WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 10, 2024 — The Department of State recognizes 19 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as “Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders” for their notable engagement with the Fulbright Program during the 2023-2024 academic year. The Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders initiative celebrates the partnerships, encourages administrators, faculty, and students at HBCUs to engage with Fulbright on campus, and highlights HBCUs as a destination for international students and scholars.
Announcing this today in a press release, the Office of the Spokesperson at the U.S. Department of State said, “The 19 HBCU Institutional Leaders are: Alcorn State University, MS; Bennett College, NC; Fayetteville State University, NC; Florida A&M University, FL; Howard University, Washington, D.C.; Huston-Tillotson University, TX; Jackson State University, MS; Jarvis Christian University, Texas; LeMoyne-Owen College, TN; Lincoln University, PA; Mississippi Valley State University, MS; Morgan State University, MD; North Carolina A&T State University, NC; North Carolina Central University, NC; Prairie View A&M University, TX; Spelman College, GA; Tennessee State University, TN; Virginia State University, VA; and Xavier University of Louisiana, LA.”
As the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, the Fulbright Program implements a wide range of initiatives to ensure that its participants reflect all aspects of the diversity of U.S. society and societies abroad. In addition to its partnerships with HBCUs, the Fulbright Program also cultivates relationships with other stakeholders, including Diversity Abroad, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange, UNCF, and the White House Initiative on HBCUs, among others.
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