HBCUs
Howard University's classification
HBCUs is the acronym for Historically Black Colleges and Universities—institutions of higher education in the United States established before 1964 with the primary mission of educating Black Americans.
Founded during segregation when Black students were excluded from most colleges, HBCUs remain centers of Black academic achievement and culture: She's proud to be an HBCU graduate.
Notable examples include Howard, Spelman, and Morehouse.
Private HBCU in Atlanta
- SpelmanAtlanta women's HBCU
- HowardEnglish given name
- TuskegeeAlabama HBCU town
- HamptonPlace name, surname
Xavier · Bennett · STEM programs · research · scholarships · fellowships · accreditation · curricula
Returning to one's origin
- Greek lifeFraternity and sorority culture
- fraternitiesMale collegiate social organizations
- sororitiesWomen's collegiate social organizations
- drumlinesMarching percussion ensemble
marching bands · yard · probates · strolling · battle of the bands · coronation · classics · tailgating
Ability to direct others
- graduatesDegree recipients
- professionalsSkilled, paid practitioners
- doctorsLicensed medical practitioners
- lawyersLicensed legal practitioners
engineers · educators · entrepreneurs · Rhodes Scholars · Fulbright · Nobel laureates · astronauts · politicians
Organizations connecting former students
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- campus lifeStudent existence at university
- student organizationsGroups formed by enrolled pupils
- chapelSmall worship room
convocation · presidents · faculty · UNCF · career services · internships · recruitment · philanthropy
Post-1865 national reunification period
- land-grantGovernment-given territory
- segregationForced separation by group
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
Thurgood Marshall · Booker T. Washington · founding · mission · resilience · preservation · heritage · archives
Morehouse
Private HBCU in Atlanta
Hampton · Xavier · Bennett · STEM programs · research · scholarships · fellowships · accreditation · curricula · enrollment
homecoming
Returning to one's origin
- Greek lifeFraternity and sorority culture
- fraternitiesMale collegiate social organizations
- sororitiesWomen's collegiate social organizations
drumlines · marching bands · yard · probates · strolling · battle of the bands · coronation · classics · tailgating · legacy
leadership
Ability to direct others
- graduatesDegree recipients
- professionalsSkilled, paid practitioners
- doctorsLicensed medical practitioners
lawyers · engineers · educators · entrepreneurs · Rhodes Scholars · Fulbright · Nobel laureates · astronauts · politicians · artists
alumni networks
Organizations connecting former students
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- campus lifeStudent existence at university
- student organizationsGroups formed by enrolled pupils
chapel · convocation · presidents · faculty · UNCF · career services · internships · recruitment · philanthropy · advocacy
Reconstruction
Post-1865 national reunification period
- land-grantGovernment-given territory
- segregationForced separation by group
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
desegregation · Thurgood Marshall · Booker T. Washington · founding · mission · resilience · preservation · heritage · archives · centennial
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- Black AmericaNAACP, civil rights activism, Jim Crow, racial justice, gospel music
- Black CultureNAACP, civil rights movement, Harlem Renaissance, soul music, jazz
- Alabama HistoryMontgomery, Birmingham, Selma, Montgomery bus boycott, Martin Luther King Jr.
- Black IntellectualismW.E.B. Du Bois, Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin, double consciousness, Booker T. Washington
- HBCUsHoward University, Morehouse College, Tuskegee University, Howard, Tuskegee