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UNCF On The Vineyard

On Thursday, August 14, UNCF held its 2nd Annual HarborView Chat at Atria in Edgartown. This year’s distinguished panel was moderated by Kim Godwin, Career Journalist and Former President of ABC News and featured Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President & CEO of Benedict College, Depelsha McGruder, Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer of The Ford Foundation and Dr. Michael L. Lomax, President & CEO of UNCF. Dr. George French, President of Clark Atlanta University, provided special remarks.

The topic for the 2nd Annual UNCF HarborView Chat was The Wealth-Building Power of HBCUs. The panelists explored the pivotal role of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as engines of socioeconomic mobility and institutional wealth building. Beyond providing a transformative education, HBCUs are powerful catalysts for intergenerational advancement and regional economic vitality.

As our 37 UNCF Member Institutions prepare to welcome students for the 2025 - 2026 academic year, we look to our loyal friends, donors and advocates to help us ensure these intitituions have the tools and resources necesssary to continue providing their students with 21st century academic programs.

Give to UNCF today, https://www.uncf.org/bostongive

Your gift will help ensure anchor communities, foster innovation and enable long-term equity by building and sustaining wealth through strategic investments in institutional capacity, talented faculty and student opportunity.

🚨🚨🚨SCHOLARSHIP ALERT 🚨🚨🚨

Do you know a recent high school senior headed to college in the Fall? Are they attending a HBCU? If so, there's still time to find help to alleviate the cost for college freshmen in the Fall.

FedEX, in partnership with UNCF, is providing graduating high school seniors and first-year undergraduate students with an opportunity to apply for a $4,000 scholarship. Eligible students must posses a 3.0 GPA or higher, have a demonstrated unmet financial need and attending any 4-year HBCU during the 2025 - 2025 academic school year.

Do not let this opportunity pass you by! APPLY TODAY https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2iVJ00000aJtKFYA0