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Students
Columbia Journalism School Waives Application Fee
Columbia Journalism School is eliminating application fees for prospective students.
August 8, 2024
Columbia Journalism School is eliminating application fees for prospective students.
HBCUs
Report Highlights Cost Burdens for HBCU Families
Families of students at historically Black colleges and universities value higher education as their non-HBCU peers but are increasingly burdened by the financial costs, according to a recent report on paying for college.
August 6, 2024
College Students
HBCUs
Morehouse Gifted Anonymous $20M Supporting New Professorships
The anonymous multimillion-dollar gift is expected to help expand Morehouse College’s academic programs and professorships in the fields of business, the humanities, STEM, and health.
August 6, 2024
Graves Hall at Morehouse College
HBCUs
Bloomberg Philanthropies Gifts Over $600M to Historically Black Medical Schools
Michael R. Bloomberg has committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools.
August 6, 2024
The Howard University College of Medicine is among four historically Black medical schools receiving a share of a $600 million gift from the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative.
HBCUs
Pennsylvania Increases Higher Ed Budget for 2024-25
Gov. Josh Shapiro recently joined State Department of Education Secretary Dr. Khalid N. Mumin and others at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania for a ceremonial bill signing of higher education reforms included in the state’s 2024-25 budget.
August 5, 2024
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
HBCUs
Clark Atlanta Response to ‘Saved My College’ Trump Rally Comment
Clark Atlanta University clarifies former President Donald Trump’s support for the historically Black university.
August 5, 2024
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Community Colleges
Oakland University, Oakland Community College Pilot Student Housing Initiative
Oakland University and Oakland Community College are testing a student housing program that would permit students to live on the university campus while they take classes at the nearby community college.
August 2, 2024
Oakland University has partnered with Oakland Community College in a student housing program pilot that permits students to live on the university campus while they take classes at the nearby community college.
Community Colleges
Massachusetts Funds Free Community College Program
Thousands of part-time students in the commonwealth’s community colleges could be eligible for newly funded free tuition and no fees program.
July 30, 2024
Maura Healey
Community Colleges
Western Iowa Tech Settles Human Trafficking Lawsuits
Community college settles human trafficking lawsuits worth more than $5 million total.
July 30, 2024
Western Iowa Tech Community College
HBCUs
Paul Quinn College Gets $20M Gift
Anonymous gift expected to support investments such as expanding scholarships and shoring up fundraising infrastructure.
July 26, 2024
Paul Quinn College
Health
Access Agreement Will Allow Independent Testing at Poe Hall
North Carolina State University will allow independent testing to be conducted within Poe Hall to determine the levels and kinds of PCBs present in building materials that may have caused former workers and students to become ill.
July 23, 2024
Poe Hall, the education and psychology building at NC State, was found to be contaminated with cancer-causing PCBs.
Institutions
University of Alabama System Institutions Shutter DEI Offices
University of Alabama System campuses have closed their diversity, equity, and inclusion offices to comply with a new bill barring such offices and programs from the public entities.
July 23, 2024
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Institutions
Charity Asks CUNY to Return $25M Donation
A New York City charity is reportedly asking CUNY to return a donation it says was not used as agreed upon to build a community college campus.
July 23, 2024
Charles Guttman
HBCUs
Saint Augustine’s University Reinstated as SACSCOC Member
Saint Augustine’s University has been reinstated as a member of SACSCOC but must still resolve non-compliance concerns regarding finances and oversight.
July 22, 2024
Saint Augustine’s University
HBCUs
Miles College Launches Innovation Center
A newly launched innovation center is expected to open the door to those opportunities for students at historically Black colleges and universities.
July 19, 2024
Miles College has launched an innovation center expected to open the door to those opportunities for students at historically Black colleges and universities.
HBCUs
Clark Atlanta, Harvard to Support Up-and-Coming HBCU Presidents
This year’s Harvard Seminar for New Presidents is expected to serve dozens of new leaders at historically Black colleges and universities.
July 19, 2024
Dr. Judith Block McLaughlin
Institutions
Alumni Gift $25M to UCLA Department of History
Meyer and Renee Luskin donated $25 million to UCLA to broaden historical knowledge among the public.
July 16, 2024
Meyer and Renee Luskin have donated $25 million to UCLA to broaden historical knowledge among the public.
Community Colleges
Kazama Selected Next Chancellor at Hawaii Community College
Susan Kazama has been named chancellor of Hawaii Community College.
July 16, 2024
Susan Kazama
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