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NBA Star Chris Paul Enrolls at HBCU

NBA star Chris Paul has enrolled at Winston-Salem State University, a North Carolina historically Black college, where he will take a class and encourage students to get to the polls, the NBA reported. Paul’s parents also attended Winston-Salem State. “We are providing transportation to HBCU students to get the polls so we are working on […]

Delaware State University Refutes Reports of Biden ‘Lying’ About Attendance

Delaware State University is refuting the reporting by some media outlets that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden lied about attending the school, Delaware’s only historically Black university, Delaware Online reported. Outlets such as Fox News, The Washington Times and The Blaze reported that Biden lied and that the school disproved the claims. Although DSU did […]

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UF Board of Trustees Votes to Implement Furloughs

University of Florida’s Board of Trustees unanimously passed an amendment on Tuesday to implement furloughs, leaving some faculty and staff feeling targeted while administrators’ pay remain untouched, The Alligator reported. The regulation makes the school able to institute furloughs, but administrators said there are no immediate plans to furlough anyone. During the meeting, faculty and […]

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Rankings Find UChicago Best, DePauw Worst Campuses for Free Speech

A 2020 list focused on free speech on college campuses found that the University of Chicago ranked highest, followed in sequence by Kansas State University, Texas A&M University, University of California, Los Angeles and Arizona State University, the FIRE reported. The 2020 report titled, “What’s the Climate for Free Speech on America’s College Campuses”? was […]

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Georgetown Football Player Wanted for Murder Arrested

U.S. Marshals arrested a Georgetown University football player in Georgia after authorities said he was wanted for murder in D.C., FOX 5 reported. Dijon Williams was found and arrested at a private residence in Gwinnett County. He is now in a federal holding facility and a search warrant is being executed on the residence, according […]

Lilly Endowment Inc. Awards Vincennes University a $2.5 Million Grant

Vincennes University in Indiana was recently awarded a $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help fund various programs according to WTWO News/MyWasbashValley.com. Initially, the grant was created via Charting the Future for Indiana’s Colleges and Universities, an initiative to strengthen higher education attainment and resources across the state. The grant will provide opportunities […]

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LSU Experiences Record Enrollment Despite COVID-19

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment at Louisiana State University (LSU) has reached an all-time high for the fall semester, according to The Associated Press. In fact, more than 34,000 students are taking courses via in-person or online through the Baton Rouge campus. The flagship university also broke records for the third-straight year with its freshmen […]

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Rhodes College Alumni Start Facebook Group to Oppose Supreme Court Nominee

Rhodes College alumni have created a Facebook group to express opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, according to WMC-TV, The Facebook group called “Rhodes Alumni Against ACB’s Nomination,” note that Barrett, an alumnus, espouse legal opinions that they argue go against the school’s values. Meanwhile, Rhodes President Dr. Marjorie Hass […]

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Church Raises $100,000 for College Students Amid Pandemic

The Bethel Baptist Institutional Church in Jacksonville, Fla. awarded 85 students with scholarships worth at least $1,000 for tuition, books and other fees amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to First Coast News. Every summer for the past 20 years, Bethel has held an annual walk-a-thon to raise funds to support this initiative, but due the […]

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DeVos Announces $17.7 million for Small Business Program

The U.S. Department of Education is setting aside $17.7 million in coronavirus relief funds for a new small business program at Hampton University — which was announced by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ visit to campus Friday morning, according to The Daily Press. Virginia is one of only eight states that won some of the […]

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Duke Campus Building Named after Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke

The Duke University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rename the sociology-psychology building after Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, a 1967 graduate of the university. Reuben-Cooke was a member of the first class of Black undergraduates at Duke, and had an extraordinary career as an attorney, professor of law, and senior administrator at Syracuse University, Georgetown University, and […]

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RIT Requires Flu Vaccinations for On-Campus Students, Faculty and Staff

The Rochester Institute of Technology is requiring those who will be on-campus for any reason to get a flu shot, in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 and flu season, according to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. This includes students, faculty and staff. University officials say individuals have until Jan. 11, 2021 — […]

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