Press - Student Freedom Initiative

LIVE NATION URBAN AND STUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVEPRESENT LINEUP FOR INAUGURAL ‘HBCU AWAREFEST’

November 18, 2025

(Atlanta, GA) — November 17, 2025 — Today, Live Nation Urban (LNU) and Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) announce the lineup…

Student Freedom Initiative Enlists Live Nation Urban to Accelerate its Mission to Dismantle the Student Loan Debt Crisis for Students Attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities

August 5, 2025

The City of Atlanta will serve as the host of this groundbreaking partnership that aims to raise $100 million to…

The HBCU Solution We Seek Is in the Mirror

July 25, 2025

Keith B. Shoates of Student Freedom Initiative says collective investment can reshape the HBCU ecosystem for generations to come. Higher…

Student Freedom Initiative Announces the Winners of its 2nd FREEDOM Video Competition

March 14, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC [March 11, 2025] – Today, Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) announced the winners of its second FREEDOM video competition.…

Student Freedom Initiative Partners With White Earth Tribal and Community College & Leech Lake Tribal College

March 11, 2025

The addition of two Tribal Colleges to SFI’s network represents the nonprofit’s continued dedication to serving underrepresented communities WASHINGTON, DC…