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Tag: uncf

Posted inFinancial Literacy

Record $1.7 Trillion of Student Debt Drowns HBCU Borrowers

by WI Guest Author November 4, 2021December 21, 2021

As the cost of a college education continues to rise, an estimated 45 million consumers collectively owe a record $1.7 trillion in student debt, according to the Federal Reserve — a $905 billion increase in just the past decade. For Black America, the struggle to gain a college education is an even more daunting challenge.

Posted inLifestyle

HBCU Faculty Training for Continued Distance Learning

by Brenda C. Siler June 9, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inEducation

New Initiative Encourages HBCU Dropouts to Return

by WI Guest Author May 26, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inLifestyle

NFL’s $2.5M Social Justice Grant Program Funds UNCF, CLEO

by William J. Ford May 10, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inBusiness

Alaska Airlines, UNCF Brighten the Skies

by WI Guest Author April 28, 2021December 21, 2021
Milton H. Jones Jr. (Courtesy of PRNewswire)
Posted inBlack Experience

Atlanta Businessman Elected First Black Chair of UNCF Board

by WI Guest Author March 16, 2021December 21, 2021
Howard University (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack Experience, Education

New Legislation Helps HBCUs Get Bigger Share of Government Contracts, Grants

by WI Guest Author December 15, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Business News You Need to Know: 2/28 – 3/4

by WI Guest Author March 4, 2020December 21, 2021
Jade Allen, a 2018-19 Ossie Davis Legacy Scholarship recipient (Courtesy of uncf.org)
Posted inEducation, Stacy M. Brown

Tenn. Student Receives Ossie Davis Scholarship

by Stacy M. Brown November 26, 2019December 21, 2021
Oprah Winfrey (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack Experience, Lifestyle

Oprah Winfrey Donates More than $1M to UNCF

by WI Guest Author October 1, 2019December 21, 2021

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