A college degree remains one of the most powerful ladders to prosperity. Historically Black colleges and universities are among the most effective institutions for creating upward mobility.

Some universities report a decline in diversity. Meanwhile, some historically Black colleges and universities are seeing a boost in enrollment. Leoneda Inge of member station WUNC reports.

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 ...

Lincoln University — chartered in 1854 ... Morehouse College is the only all-male historically Black private liberal arts college in the U.S. Martin Luther King, Jr. graduated from the ...

Suddenly, however, historically black colleges and universities are being taken very seriously. Last week, Apple donated more than $40 million in scholarships to black colleges to help increase ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are uniquely American institutions. Just as the U.S. would not be the ...

Just about every liberal arts college and ... Prairie View A&M University, George C. Wright, put together a recommended reading list that can be thought of as Great Books for black students.

(Bastiaan Slabbers/for NewsWorks) Many historically black colleges or universities — known as HBCUs — are struggling. They struggle financially. They struggle to attract and keep students. President ...

As wealth inequality widens in the U.S., colleges and universities are increasingly being measured on their ability to lift individuals into the middle class, a feat that historically Black ...

Many historically Black colleges and universities struggle to access high-speed internet. Here’s how one group is trying to ...

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 ...