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Virginia Union, Steinbridge Group Announce Largest Investment in University’s History

RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Virginia Union University announced today that impact investing firm Steinbridge Group will invest approximately $40 million to enable Virginia Union to unlockContinue reading “Virginia Union, Steinbridge Group Announce Largest Investment in University’s History”

Robert F. Smith’s Student Freedom Initiative Announces Collaboration with the Steinbridge Group on its $100 Million Capital Commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Serving Institutions

SFI will help Steinbridge Group to select the HBCUs and MSI institutions for its $100 million capital commitment announced in November 2023 PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today,Continue reading “Robert F. Smith’s Student Freedom Initiative Announces Collaboration with the Steinbridge Group on its $100 Million Capital Commitment to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Serving Institutions”

Student Freedom Initiative, Clear Channel Outdoor Connect MSI Students with Career Development Opportunities and Resources to Fund Their Education

New partnership will cultivate diverse talent, focused on marketing and advertising, and promote outreach to students attending Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Student FreedomContinue reading “Student Freedom Initiative, Clear Channel Outdoor Connect MSI Students with Career Development Opportunities and Resources to Fund Their Education”

Stats Perform Partners with the Student Freedom Initiative and Morehouse College to Train the Next Generation of Artificial Intelligence Professionals from HBCUs

Creating diverse talent, focused on Artificial Intelligence, at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC) WASHINGTON, DC –Continue reading “Stats Perform Partners with the Student Freedom Initiative and Morehouse College to Train the Next Generation of Artificial Intelligence Professionals from HBCUs”

Student Freedom Initiative Expands to Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) and Aims to Support Underserved Native American Students

WASHINGTON, DC [Aug. 7, 2023] – Today, Student Freedom Initiative is pleased to announce the historic memorandum of understanding with Lac Courte Oreilles OjibweContinue reading “Student Freedom Initiative Expands to Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) and Aims to Support Underserved Native American Students”

Statement From Mark A. Brown, Executive Director, Student Freedom Initiative, Regarding the Supreme Court’s Ruling Striking Down President Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan

After almost four years of forbearance on student loan payments and numerous discussions of loan forgiveness, Americans still owe over $1.6 trillion in federalContinue reading “Statement From Mark A. Brown, Executive Director, Student Freedom Initiative, Regarding the Supreme Court’s Ruling Striking Down President Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan”

Statement From Mark A. Brown, Executive Director, Student Freedom Initiative, Regarding the Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Affirmative Action

Today’s decision by the Supreme Court to ban the use of affirmative action is a devastating blow to the hard-fought progress made over theContinue reading “Statement From Mark A. Brown, Executive Director, Student Freedom Initiative, Regarding the Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Affirmative Action”

The Student Investment Program Announces Successful Registration of its First Cohort of Students

Today, Student Freedom Initiative (SFI), Stackwell, and Prudential Financial announced that the Student Investment Program (SIP), a multi-year strategic partnership granting $500,000 in funding to students attending Historically Black CollegesContinue reading “The Student Investment Program Announces Successful Registration of its First Cohort of Students”