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Southern Company Foundation Awards $3M for HBCU Endowed Professorships
December 04, 2025
Atlanta, GA, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Sustainable Communities Initiative (HBCU SCI) has announced results of the second cycle of the Southern Company Endowed Professorships in Sustainability, awarding $500,000 in matching grants to four historically Black colleges and universities: Hampton University, Morehouse College, Tennessee State University, and Virginia State University. The first cycle awardees were Clark Atlanta University and Stillman College, each receiving $500,000 for a grand total of $3 million awarded to the six HBCUs. Read more
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INROADS, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and UNCF to Impact the Future of Sustainability through HBCU Initiative
ATLANTA, GA, October 4, 2022 – The HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative (HBCU SCI) seeks to equip HBCU talent with support, resources, and knowledge to ensure underrepresented communities are socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable.