By Shauneen Miranda A number of historically Black colleges and universities are seeing an increase in Black students applying and enrolling after years of decline. “The percentage of Black students enrolled at HBCUs fell from 18 percent in 1976 to 8 percent in 2014 and then increased to 9 percent in 2020,” according to the National Center
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By Claretta Bellamy Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday promoted Natalie Hudson to be chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, making her the first Black person to lead it. Then-Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Hudson as an associate justice in 2015. She will lead the high court when current Chief Justice Lorie Gildea retires in October.
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By Andrew Skerritt More than a dozen Florida A&M University School of Journalism & Graphic Communication spent the summer at ABC News in New York City as part of the Disney Future Storytellers Program. FAMU scholars who major in journalism, public relations and graphic design worked as summer interns in investigative journalism, graphic design, digital
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By Jamie Lynch In a sharp break from Arkansas education officials, the Little Rock School District said in a news release it will offer AP African American Studies for credit. Earlier this month, state education officials said students enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement course would not receive credits toward graduation. “As part of our commitment to
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Courtesy of Morehouse College Hodan Hassan, a veteran fundraising executive with more than 25 years of experience serving higher education institutions and global humanitarian organizations, has joined the staff of Morehouse College as the new Vice President of the Office of Institutional Advancement and Chief Advancement Officer. In her new role, Hassan will build national
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By Tina Sfondeles If Republican voters were worried that a presidential debate without frontrunner Donald Trump would be boring, the eight GOP candidates who squared off Wednesday night did their best to prove them wrong. The eight had just two hours to prove to the GOP base that they are viable alternatives to the indicted
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Courtesy of Saint Augustine’s University Students at Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) are taking their research to the next level thanks to a $147,216 planning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The two-year grant from NSF’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program will support undergraduate research this semester by developing two technology centers on the university’s
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