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More Black universities are getting help with their outdated IT

The Student Freedom Initiative has signed agreements with 25 HBCUs that want help updating their technology and cybersecurity postures.

Nov 3, 2021 By Emily Bamforth

Bowie State University grads — Graduates of Bowie State University arrive for the school’s graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech for the 600 graduates of Maryland’s oldest historically Black university and one of the ten oldest in the country. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Cisco gifts $150 million to boost HBCU cybersecurity compliance

Cisco donated $150 million to the Student Freedom Initiative to help institutions meet federal cybersecurity standards and retain their Title IV status.

May 24, 2021 By Emily Bamforth