By Kyra Allesandrini Barber-Scotia College is on track toĀ regain itsĀ accreditationĀ after losing it two decades ago. TheĀ HBCUĀ has been taking several steps to restore its former status, allowing it to receive student applications and allow those enrolled to apply for federal financial aid. āI always want to make sure that people know that Barber-Scotia is authorized by
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Courtesy of Morehouse College The Sixth AnnualĀ Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival will include 40 films. Among these 40, 18 films have been nominated for awards in these four categoriesāDocumentary Feature, Documentary Short, Narrative Short, and Student Film. The festival will be held at Morehouse College on September 17 ā 21, 2024.Ā This yearās festival
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By Brittany Bailer Two Howard University students have been named to the fourth cohort of theĀ Legal Defense Fund (LDF)Ā Marshall-Motley Scholars Program (MMSP). Howard alumĀ Dijon Stokes (B.S. ā20)Ā of Charleston, West Virginia,Ā andĀ Jordan Braithwaite, an incoming first-year law student from St. Louis, Missouri, are two of this yearās 10 scholars.Ā In exchange for a full law school scholarship
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In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now frequented by fourth graders learning about the stateās history. Their efforts in Coloma, a town of around 300 people thatās located about 36 miles
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By Katherine Knott President Bidenās decision Sunday to drop his re-election bidĀ cleared the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place at the top of the ticket. Itās not yet clear how, or how much, a President Harris might differ from Biden on higher education policy. Like most vice presidents, sheās generally been
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By Quintessa Williams State officials in Maryland are developing regulations for the committeeĀ responsible for reviewing the process through which the Maryland Higher Education Commission will consider proposals for new academic programs at state universities. The committee is expected to beĀ established this fall, and one of its initial tasks will be to determine the number of
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By Tammy Joyner A coalition of lawmakers, civil rights leaders, clergy, educators and students Wednesday called on the stateās education czar to rescind his decision to drop an advanced placement African American studies class from the stateās curriculum for the upcoming school year. āThis decision is the latest attack in a long-running GOP assault on
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