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Will Free Community College Hurt HBCU Enrollment?

Some conservatives have been quick to point to the price tag of Biden’s American Families Plan, arguing that making the first two years of higher education free ultimately limits student choice and could be potentially damaging for HBCU enrollment.

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Students, Nonprofits Work to End Period Poverty on Campuses Nationwide

In March, a group gathered in the middle of Lincoln University’s student union area for a celebration, complete with balloons, music, photo opportunities and appearances made by the university’s king and queen. The occasion? A “period pop-up shop,” in which tampons, pads and other sanitary products were handed out as casually as party favors.

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Pace University Receives Nearly $2 Million Grant to Encourage Minorities to Pursue Careers in Nursing

Pace University’s College of Health Professions has received nearly $2 million to increase opportunities and retention for minorities in nursing, according to Pace officials. The Nursing Workforce Diversity four-year grant – funded through the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – is meant to increase educational opportunities and retention for first-gen college students from underrepresented ethnic and […]

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Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster Leads the Way in Community Connection

Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster Foster is a public health physician and professor of community medicine and population health at UA’s College of Community Health. She’s also an expert on HIV/AIDs in rural areas, and calls herself an “activist researcher, trying to research in ways that affect policies and attitudes.”

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Mishaela Durán Appointed President/CEO of The Forum for Youth Investment

Mishaela Durán has been appointed president and CEO of The Forum for Youth Investment, effective Sept. 7. Durán is a senior executive on the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Families’ leadership team. Durán previously served as chief of staff at the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. “I […]

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Institute of International Education Selects 40 Institutions to Receive Study Abroad Grant

The Institute of International Education (IIE) named Harris-Stowe State University, a historically Black university in Saint Louis, Missouri, as one of 40 recipients for a grant focused on increasing access to study abroad opportunities. As part of the IIE American Passport Project grant, 25 first-year students are selected from each institution to receive U.S. passports […]

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Emory University Plans to Address Racially Fraught Past With Name Changes, Memorials and Land Acknowledgements

Emory University announced this week that it will be making several plans to reconcile with its racially fraught past, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. One of these plans include the renaming of several buildings. Emory will rename Language Hall on its Oxford College in honor of the late Horace J. Johnson Jr., who became the first […]

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Bethune-Cookman University Receives Funding to End Dorm Construction Project

Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education for $108 million to end a controversial deal for a new dorm, Click Orlando reported. The current B-CU leadership announced the agreement to secure funding as part of the HBCU Capital Financing Program and Rice Capitol, effectively resulting in the end of […]

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GWU to Remove Name of Former Pro-Segregation President from Student Center

The George Washington University (GWU) will rename the Cloyd Heck Marvin Center – the school’s student center – following recommendations of a committee of students, faculty, staff and alumni, according to GWU officials. GWU’s Board of Trustees’ voted to rename the student center the University Student Center. GWU will begin the process of changing signage […]

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Where Black History and Asian American History Meet: June 19th

“Critical Race Theory”? That’s a term I’ll leave for the protestors at local school boards to shout about. Serious scholars have more important work. Me, I’m just a journalist engaged in what I’ve dubbed as “comparative race experience.” That’s when the damage is done and we all compare notes and find that people of color […]

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Howard University Names Dr. Cynthia Evers Vice President of Student Affairs

Dr. Cynthia Evers has been appointed vice president of student affairs at Howard University. Evers, who previously served as the interim vice president, has “demonstrated unwavering commitment to student development, diversity and assessment,” said Howard University President Dr. Wayne. A. I. Frederick. Evers brings over two decades worth of experience to the role, having worked […]

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Quantifying Equity and Improving Campus Self-Advocacy Took Center Stage at American University Summit

How to quantify equity and better advocate for oneself, were but two of the topics discussed during the second day of American University’s (AU) annual School of Education Summer Institute on Education Equity and Justice (SIEEJ).

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