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Regional Events
Did you know?
There are three UNCF-member institutions in Florida—among the state’s oldest higher education institutions:
- Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, the oldest historically black college in Florida
- Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens
- Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach
Ft. Lauderdale-Supported HBCUs Punch Above their Weight
The UNCF research report HBCUs Punching Above Their Weight makes a strong case for a powerful proposition: Given their small average size and a history of being under-resourced, the enrollment, degree and economic impacts of HBCUs on African Americans in their respective states are significantly greater than one would expect. >> Read More at UNCF.org/PATW.
News
South Florida/Fort Lauderdale Leadership Council
- Thaddeus “Thad” Hamilton (Chair)
- Shirley D. Baker
- Mitchell Ceasar
- Dr. Hervé Damas
- Daphne A. Dilbert
- Sandy Dorsainvil
- Troy Drayton
- Ken Frazier
- George Gadson
- David Greenberg
- Marc T. Henderson
- Mireille Louis Charles
- Mignon Terése Marshall
- Gregory L. Murphy, Jr.
- Dr. Stacey J. Oddman
- Wendell H. Paris, Jr.
- Mike D. Payne
- Shelia Powell-Cohen
- T. Carlton Williams
- Dr. Rozalia Williams
- Cory Witherspoon
UNCF Fort Lauderdale Staff
