By Hayya Smith The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy launched its inaugural Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Clean Energy Education Prize Partnerships Track earlier this year, naming Howard University as one of only ten prize winners for the first of the track’s three phases. Howard University is eligible to
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By Quintessa Williams Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated President, Elsie Cooke-Holmes has issued a statement regarding former members publicly denouncing the organization on social media platforms. “Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s membership continues to grow, with thousands joining our cherished sisterhood each year, energized by our mission and inspired by 111 years of impact in communities across the
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By Lauren Coffey After months of promising regulations that could flip the world of online program management on its head, the Education Department is largely leaving OPMs untouched for the remainder of the year. The department announced Wednesday it will delay a slew of regulations that were expected to be finalized this fall, including those putting new
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By Maya Homan Candace Smith did everything right. During the May 2024 state primary in Georgia, the Atlanta attorney voted early, giving herself time to sort out any issues that might occur and ensure that her vote would be counted. But on Election Day, when she went to check her ballot status online, a warning popped up. Someone
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By Phenix S. Halley To the surprise of few, President Joe Biden on Sunday announced in a statement he will not be running for President. “Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation,” Biden wrote in a statement which laid out his successes including expanding affordable health care and
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By Sherrilyn Ifill On Monday, President Joe Biden ended his resistance to calls for Supreme Court reform, announcing in the final months of his presidency his own proposal to reform the court. For years, Biden refused to join leading Democrats and many scholars of the court who had embraced the concept of expanding the Supreme
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By Minyvonne Burke Georgia’s superintendent of schools seemingly reversed course Wednesday following backlash over the state’s refusal to provide funding for a new Advanced Placement class in African American Studies. In a statement, Richard Woods said the state will provide funding to districts that use a course code that has been in the catalog of state-funded courses since 2020. “Districts using
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