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A Message from the Founder, President & CEO on the 10th Anniversary of the Annual HBCU Football and Recruitment Tour presented by the HBCU Campaign Fund

Ten years ago, we launched the Annual HBCU Football and Recruitment Tour presented by the HBCU Campaign Fund with a simple but powerful vision: to use the excitement and tradition of HBCU football to connect students and families to life-changing educational opportunities and highlight the HBCU experience. What began as a bold idea has evolved…

HCF Names Dr. Valerie Kinloch to The Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders of 2027 and Tenth Class Honors

MEDIA CONTACT:Division of Strategic Communications and Media Relations, HCFEmail: communications@hbcucampaignfund.org The HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) announces the selection of Dr. Valerie Kinloch, President of Johnson C. Smith University, as a recipient of the Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders of 2027 and Tenth Class Honors, a prestigious recognition celebrating transformative leadership, innovation, and impact across Historically…

HCF Applauds Passage of FY27 Illinois State Budget Supporting Higher Education

The HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) applauds the Illinois General Assembly and Governor J.B. Pritzker for the passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 Illinois State Budget, which continues the state’s commitment to investing in higher education, college affordability, and student success across the Illinois. Notably, it continues to provide substantial support to Illinois’ only four-year predominantly…

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SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDER FRED JONES JR. TO BE HONORED AS ONE OF THE TEN MOST DOMINANT HBCU LEADERS OF 2024, WREG SHARED THE NEWS!


The HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) is a non-profit educational advocacy organization that remains as a strong advocate for students and higher education, and supports the significance while raising funds for scholarships, programs, and private and public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority-Serving
nstitutions (MSIs).

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“Knowledge is the prime need of the hour. More and more, Negreos are taking full advantage of hard-won opportunities for learning, and the educational level of the Negro population is at its highest point in history.”

— Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune

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