Six HBCUs Awarded Grants From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, has announced the awarding of grants totaling more than $50 million to 47 small colleges and universities to assist these schools in their efforts to create more engaging science classes. The grants are for four years and in most cases range from $800,000 to $1.5 million.

Sean B. Carroll, vice president of science education at the HHMI, stated, we are “investing in these schools because they have shown they are superb incubators of new ideas and models that might be replicated by other institutions to improve how science is taught in college.”

Among the 47 small college and universities that will be receiving grants are six historically Black colleges and universities. The HBCUs and the grant totals are listed below.

Xavier University of Louisiana ($1,000,000)

North Carolina Central University ($1,400,000)

Tougaloo College ($1,300,000)

Tuskegee University ($1,000,000)

Morehouse College ($800,000)

Spelman College ($1,000,000)

Related Articles

1 COMMENT

  1. Congratulations!

    Thanks for sharing this great news.

    It would be useful if these institutions would collaborate on discovering, creating, and deploying
    strategies for creating more engaging science classes.

    Sharing these innovative ideas would be an uplift for all HBCU’s in their joint efforts to prepare our students with a solid foundation for a career in the field of science.

    Just think how more could be achieved through such collaborative efforts!

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

California State University Sacramento Launches Black Honors College

Officially launching for the fall 2024 semester, the Black Honors College will support students from all backgrounds who study Black history, life, and culture by providing them with a specialized curriculum and mentoring opportunities.

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

In Memoriam: Norman B. Anderson, 1955-2024

Dr. Anderson was the assistant vice president for research and academic affairs at Florida State University at the time of his death. He had an extensive career in clinical psychology, which led him to become the first African American chief executive officer of the American Psychological Association.

Georgia State University Launches Program to Support Black Women in Tech

While Black women account for roughly 29 percent of the Georgia State University undergradaute student body, they represent only 10 percent of the university's computer science majors and 18 percent of the computer information systems majors.

Featured Jobs