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Rhode Island’s Free College Tuition Proposal Off to Rocky Start

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s signature initiative this year – a proposal for two years of free tuition at the state’s public colleges — is off to a rocky start. House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, a fellow Democrat, took to Twitter last month to call it “unsustainable and fiscally irresponsible.” Other lawmakers have […]

Arkansas College Grant Provides 2 years of Tuition and Fees

JONESBORO, Ark. — Kyler Daniels has not yet graduated from Walnut Ridge High School, but the 19-year-old is already working as a certified nursing assistant. He has also earned needed certifications to work in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). For the past two years, Daniels has taken advantage of electives offered at his school’s […]

Struggling Cheyney University Gets $8M Infusion

In a major move to help reverse the demise of historic Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education has extended the institution an $8 million line of credit.

Dr. Frank Pogue

Morehouse: Despite Reports, John Wilson to Complete Term as President

Morehouse College refutes reports on Monday that stated its president, Dr. John Silvanus Wilson, had been abruptly ousted from his position.

Dr. John S. Wilson

A2MEND Growing into its Empowerment Role

The African American Male Education Network and Development organization (A2MEND) conference marked its 10th anniversary last week by attracting more than 1,000 attendees and more than doubling the total amount of scholarship money awarded last year.

Dr. Dyrell Foster

Maricopa Community Colleges Giving ‘Step’ Compensation System the Boot

Maricopa Community Colleges seeks to usher in a new system that will change the way the school system compensates, recognizes and rewards its employees.

LaCoya Shelton-Johnson is vice chancellor for human resources at Maricopa Community Colleges. (Photo courtesy of LaCoya Shelton-Johnson)

Leadership & Policy

Omarosa Has Helped HBCUs

I challenge the assertion that Omarosa Manigault is unqualified to champion HBCU interests and concerns in the Trump White House.

Leadership & Policy

Jenkins: HBCU Presidents Couldn’t Afford to Miss White House Meeting

While it is always an honor to meet the leader of the free world, I must admit I had reservations. My reservations drove me to make a list of pros and cons and in the end my decision to attend was based on several factors.

Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins

Presidents Hope Funding Follows White House Taking Lead on HBCUs

The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities will move from the U.S. Department of Education to the White House, per an executive order on HBCUs signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon.

Dillard President: What President Trump Needs to Hear

We’ve seen federal and state divestment in education, making the idea of education as the path to the American Dream more of a hallucination for the poor and disenfranchised.

Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough

Tennessee Finds Remedial Education Reform Success

A new report from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University sheds light on why developmental education may not be working at the community college level and offers some solutions.

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HBCUs, Advocates Looking for Help from Trump on Funding

WASHINGTON — The nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are pushing for President Donald Trump to set aside more federal contracts and grants for their schools, and take a greater hand in their welfare by moving responsibility for a key program for those colleges to the White House. The presidents of the nation’s 100-plus […]

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