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Senate Passes Bill Bolstering HBCU Participation in Federal Programs
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that requiring agencies to submit plans on bolstering the capacity of historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to participate in federal programs and initiatives, sending the proposal to the President’s desk. The president is expected to sign the bill. The bill, the HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a […]
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Former HBCU Athletes Sue NCAA for Disproportionate Discrimination
A group of former HBCU athletes is suing the NCAA, “claiming academic standards and subsequent penalties for not meeting them disproportionately discriminates against black athletes and universities,” HBCU Sports reported. The 58-page Thursday lawsuit demanded that the Academic Progress Rate (APR) – a metric to indicate student athletes’ and team’s academic success – be abolished, […]
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SACSCOC Lifts Benedict College’s Probation
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) announced Tuesday that Benedict College’s probation status has been lifted after being put on probation due to financial concerns. Benedict College is in compliance with all financial accrediting standards, according to college officials. President Roslyn Clark Artis said that the school has also increased […]
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University of Dallas Students Face Pushback for Trying to Start Racial Justice Club
The University of Dallas Student Government tabled a proposal for a racial justice student club twice after pushback from faculty and students, who argued the club was divisive.
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Black Economist, Dr. Walter E. Williams, Dead at 84
Dr. Walter E. Williams, a prominent economist and longtime professor at George Mason University, died last week. He was 84. Williams died on Wednesday, a day after teaching his last class at GMU, where he was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics since 1980. From 1995 to 2001, he also served as the […]
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Bennett College is a Step Closer to Gaining Full Accreditation by TRACS
Bennett College—the small, private Historically Black College for women headquartered in Greensboro, N.C.—has been granted candidate status by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and School (TRACS) an organization that accredits higher education institutions.
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MSNBC’s Joy Reid to Join Howard University Faculty in Spring
MSNBC’s Joy Reid is joining the Howard University faculty as a visiting professor in the Spring semester. Reid, who hosts “The Reid Out,” will teach a course titled, “Covering Race, Gender & Politics in the Digital Age,” and will hold the Hearst visiting professorship in the university’s Department of Media, Journalism and Film housed within […]
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Howard University Receives $1 Million Gift for Nonprofit Leadership Program
Howard University’s School of Social Work has received $1 million to create the Fred Taylor “Roll Away the Stone” Program, a new certificate program for human service leadership for nonprofit and public service professionals. The funding will also offer financial assistance to social work master’s students selected as “Fred Taylor Emerging Leaders.” The gift from […]
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Georgia’s Black Voters Can Make History Again
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made a brilliant choice in opening her remarks at the Democratic presidential ticket’s victory celebration with a quote from civil rights icon and former Georgia congressman John Lewis, who wrote before he died, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.”
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TMCF Partners With John Deere to Support Black Farmers
In partnership with the company John Deere, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is launching the Farm Fellowship internship program, an initiative to support Black farmers. The fellowship will welcome three law students who will work with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund to offer legal resources to Black farmers, with a focus on […]
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Cardinal Appointment Generates Excitement and Hope for Future of Catholic Church
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington D.C. made history Saturday—becoming the first African American cardinal.
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Georgia Power Gives Six Georgia HBCUs $1.625 Million for Tech and Development
Georgia Power is giving six of Georgia’s historically Black colleges and universities $1.625 million for technology, infrastructure and development in the 2020-2021 academic year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The six HBCUs are Albany State University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, Morehouse College, Savannah State University and Spelman College. The gift is part of […]
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