March 05, 2024

Dartmouth, Northwestern, Rice and Vanderbilt settle financial aid lawsuit

By Eva Rothenburg Four more private universities have agreed to settle a lawsuit which alleged they violated antitrust laws in determining financial aid amounts for admitted students, according to court documents filed Friday. Dartmouth College, and Rice, Vanderbilt and Northwestern universities agreed to pay a total of $166 million to settle claims filed in a

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JSU’s Lumumba receives Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning Diversity & Inclusion Award

Written By Jackson State University Ebony Lumumba, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of English and Modern Languages at Jackson State University, was presented the Diversity & Inclusion Award for Excellence by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. The awards program began in 1992 and is

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Bowie State Business Students Prepare for Experian Pitch Competition

Courtesy of Bowie State University Four Bowie State University business students are headed to southern California for the Experian’s #IYKYK Pitch Competition that could net them $40,000 for a winning plan for a business venture that would help students pay off their student loan debt within five years of graduation.  Taylor Payton, Jazmin Feliz, Lauren

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Mayor Brandon M. Scott Launches HBCU Fellowship Initiative to Cultivate Next Generation Leaders in Baltimore

Written By Beverly Richards Mayor Brandon M. Scott has collaborated with Baltimore Corp, Coppin State University, and Morgan State University to launch the Mayor’s HBCU Fellowship Initiative. The partnership, announced on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Baltimore City Hall, aims to provide recent graduates with hands-on experience and to create a pipeline into local government careers

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IBM Provides Wilberforce University with $2 Million in AI and Open Hybrid Cloud Technology Resources to Help Students Build Modern Skills

Courtesy of Wilberforce University Wilberforce University announces a multi-million dollar collaboration with IBM on a comprehensive program designed to develop diverse and high demand skillsets that align with industry needs and trends so both students and faculty can develop the skills they need today for the jobs of tomorrow. IBM and Wilberforce University, the nation’s

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