Jayda Simone | Contemporary Black Romance

About this location

Founded in 1919 as an agricultural and mechanical college for Black students in the region. Now a fully developed HBCU with strong programs in business, engineering technology, communications, and education. Campus sits in a distinct zone between Petrovale District and Duston Flats. Named for the Bolden family, whose long history of civic investment in the city made the university's founding possible.

Founded in 1919 as an agricultural and mechanical college for Black students in the region. Now a fully developed HBCU with strong programs in business, engineering technology, communications, and education. Campus sits in a distinct zone between Petrovale District and Duston Flats. Named for the Bolden family, whose long history of civic investment in the city made the university's founding possible.Bolden University's homecoming is the city's single largest annual gathering — bigger than any professional sporting event. The Greek life presence is strong, with step shows on the quad, Divine Nine chapter houses along the main campus corridor, and an alumni network that controls significant business and political relationships in the city independently of the HPU booster structure.Greek Life:* Bolden University is home to the founding chapter of Delta Xi Rho (The Circle), founded on campus given its commuter-heavy, working-student population — exactly the environment that shaped the sorority's founding identity.