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What Victor Wembanyama’s Voice Represents During These Difficult Times

In an age where maintaining relationships with corporate brass seems to take precedence, it consequently stifles the voices of the people. So, earlier this week, when San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama spoke out about his dismay with the ICE raids in Minnesota, it sent shockwaves throughout the sports landscape. It was reminiscent of the

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What It Takes To Sustain HBCU Leadership At HBCUs

We often talk about sustainability in higher education as if it were a race measured in quarters, dashboards, and presidential contracts. But at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), sustainability doesn’t, and can’t, happen on a stopwatch. It’s something that occurs over time, through trust, alignment, and leaders who are given the space to build. If you’ve

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3 Days Into The 2026 Winter Storm, And I Still Don’t Have Running Water In Baltimore County

It’s been a crappy week. I returned from a press trip to Maine on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and immediately got sick. My birthday trip has to be postponed, courtesy of my having to pay my divorce attorney more money. My local birthday plans were canceled thanks to the winter storm of 2026. Now,

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Why LeBron James Isn’t An All-Star Starter This Season

After a record 21 consecutive All-Star Game starts, LeBron James hasn’t been selected for this year’s game. This doesn’t close the door on a 22nd consecutive All-Star appearance for the four-time league MVP. The coaches get to vote in the All-Star reserves, which has always been tradition. But not being voted in is indicative of

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Why Governance Matters Most: Boards, Presidents, And Stability At HBCUs

ByMarybeth Gasman, Within the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) context, conversations about boards of trustees and presidential leadership frequently surface during moments of crisis, such as rocky accreditation reviews, financial strain, and leadership transitions. Yet governance relationships are rarely built in crisis. They are shaped over time through norms, structures, and habits that either

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Building Early Belonging and Higher Enrollment Yield at HBCUs

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue to lead the nation in cultivating deep community, belonging, and opportunity. Today, Raftr and Ed Advancement shared early findings from their three-year collaboration supporting a cohort of HBCUs with admitted student engagement. Partner institutions saw a 2-3x higher enrollment yield from admitted students who engaged on Raftr compared to those who did

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Prairie View’s Tremaine Jackson says the quiet part out loud. He’s not wrong

Prairie View A&M head coach Tremaine Jackson didn’t just speak frankly at the American Football Coaches Association convention — he spoke a truth few college coaches want to say out loud. “I don’t think we can be successful and keep our jobs with a bunch of 18-year-olds,” Jackson said, explaining his focus on the transfer

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