The Department of State has recognized 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 these partnerships, encourages administrators, faculty, and students at HBCUs to engage with Fulbright on campus, and highlights HBCUs as destinations for international students and scholars.
The 19 HBCU Institutional Leaders are: Alcorn State University in Mississippi; Bennett College in North Carolina; Fayetteville State University in North Carolina; Florida A&M University in Florida; Howard University in Washington, D.C.; Huston-Tillotson University in Texas; Jackson State University in Mississippi; Jarvis Christian University in Texas; LeMoyne-Owen College in Tennessee; Lincoln University in Pennsylvania; Mississippi Valley State University in Mississippi; Morgan State University in Maryland; North Carolina A&T State University in North Carolina; North Carolina Central University in North Carolina; Prairie View A&M University in Texas; Spelman College in Georgia; Tennessee State University in Tennessee; Virginia State University in Virginia; and Xavier University of Louisiana.
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.
More information about the Fulbright Program can be found at https://fulbrightprogram.org. Interested media may contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at eca-press@state.gov.
