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Leadership & Policy

Living the Legacy

Tuskegee University President Brian Johnson intent on expanding the house that Booker T. built.

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White House Honors 11 Champions of Change from HBCUs

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the selection of the honorees underscores the current administration’s emphasis on the STEM fields.

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Philadelphia Futures Paying Off With College Access Race a Factor in South Carolina State University ‘Mess’ Paul Quinn College to Undergo Massive Makeover USC Researchers to Issue Hollywood Diversity Report Card

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‘Forgotten’ Latino Scholar Finally Gets Hometown Recognition

Years after leaving New Mexico in disgrace, a noted Mexican American scholar and civil rights advocate whose name graces educational institutions in Texas and California but until recently was virtually unknown in his hometown of Albuquerque finally will be honored in his birth city.

Police Officer Who Arrested Arizona State Professor Resigns

An Arizona State University police officer accused of wrongful arrest and excessive force by a professor has resigned.

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Activists at Rally Vow S.C. State Won’t Close

Black lawmakers promised more than 1,000 supporters of South Carolina State University at a rally Monday at the Statehouse in Columbia that a legislative proposal to close the HBCU will not be enacted.

Yale Fraternity Banned for Sex Misconduct Policy Violation

A fraternity has been banned from Yale University’s campus for two years over an initiation ceremony that violated the school’s sexual misconduct policy, the Ivy League university announced Friday.

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Happy President’s Day for HBCUs? Not Likely

You would think with the first Black president in our country’s history, there would be more of a lovey-dovey relationship with HBCUs. Apparently not. “President Obama was critical of Historically Black Colleges and Universities during a meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus this week according to several in attendance. The February 10 meeting was […]

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HBCU Leaders Divided on Free Community College Plan More Than $2 Billion in Federal Grant Money Unclaimed High School Graduation Rates Between Black and White Males Widen President Elzey: S.C. State Not Closing, I’m Not Quitting

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S.C. State Board Stands by President Despite Call for Ouster

The trustees of financially troubled South Carolina State University stood behind embattled President Thomas Elzey on Thursday, even as legislators proposed ousting the entire board along with Elzey.

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Saving South Carolina State

The proposed plan would close the university for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years. Many say they don’t believe it would reopen in the fall of 2017.

University of Texas Investigates Fraternity Party

A University of Texas fraternity is under investigation after complaints were filed about how Hispanics were portrayed during a weekend party.

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