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Guillermo: Close Tax Loopholes to Finance Free College Tuition Plan

The revelation of Donald Trump’s loss of nearly a billion dollars in 1995, according to his tax records obtained by the New York Times, may bolster the visibility of the free-college tuition issue on the campaign trail. Trump’s declared losses of $916 million on his 1995 return would have allowed him not to pay any […]

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Colleges may get Help Fighting ‘Revenge Porn’

A proposed law that would punish people who publish “revenge porn” online will likely be put forth in the next Congress, but how effective ― if passed ― will the measure be in combating the practice on college campuses?

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Racial Incidents Hit Close to Home: On My Campus

Last week, a young White college student dressed as a gorilla taunted a group of Black Lives Matter protesters at East Tennessee State University.

CIAA Keeps Basketball Tournaments in Charlotte

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, overwhelmingly comprised of historically Black colleges and universities, announced Friday that it will not move its basketball championship tournaments from Charlotte, North Carolina next February in the wake of a state law that restricts the rights of LGBT people. Stating that “relocation would not be in the best interest” of […]

2 North Carolina A&T Students Dead after Shooting

GREENSBORO, N.C. ― Two students at North Carolina A&T State University are dead after being shot at a campus-area house party. Greensboro Police Department officers responded to a report of shots fired early Sunday and found two injured students at the scene. Both victims died Sunday morning. They were identified as Alisia Dieudonne, a sophomore […]

Students Protest Conditions at Lincoln University

Several dozen Lincoln University students staged a sit-in this week to protest deteriorating conditions at the historically Black institution located about 45 miles outside of Philadelphia.

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Leadership & Policy

Former Tuskegee University President Benjamin Payton Dies

Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, who served as Tuskegee University’s president for nearly 30 years, died Wednesday at Fort Myers, Fla., at age 83.

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Institutions Need to Better Serve American Indian/Alaskan Native Students

Institutions must make systemic changes to improve outreach efforts, accessibility, retention programs, and better serve American Indian/Alaskan Native students to eliminate educational achievement gaps.

Colleges Lavishing More Financial Aid on Wealthy Students

STORRS, Conn. ― Spencer Mulligan knew his family could pay for his college education, even without loans or grants. So when the University of Connecticut offered a merit award of $20,000 over four years, he saw it as a bonus. As a discount on in-state tuition, it brought the cost well below half of what […]

Algebra Project to Pave Way for Minority Students to Pursue STEM

The Algebra Project, a unique approach to teaching mathematics that was developed by civil rights activist Bob Moses, will make its entry into new school districts across the country

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Scholars Unsure Potential Young Latino Voters Engaged

Even though young Latino voters have much at stake in the 2016 presidential election — from immigration reform to free college — it remains unclear as to whether they will turn out to the polls in large numbers this November.

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‘Diddy’ Donates $1 Million to Howard University

WASHINGTON ― Sean “Diddy” Combs is donating $1 million to Howard University, where he once was a student. The rapper and music mogul made the announcement alongside Howard President Wayne Frederick at his Bad Boy Records reunion tour show last Thursday night in Washington, D.C., where the historically Black college is located. Howard says the […]

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