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Leadership & Policy

Biden Administration Announces Gainful Employment Rules

President Biden promises to protect approximately 700,000 students a year from unaffordable debt and poor earnings outcomes at career programs.

Students

HBCU Week Foundation Receives $300,000 Scholarship Fund from Barclays US Consumer Bank

The HBCU Week Foundation has received a $300,000 scholarship fund from Barclays US Consumer Bank to support students attending five select HBCUs.

HBCUs

National HBCU Week Conference Begins

The 2023 National HBCU Week Conference in Arlington, Virginia, is expected to draw 3,300 attendees from HBCUs, federal agencies, private-sector companies and philanthropic organizations.

African-American

Biden and Harris Thank Efforts of Congressional Black Caucus

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris honored the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation for their efforts in upholding democracy and guiding progress for Black Americans.

International

Panelists Debate Solutions for Nigerian Education

Experts agreed that academia, government, and industry will have to collaborate.

Leadership & Policy

Biden Administration Forgives $37B of Debt for University of Phoenix Students

The Biden administration has announced that students who took out loans to attend the for-profit University of Phoenix under the belief that the school offered them unique job opportunities at top organizations will have their debt forgiven.

Leadership & Policy

Wisconsin Republican Speaker Threatens to Block University of Wisconsin Pay Raises, Asks for $32 Million Cut to DEI

Pay raises for University of Wisconsin employees are under threat of being blocked by Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who is asking the school to cut DEI programs and staff by $32 million.

Leadership & Policy

Biden Administration Offers Support to Underfunded Land-Grant HBCUs

The secretaries of education and agriculture are urging 16 state governors to make up for decades of underfunding of their land-grant HBCUs.

Leadership & Policy

DACA Ruled Unlawful, Once Again

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was ruled unlawful by a federal judge in Texas.

Leadership & Policy

Vice President Kamala Harris Kicks Off Multi-State Campus Tour to Appeal to Young Voters

U.S. Vice President Harris has kicked off her seven-state tour to court young voters on college campuses.

Leadership & Policy

Diverse Ushers in New Leadership

Diverse, has announced a major change in leadership, a few months before the trade publication is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

MSIs

Biden Declares HSI Week

The White House has issued a proclamation designating this week, Sept. 11-17, National Hispanic-Serving Institution Week.

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