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HBCUs To Get Funding Hike in Federal Budget

Historically Black colleges and universities will receive a 14 percent increase in federal funding in the U.S. Senate’s omnibus bill following strong advocacy by senators Kamala Harris and Doug Jones.

Program Preps Latinx Students for Professoriate in Humanities

The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions recently held its inaugural Cross-Institutional Conference for the HSI Pathways to the Professoriate Program, a $5.1-million grant initiative sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that aims to diversify the professoriate by supporting 90 students at three Hispanic Serving Institutions as they prepare to apply and matriculate into doctoral programs in the humanities.

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Waiting List: California Leads In Educating the Incarcerated

California leads the nation in offering college opportunities to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students, according to a recent joint study by the Stanford Criminal Justice Center and The Opportunity Institute.

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HBCU, Tech, Political Leaders At ‘Day of Action’

WASHINGTON — The Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics Caucus hosted technology companies and HBCU presidents and leaders on Capitol Hill for the first HBCU STEAM Day of Action.

Community College League Touts Connections and Partnerships

Community colleges, along with other education-supporting organizations,are support student success with tools that encourage students to get involved in groups in school and in surrounding communities., say conference attendees.

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Conference Identifies Innovative Practices for Community Colleges

Education practitioners gathered at the 2018 League for Innovation in the Community College Conference on Monday to discuss and promote innovation in teaching and learning across the community college landscape.

Regional HBCUs Move to Recruit Students at Closing Concordia

When word spread that Concordia College – a small historically Black college in Selma, Alabama – was closing its doors, nearby institutions sprang into action to recruit their students. Talladega College and Oakwood and Alabama State universities are offering students options to transfer.

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San Diego Community College District Models Support for Men of Color

San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) has strategically increased its support of Hispanic and Black men in the last few years, making the district a leader in improving outcomes for the historically underserved groups.

What About Cheyney University? We Rose First!

Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world, Nelson Mandela said in his 2003 speech, “Lighting Your Way to a Better Future.” Enslaved people who sought freedom through education and abolitionists who used education as a catalyst to end slavery understood this idea. So did Quaker philanthropist Richard Humphreys, who […]

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Students Could Save Thousands Under New Senate Bill

More than a dozen co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate have reintroduced legislation that would make the cost of community and technical colleges more affordable to students. More than a dozen co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate have reintroduced legislation that would make the cost of community and technical colleges more affordable to students.

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Foundation Report Advises on College ‘Promise’ Programs

A report issued this week by a nonpartisan think tank suggests that states considering “free college” policies should avoid unfair cost-containment strategies, communicate with students and families and make bolder investments in higher education.

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HBCUs’ Relevance in Diversifying the STEM Workforce

Global scientific competitiveness of the United States depends on the nation’s ability to sustain and grow the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. An important approach to this goal is ensuring that groups historically underrepresented (HU) in STEM fields play larger roles.

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