Autumn A. ArnettHomeWill the Election of Joe Biden Put Higher Education Back at Center Stage?The 2020 election season has brought higher education — and, in particular, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) — back to the forefront of the conversation. Recognizing how critically important these institutions and their students and alumni are to the Democratic base, President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $70 billion plan to support HBCUs. The plan focuses primarily on investing in infrastructure and research capacity for the institutions, but it also promises expansion to the federal Pell Grant program and broad student debt relief.December 15, 2020COVID-19Experts Say Higher Ed Leaders Should Avoid Playing a ‘Numbers Game’ With COVID-19The response to COVID-19 has been mixed this fall. Some campuses, like the Atlanta University Center institutions in Georgia and the entire California State University system, pulled back in-person instruction and moved totally online. Others moved forward with in-person instruction but found themselves having to scale back amenities and implement social distancing protocols on campus.November 30, 2020COVID-19Grinnell College Eliminates Student Loans in Response to COVID-19-Related Financial StrainsGrinnell College, a small liberal arts college nestled between Des Moines and Iowa City, Iowa, announced Wednesday that it has revolutionized its financial aid system to completely eliminate loans from students’ financial aid packages.November 18, 2020HBCUsFinal 2020 Presidential Election Results Still UnknownThe Presidential Election is too close to call, thanks largely to the unprecedented number of people who mailed in absentee ballots and conducted early voting out of heightened concern for their safety amid a global pandemic. At press time, Democrat Joe Biden was leading in the Electoral College vote count — with results in North Carolina and Pennsylvania among other states still up in the air.November 3, 2020African-AmericanLand-Grant HBCUs Celebrating the 130th Anniversary of the 1890 Morrill ActAPLU and its HBCU member institutions are preparing to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the passing of the second Morrill Act, which provided the land to establish institutions for African Americans during Reconstruction.August 27, 2020Latest NewsMilwaukee Serves as Backdrop to Examine Issues Plaguing Black MalesIf you look at the data surrounding the Brew City, it is hard to believe Milwaukee is making any progress to move the needle at all on racial equity. The city has the highest Black-White segregation and the highest rate of incarceration of Black males in the country. The state of Wisconsin, anchored by the city of Milwaukee, has the worst Black-White achievement gap in the country as evidenced by National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, a truth that has persisted for over 15 years.November 6, 2019African-AmericanBlack Women Academics Share Secrets to Success of Navigating the AcademyFor the second year in a row, the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education kicked off by giving space to Black women in the academy to convene to discuss the challenges unique to Black women in a space that is overwhelmingly White and male.November 5, 2019African-AmericanMiles College Strategically Strengthens Its Ties to BirminghamMiles College is positioning itself as not only a critical cornerstone of Birmingham, Alabama’s past, but also a key partner in its future.January 22, 2016African-AmericanHBCUs Hit Strategic Reset in Face of Funding MismatchDespite the doom-and-gloom narrative that is often projected on these institutions, three in particular are seizing an opportunity to look inward, producing new strategic plans that accentuate their strengths and build upon their weaknesses.January 19, 2016Leadership & PolicyH.E.L.F. Serves to Enhance HBCU LeadershipThe Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.) is helping to spearhead a movement that honors the HBCU tradition while challenging the universities to become even greater and more responsive to the needs of today’s students.January 11, 2016Previous PagePage 5 of 18Next Page
