News Releases and Blog The Latest Filter by: Topic Alumni Board of Directors Career Ideas Career Pathways Initiatives Disney Scholars Donors Dr. Lomax Employees Empower Me Tour Events Federal Advocacy Fidelity Scholars Frederick Douglass Scholars Funding Your Degree Fundraising Events Gates Scholars HBCU Innovation Summit HBCUs Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Internships K-12 Education Koch Scholars Legal Local Offices Member HBCUs National Interfaith and Education Campaign Panda Cares Scholars Research Scholarships Social Justice STEM Scholars Student Events Students Target Scholars Uncategorized UNCF Outreach Walton Scholars Wings Scholars Type Feature Article Jobs News Op-Ed Press Release Author Aaron Dodson Augustinas Navickas Brian Bridges, Ph.D. Courtney Jones Daniel McCoy Derrell Bradford and Brennan Brown Dr. Michael L. Lomax Dr. Michael L. Lomax, President and CEO of UNCF Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis Dr. William Hobbs Erica Green Kelli Bacote Ross Khalilah Long, Marketing Manager, UNCF Lodriguez V. Murray Marlena Chertock Meredith Anderson, Ph.D. and Kenneth Alonzo Anderson Meredith B.L. Anderson, Ph.D. Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D. and Michael Hansen Naomi Shelton Rosa Otieno Sekou Biddle Terri Robertson Zakyia Goins-McCants and Meredith B.L. Anderson, Ph.D. Date 10/2024 09/2024 08/2024 07/2024 05/2024 04/2024 03/2024 02/2024 01/2024 12/2023 10/2023 09/2023 08/2023 07/2023 06/2023 05/2023 04/2023 03/2023 02/2023 01/2023 12/2022 11/2022 10/2022 09/2022 08/2022 07/2022 06/2022 05/2022 04/2022 03/2022 02/2022 01/2022 12/2021 11/2021 10/2021 09/2021 08/2021 07/2021 06/2021 05/2021 04/2021 03/2021 02/2021 01/2021 12/2020 11/2020 10/2020 09/2020 07/2020 06/2020 News President and CEO of UNCF Joins Handshake Board of Directors to Help Close Gap Between Education and Employment December 15, 2021 Board of Directors UNCF Mourns Passing of Gen. Colin Powell, Former Board Member and Supporter October 18, 2021 News National Merit Scholarship Corporation Renews Commitment to HBCUs with Donation to UNCF June 7, 2021 News UNCF: The Fight Must Continue April 23, 2021 Dr. Lomax Lomax, Other Leaders and Experts to Discuss The Atlantic’s Progress Report: The State of the Black Community The virtual event takes place April 15, 2021 April 14, 2021 Dr. Lomax America’s Path Forward to Building Equity in Higher Education April 9, 2021 News Statement from UNCF President: UNCF Stands in Solidarity with Asian American Community March 23, 2021 News UNCF Mourns the Passing of Vernon Jordan, Former Executive Director March 2, 2021 News UNCF Achieves “Transformational Outcomes” for HBCUs, Inspired by Black Voices Cut Short December 20, 2020 Dr. Lomax UNCF and Netflix CEOs Discuss Urgency of Supporting HBCUs KIPP Foundation podcast addresses why support is crucial to the fight for equity and justice. December 9, 2020 News Enterprise Giving $120M to Organizations, including UNCF, to Improve Racial Equity November 23, 2020 News UNCF Research VP Dr. Brian Bridges Appointed NJ Secretary of Higher Education October 30, 2020 ‹12345›»