HBCUs

A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and universities has been put on hold.

A new documentary about North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is available for streaming. WFDD’s Amy Diaz spoke with the filmmakers, Ashley and Brandon Deese, about their work telling the story of the country’s largest Historically Black University.

Strewn across the coastal plains and backroads of North Carolina lie institutions that could be pivotal in the battleground state in Tuesday's elections — 10 historically Black colleges and universities steeped in a history of activism.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been awarded a $1.1 million federal grant to support its special education program. The school hopes to make an impact on the teacher shortage in the state.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has experienced back-to-back record-breaking student enrollment. The rising numbers reflect a growing trend among historically Black colleges and universities nationwide while elsewhere undergraduate enrollments have declined during the pandemic.

Representatives from the Legislative Black Caucus, Common Cause NC and other organizations held a news conference Wednesday calling attention to the need…