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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College
The honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and an interest in Black history, life, and culture.
February 15, 2024
Dr. J. Luke Wood
Reports & Data
Study Reveals Civic Literacy Lacking Among Americans
Amidst growing polarization, workplaces emerged as rare unifying civic force in recent study.
February 12, 2024
Hilary Crow
Demographics
UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers
Two UCLA alumni have pledged $10 million to support UCLA's American Cultures and its ethnic studies centers.
February 9, 2024
Morgan and Helen Chu
Best Practices
UNCF Report Examines Black Teacher Pipeline, Offers Best Practices
A new report offers best practices for improving the pipeline of Black educators from HBCUs, which are major producers of Black public school teachers.
February 8, 2024
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Native Americans
College Fund Offers American Indian Law School Scholarship to Attend Harvard Law
The American Indian College Fund offers a scholarship opportunity for an American Indian or Alaska Native to pursue a law degree at Harvard University.
February 7, 2024
Samantha Maltais
From the Magazine
From Past to Present: New Book Explores the Importance of HBCUs
Drs. Marybeth Gasman and Levon T. Esters have written an important and useful historiography of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
February 7, 2024
HBCU: The Power of Historically Black Colleges and Universities was published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
African-American
Kean University Launches Visionary New Center for Africana Studies
Kean University’s Center for Africana Studies expects to develop educational programming to help implement Amistad curriculum for K-12 students across New Jersey.
February 2, 2024
Kean University is creating a Center for Africana Studies to support the implementation of New Jersey's Amistad curriculum in K-12 schools.
Social Justice
N.C. A&T Celebrates 64th Anniversary of A&T Four’s Historic Sit-In
The North Carolina A&T community will gather Feb. 1, to celebrate the legacy of four A&T freshmen who were keystones in the civil rights movement with their historic sit-in at the downtown Greensboro Woolworth’s lunch counter.
January 24, 2024
The 64th Sit-In Anniversary Breakfast and Wreath Laying will feature a wreath-laying Feb. 1, in honor of Franklin McCain Sr. and the David Richmond Jr. two of the A&T Four.
Students
Partnership Receives $100,000 to Increase College Access for Indigenous Students
Partnership With Native Americans has received a $100,000 grant from the consumer financial services company, Synchrony, supporting Indigenous education.
January 16, 2024
Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education.
African-American
Descendants of Enslaved Offered Need-Based Scholarships through Partnership
The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation announced applications are open for an advancement of education scholarship program in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
January 16, 2024
Monique Trusclair Maddox
African-American
ASALH to Celebrate African Americans and the Arts at Annual Luncheon
African Americans and the Arts will be this year's theme at the annual Black History Month luncheon.
January 10, 2024
ASALH Founder Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Reports & Data
Collegiate Food Services Organization Publishes ‘Campus Dining: 2030 and Beyond’ Report
The National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) has released its “Campus Dining: 2030 and Beyond” report.
January 9, 2024
NACUFS President and CEO Robert Nelson
African-American
University of Rochester Black Studies Department to Accelerate Cluster-Hiring
Thanks to a grant from the Mellon Foundation, the university will fast-track the hiring of Black studies faculty.
January 5, 2024
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Social Justice
Teacher-Run Organization Seeks to Educate Students on Historical Resistance Efforts
Two New York state universities are collaborating with an organization seeking to teach students about civil resistance in history, creating an online platform to display the organization’s curricula and map out areas of historical significance.
January 4, 2024
Kesha James
Health
Idaho State University Receives $2.2 Million to Train and Support Those Working with People with Hearing Disabilities
Idaho State University has received $2.2 million to train students and teachers to work with those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
December 28, 2023
Idaho State University
LGBTQ+
Three Florida Educators Challenge Statute Banning Expression of Preferred Pronouns in Schools
Three Florida educators have filed a lawsuit challenging a rule that stops transgender and nonbinary teachers from using their preferred pronouns at school.
December 14, 2023
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STEM
Study: Viewing Disparity of Women in Physics as Individual Choice Risks Overlooking Gendered Issues
Fewer women pursue careers in physics than biology, according to a new Rice University study.
December 8, 2023
Dr. Di Di
African-American
College Board Updates AP African American Studies Course
The College Board has released a revised framework of its AP African American studies AP course.
December 6, 2023
Collegeboard
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