David PluvioseAfrican-AmericanHoward University, Google Partner to Enhance A.I. Recognition of African American EnglishHoward University and Google Research announced the release of data which can be used by artificial intelligence developers to improve the experience of Black people using automatic speech recognition technology.June 25, 2025StudentsCaroline Dias Goncalves Released from ICE DetentionTheDream.US scholar Caroline Dias Goncalves has been released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement private detention center in Aurora, CO, where she had been held for more than two weeks.June 24, 2025StudentsThurgood Marshall College Fund and Savings Collaborative launch Financial Resilience Program at HBCUsJune 23, 2025Leadership & PolicyFlorida Board of Governors Confirms Marva Johnson as FAMU PresidentThe Florida Board of Governors voted unanimously on June 18 to confirm Marva Johnson as president of FAMU despite opposition from some FAMU stakeholders.June 20, 2025StudentsJudge Orders Release of Former Columbia University Student Mahmoud KhalilMahmoud Khalil has been released from the immigration detention center where he has been held since early March.June 20, 2025Leadership & PolicyDr. Karen A. Stout to Step Down as Achieving the Dream President and CEOAchieving the Dream announced that Dr. Karen A. Stout, its president and CEO, will be stepping down effective June 30, 2026. Stout has led Achieving the Dream since 2015.June 18, 2025InternationalFormer Columbia University Student Mahmoud Khalil Remains Jailed Following Judge’s RulingA federal judge on Friday declined to order the release of former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration detention center.June 13, 2025Leadership & PolicyState Department Halts Foreign Student Visa InterviewsThe U.S. State Department has stopped scheduling visa interviews for foreign students wishing to study in the U.S. while it seeks to expand social media screening of applicants.May 27, 2025Leadership & PolicyAppeals Court Lifts Block on Implementation of Trump’s Executive Orders Targeting DEIThe 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a block on executive orders issued by President Donald Trump seeking to end government support for DEI programs.March 17, 2025StudentsHarvard University Expands Free Tuition PolicyHarvard University announced on Monday that Harvard will now be free for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less and tuition-free for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less.March 17, 2025Previous PagePage 2 of 19Next Page
