HBCU
Tuskegee's institutional type
HBCU stands for Historically Black College or University—institutions of higher education established before 1964 primarily to serve African American students, who were largely excluded from other colleges.
About a hundred HBCUs still operate, including Howard, Spelman, and Morehouse.
She's proud to be an HBCU graduate.
The term emphasizes historical mission rather than current enrollment demographics.
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
- sororityWomen's collegiate social organization
- alumniFormer school members
networking · fellowship · camaraderie · unity · bonding · support · mentorship · kinship
Private HBCU in Atlanta
- SpelmanAtlanta women's HBCU
- HowardEnglish given name
- HamptonPlace name, surname
- TuskegeeAlabama HBCU town
Xavier · Florida A&M · yard · homecoming · quad · chapel · dormitory · administration
Returning to one's origin
- bandGroup playing music together
- drumlineMarching band percussionists
- marchingRhythmic group walking
- Greek lifeFraternity and sorority culture
tailgate · coronation · queen · king · spirit · pride · chant · fight song
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
- segregationForced separation by group
- Jim CrowRacial separation laws
- ReconstructionPost-1865 national reunification period
freedmen · emancipation · Brown v. Board · Plessy v. Ferguson · Thirteenth Amendment · NAACP · Thurgood Marshall · legacy
Educational program's content plan
- degreeUnit of measurement
- professorSenior university teacher
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
tuition · enrollment · undergraduate · graduate · research · STEM · nursing · journalism
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
- sororityWomen's collegiate social organization
alumni · networking · fellowship · camaraderie · unity · bonding · support · mentorship · kinship · family
Morehouse
Private HBCU in Atlanta
Tuskegee · Xavier · Florida A&M · yard · homecoming · quad · chapel · dormitory · administration · student center
homecoming
Returning to one's origin
Greek life · tailgate · coronation · queen · king · spirit · pride · chant · fight song · mascot
civil rights
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
- segregationForced separation by group
- Jim CrowRacial separation laws
Reconstruction · freedmen · emancipation · Brown v. Board · Plessy v. Ferguson · Thirteenth Amendment · NAACP · Thurgood Marshall · legacy · founding
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
scholarship · tuition · enrollment · undergraduate · graduate · research · STEM · nursing · journalism · law school
- Southern culturesweet tea, grits, fried chicken, front porch, barbecue
- Black CultureNAACP, civil rights movement, Harlem Renaissance, soul music, jazz
- Black DiasporaAfrican American, African Americans, African diaspora, African heritage, African roots
- Black IntellectualismW.E.B. Du Bois, Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin, double consciousness, Booker T. Washington
- Educational Equityspecial education, bilingual education, desegregation, school integration, equal access
- Land-Grant UniversitiesCornell, Penn State, Texas A&M, Purdue, Ohio State