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HCF Names Dr. Valerie Kinloch to The Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders of 2027 and Tenth Class Honors

MEDIA CONTACT:Division of Strategic Communications and Media Relations, HCFEmail: communications@hbcucampaignfund.org The HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) announces the selection of Dr. Valerie Kinloch, President of Johnson C. Smith University, as a recipient of the Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders of 2027 and Tenth Class Honors, a prestigious recognition celebrating transformative leadership, innovation, and impact across Historically…

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HCF Applauds Passage of FY27 Illinois State Budget Supporting Higher Education

The HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) applauds the Illinois General Assembly and Governor J.B. Pritzker for the passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 Illinois State Budget, which continues the state’s commitment to investing in higher education, college affordability, and student success across the Illinois. Notably, it continues to provide substantial support to Illinois’ only four-year predominantly…

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Where HCF Stand Today and the Future We Are Building Together

By Demetrius Johnson, Jr.Founder, President & CEO, HCF When I founded the HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) thirteen years ago, the vision was simple but ambitious: to create an organization that would join forces as a champion for historically Black colleges and universities and later on Minority-Serving Institutions, and the students whose lives are transformed through…

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HBCU Campaign Fund

Why the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act Matters

For generations, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have stood as pillars of opportunity, resilience, leadership and transformation in America. These institutions were founded during a period when African Americans were denied access to higher education, yet they continue today to produce some of the nation’s most influential leaders, educator, judges, engineers, physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs,…

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SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDER FRED JONES JR. TO BE HONORED AS ONE OF THE TEN MOST DOMINANT HBCU LEADERS OF 2024, WREG SHARED THE NEWS!

The HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) is a non-profit educational advocacy organization that remains as a strong advocate for students and higher education, and supports the significance while raising funds for scholarships, programs, and private and public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority-Serving
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