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By Liam Knox Late Friday night, long after most people had settled in for a long Presidents’ Day weekend, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights declared in a four-page letter that any race-based policies or programming in K-12 schools and colleges were unlawful. The letter targeted “every facet of academia,” from scholarships and academic prizes […]
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Courtesy of Delaware State University Delaware State University’s rise among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continued with the formal announcement Feb. 14 of the 2025 Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education, and the University has again been classified as an R2 “High Research Activity and Doctoral Production” institution. Of the 101 HBCU sister institutions,
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By Danielle McLean New York City Public Schools is working on launching an early college program with Delaware State University for the 2025-2026 school year. The early college program, called HBCU Early College Prep High School, will be the first such collaboration between a historically Black college or university and a school district that’s located in a state without an HBCU,
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) officials are thrilled to congratulate member school Howard University for achieving a Research-1 (R-1) designation in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Howard University’s status follows two significant developments: the Department of Defense (DoD) announcing the first University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) being awarded to a consortia of historically Black colleges
By Lian Herder As the country witnesses the shuttering of multiple diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and as businesses retract their plans to intentionally diversify their employees and leaders, one college-based program in New York City, originally designed to support the education of young Black men, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with no signs
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By Stephen J. Gaither Talladega College made headlines last year when it shelved its gymnastics team – the second in HBCU history – after one season. Apparently that was the tip of the iceberg. The Alabama-based HBCU is dropping several sports due to lack of resources. Men’s volleyball, acrobatics and tumbling, men’s and women’s golf,
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By Bryce Oselen The month of February is nationally recognized as Black History Month. Students attending Miles College say they’re using the month to learn more about their history. Founded in 1898, Miles College’s history is rich, Jalen Stewart serves as Mr. Miles College and says the month of February at his university compares to
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By Erica Lunsford Students at P.S. 28X in Tremont celebrated the start of Black History Month on Monday with a visit from Lincoln University’s marching band. Staff at the primary school collaborated with the university to showcase some of the culture of Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs) to inspire the next generation about college.
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What do Martin Luther King Jr., Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and former Vice President Kamala Harris have in common? They’re all graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The schools saw a surge in applications from high school seniors after the murder of George Floyd. And along with increasingly being seen by Black high school
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By April Ryan “This is only the beginning of a long fight,” according to Democratic North Carolina Congresswoman Alma Adams. She is addressing the Executive Order to pause federal loans and grants. There is an overwhelming concern in the Historically Black College and University community that many key programs focused on race and equity will
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