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Four HBCUs Receive $5 Million, Three-Year Grants from Apple for Tech Education

Apple is giving $5 million, three-year grants to four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), USA Today reported. The four schools are Alabama A&M University, Howard University, Morgan State University, and Prairie View A&M University. The grants – part of Apple’s New Silicon Initiative preparing students for hardware tech and silicon chip design careers – will support […]

Alabama A&M University

$1.5M Grant To Train Next Generation of Equity in Education Researchers

A $1.5 million “Pathways to Training” grant from the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) is striving to mold students into education researchers who could improve the “schooling experiences and academic attainment” of Black and Latino students from pre-K all the way through university. “This program is designed to prepare the next generation of critical education […]

Discrimination Causes Disproportionate Harm on LGBTQ People of Color, Research Finds

Discrimination causes disproportionate harm on LGBTQ people of color, according to a research brief by the What We Know Project at Cornell University. “This research brief makes clear the tangible harms that discrimination inflicts on LGBTQ people of color, and the urgent need for public policy that reflects what the research tells us about how […]

Excelencia in Education Receives $10 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

Excelencia in Education has received $10 million from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and husband Dan Jewett, the largest gift in the organization’s history. “Excelencia is Ensuring America’s Future and engaging institutions whose leaders are ready to transform to intentionally SERVE Latino students,” said Sarita Brown, Excelencia co-founder and president. “We are energized to receive a gift […]

Sarita E. Brown

Teresa Ramey Appointed Inaugural Vice President of Community, Diversity and Inclusion at Roanoke College

Teresa Ramey has been appointed Roanoke College’s inaugural vice president of community, diversity and inclusion, a cabinet-level position, effective Aug. 2. Ramey was vice president for regional and community programs at Francis Marion University. She also served as vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Francis Marion and interim dean of students […]

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Three HBCUs to Participate in $90 Million Alternative-Credit Investing Education Initiative

Clark Atlanta University (CAU), Spelman College and Morehouse College, three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been selected to participate in a $90 million initiative to teach students about private equity or alternative-credit investing careers. The “AltFinance: Investing in Black Futures” – announced by investment firms Apollo Global Management, Inc., Ares Management Corp. and […]

Clark Atlanta University

Community Colleges

Hostos Community College Receives $15 Million from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

MacKenzie Scott will give $15 million to CUNY’s Hostos Community College, marking the largest donation in the history of the Bronx school. Hostos is one of 30 schools identified by Scott. Scott announced the gifts on Medium. “We are humbled once again by Ms. Scott’s incredible generosity as well as the enlightened principles governing her […]

Hostos Community College

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Congress Passes Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

Congress has passed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth –June 19 every year – marks the true end of slavery in the U.S., June 19, 1865, when Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom from slavery in Texas, nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday has been celebrated in 47 states […]

United States Capitol

Democrats Propose to Double Pell Grant Over Five Years

Sens. Mazie Hirono, D-HI and Patty Murray D-WA, and Reps. Mark Pocan, D-WI and Bobby Scott D-VA)introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021, which would double the Pell Grant over five years. Dr. Barbara Mistick, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), praised the decision which has gained […]

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)

U of Texas at San Antonio Receives ‘Transformational’ $40M Gift

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received an unrestricted gift of $40 million from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, who say they chose the Hispanic serving institution for its commitment to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Calling the gift “transformational,” UTSA is developing a “comprehensive plan” that will allocate the money toward […]

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AAC&U Receives Grant from Lumina Foundation for Civic Skill-Building Research

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has received a $210,000 grant from Lumina Foundation to support research on higher ed’s role in fostering students’ civic skill-building through community-based engagement and other practices. The money will fund two strands of research on best practices for developing civic skills. The first will combine existing research […]

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)

Latter-Day Saints Church Funds Initiatives With NAACP and UNCF

Three initiatives that aim to provide scholarships, humanitarian aid and educational opportunity were announced Monday during a news conference from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the NAACP, Deseret News reported. The first initiative – funded by the church – will give $1 million a year for three […]

The Rev. Amos Brown

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