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Bank of America Partners with Prince George's Community College to Build Micropathways

January 25, 2022

Brenda Mitchell, executive director of institutional advancement and the foundation at PGCC

Howard University to Open Data Science Center with Gift from Mastercard

Mastercard has given a $5 million grant to Howard University to create the Center for Applied Data Science and Analytics (CADSA).

January 25, 2022

Howard University students

U of Iowa Launches Competitive Tenure-Track Hiring Program, Seeks 'Transformational' Faculty

January 24, 2022

Dr. Barbara Wilson

John Jay Receives $1 Million to Help At-Risk Students

The Gray Foundation has gifted the John Jay College of Criminal Justice $1 million to continue their Completion for Upper-division Student Program (CUSP) for a further two years.

January 24, 2022

John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City

Arizona State University Aims To Educate 100 Million Students Worldwide by 2030

Arizona State University (ASU) announced plans to educate 100 million students worldwide by 2030. ASU's Thunderbird School of Global Management will carry out the initiative.

January 21, 2022

Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management seeks to educate 100 million people worldwide by 2030.

Institutions Seek to Address Basic Needs Insecurity Among HBCU Students

New survey found that two-thirds of HBCU students in Fall 2020 experienced basic needs insecurity.

January 20, 2022

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PVAMU Partners with Shell to Headquarter Nature-Based Solutions Program

Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) has signed a $6 million research and innovation partnership with Shell Global Solutions.

January 19, 2022

Reps From Pvamu And Shell

Morehouse College Launches Black Men's Research Institute

Morehouse College, a private historically Black men's liberal arts college in Georgia, created the Black Men's Research Institute to study the economic, social, cultural, and personal outcomes of issues affecting Black men in the U.S. and globally.

January 19, 2022

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Two CUNY Community Colleges Launch Workforce Training Program to Help New Yorkers

LaGuardia and Hostos Community Colleges are starting a workforce development program to help low-income communities in New York City, especially in Queens and the Bronx, that have been severely impacted by the pandemic.

January 18, 2022

Prairie View A&M Wins Grant to Produce Show on HBCUs

PVAMU is getting a chance to shine the media spotlight on HBCUs. The institution is one of 15 schools to receive a $200,000 grant designed to build connections and opportunities that increase diverse representation in media.

January 16, 2022

Dr. Teresa Dowell-Vest, assistant professor of communication and director of film and television production at PVAMU

Dartmouth Adopts Need-Blind International Admissions

January 13, 2022

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Community Colleges

Anne Arundel Community College Builds Center with Local Donations

Anne Arundel Community College turned to the community to raise $4.25 million to construct new building.

January 12, 2022

Rendering of the new Clauson Center for Innovation and Skilled Trades

16 Colleges and Universities Sued for Alleged Colluding on Financial Aid Practices

January 11, 2022

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UDC Receives Surprise Donation, the Largest in its History

An anonymous donor has given the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) the largest gift in its history: $2.3 million.

January 11, 2022

Community Colleges

Meet Montgomery College’s Incoming President

Dr. Jermaine Williams seeks to close equity gaps as the incoming president of Montgomery College in Maryland.

January 10, 2022

Dr. Jermaine Williams, incoming president of Montgomery College, a community college in Maryland

Community Colleges

Report: Racial Equity Gaps in Dual Enrollment at CA Community Colleges

A report from The Education Trust-West, an advocacy organization focused on educational equity in California, found that dual enrollment programs in California’s community colleges often do not equitably serve Black, Latinx, and Native American students.

January 6, 2022

Dr. Christopher Nellum, executive director of The Education Trust-West

Study Hopes to Answer the Question Once and For All: Yes, Corequisite Support Works

The results show that corequisite support improves course completion, retention, and graduation rates, especially if corequisite students meet at least two hours weekly with their college-level course instructor.

January 5, 2022

Dr. Brandon Protas

At Least 7 HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats on the Same Day

January 5, 2022

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff