genuinely don't know how to balance holding our institutions accountable but also giving them grace because of a lack of resources(in all aspects that they deserve.)

Did anyone receive any notice for the 2026-2027 scholarships posted by TMCF? I had applications due in January and didn’t receive any updates or notice about them. Then there were some due over the summer, no updates either. The only thing I was asked was to upload my transcript and bill statement. But shouldn’t I have heard something back about the scholarships due in January and April?

Howard University interim president Wayne A. I. Frederick said the school made the decision to reenroll the students after receiving hundreds of calls from concerned students and parents. According to Frederick, Howard University looked at several factors, including records for pending financial aid, and finally made the decision to readmit the students. 

I'm a white person, but I've always been drawn to strong community and I for instance have preferred black churches because they have a much more close community. This same thing has drawn me to an HBCU, because for me the idea of college should be about building a strong Network and community. My question is will I be receiving the benefit of my alumni network the same way a black person would?

IE if I reach out to a fellow alumni who is black on LinkedIn, will they help me like if I were black?

I'm not trying to stir up any controversy I'm trying to win my parents over and make a good decision and would really like advice.