2024 is A Different World from where they came from.

Dwayne Wayne, Whitley, Ron, Kim and many more of the Hillman College regulars are reuniting for the show’s 35th anniversary for a tour that will see them visiting ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), beginning February 29th.

The cast members set to take part in the tour are Kadeem Hardison, who played Dwayne Wayne; Darryl M. Bell, who played Ron Johnson; Charnele Brow, who played Kimberly Reese; Jasmine Guy, who played Whitley Gilbert-Wayne; Dawnn Lewis, who played Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor; Cree Summer, who played Winifred Brooks; Glynn Turman, who played Colonel Bradford Taylor and Sinbad, who played Walter Oakes. The cast will be joined by A Different World producers Susan Fales and Debbie Allen.

The ten city tour will feature panels and events, and will first land in Atlanta, Georgia at the prestigious Atlanta University Center, which is home to Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College.

The full tour slate will be announced soon, but other cities include Washington, DC (hosted by Howard University) and Montgomery, Alabama (hosted by Alabama State University and Tuskegee University), both in April.

A Different World was spun off from NBC’s The Cosby Show in 1987, when Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) went to Hillman College. Though Bonet dropped out after her first season, but the show went on for six seasons, through 1993. The cast also included Marisa Tomei and Jada Pinkett Smith over its run.

The show was shot on the campuses of HBCU schools Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University, and the tour will pay homage to the fictional Hillman. The tour, according to its official website, will “raise awareness and enrollment for HBCUs nationwide. By leveraging the star power and cultural impact of A Different World, we aim to inspire a new generation to choose HBCUs as their academic homes.”

A Different World was consistently ranked first or second among Black viewers during most of its run, and is often cited as the defining reason as to why many decided to attend a HBCU, so the tour hopes to go beyond nostalgia to attempt to rekindle that inspriation.

Monies raised during the tour will go to fund scholarships for future students at HBCUs. The website also says, “together with our presenting sponsor Cisco and premier finance partner Wells Fargo, we’re not just telling a story; we’re rewriting the narrative. Your participation in this tour helps raise scholarship funds, ensuring that more students can access the transformative experience of HBCUs.”