By Lawrence Hurley The Supreme Court on Tuesday avoided another contentious debate over race and education by turning away a challenge to an admissions policy aimed at encouraging diversity at a Virginia high school. The high court’s decision not to intervene in the case comes just months after the conservative court ended the consideration of race in college
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Courtesy of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) has received another major research grant to study three areas that have become headline topics: artificial intelligence, climate change and sustainability, and health care outcomes. This follows on another major research grant on AI and a $2.5M “Driving Change” grant
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By Quintessa Williams President Biden announced the approval of $1.2 billion in student debt cancellation for almost 153,000 borrowers currently enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan. The Biden-Harris Administration has now approved nearly $138 billion in student debt cancellation for almost 3.9 million borrowers through more than two dozen executive actions. The borrowers receiving
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Courtesy of Norfolk State University When the COVID-19 pandemic forced educational institutions to shut down on-campus, face-to-face learning, it provided Norfolk State with an avenue to respond to the challenge of delivering teaching and learning in a way that was innovative, proactive, and transformative. Teaching and learning continuity had to ensure access to the necessary
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By L.A. Warren Jackson State University recently hosted a two-day mini-summit and workshop called Promotion & Tenure – Innovation & Entrepreneurship (PTIE). The global PTIE movement provides a playbook for reforming career advancement guidelines and practices and incentivizes faculty to create products that impact society. The initiative is led by Oregon State University (OSU) with
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Courtesy of Bowie State University A new research project that will address how Caribbean writers have complicated the stereotypes of how people around the world view everyday life in the islands has received a $60,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Kim Evelyn, assistant professor in the department of language, literature and
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Courtesy of Prairie View A&M University Richard Hunt is one of America’s most renowned sculptors. He also so happened to be African American. This renowned sculptor died on December 16, 2023, at the age of 88. Known foremost for his abstract public sculptures, Hunt learned his craft at The Art Institute of Chicago. Richard Hunt
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By Matt Egan A congressional committee probing campus antisemitism is expanding its investigation to include Columbia University and demanding the Ivy League school turn over a trove of documents to lawmakers. In a 16-page letter delivered to Columbia leaders Monday afternoon, Rep. Virginia Foxx, the Republican chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, informed
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Courtesy of Wilberforce University “The introduction of a gymnastics team aligns with our commitment to provide inclusive athletic programs and highlights our belief in the power of diversity in sports and empowering future generations of gymnasts,” said Wilberforce President Dr. Vann R. Newkirk. The institution of the Wilberforce gymnastics team is in partnership with Brown Girls
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By Quintessa Williams The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland wants to ensure the state’s lone land-grant Historically Black University, the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, is fully funded every year going forward. It comes after the Biden Administration found that 19 public land grant HBCUs were underfunded for three decades by their respective states by $12.6-billion. Maryland-Eastern Shore is one of
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