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She wants to start a College Republicans chapter at an HBCU — but can’t find an adviser

By Marquise Francis Charrise Lane, a senior at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, wants to re-establish what would be the only active chapter of College Republicans at a historically Black college or university. There’s just one roadblock: She can’t find an adviser for the group to be recognized on campus. According to FAMU guidelines, no student organization

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University of Delaware Brings HBCU Students to Campus for Summer Engineering Research Program

Courtesy of Delaware State University The College of Engineering at the University of Delaware has recently welcomed its first cohort of students from Delaware State University to participate in the Summer Engineering Research Experience, a program within the two institutions’ dual-degree engineering partnership. In 2021, DSU established a formal partnership with the University of Delaware

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Biden administration putting $1.5B into four electric power projects — including interconnection for Texas’s isolated grid

By Rachel Frazin The Biden administration is putting $1.5 billion toward four electric power projects, including a connection to the Southeast for Texas’s isolated grid, it announced Thursday. The four projects are expected to improve grid reliability and improve energy access, the Energy Department said in a press release. Collectively, they’re expected to enable 7,100 megawatts

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Harris consoles those devastated by Helene in Georgia — a contrast with Trump’s visit

By Megan Messerly Kamala Harris, surveying the wreckage of Hurricane Helene in a swing state on Wednesday, offered a glimpse of how she might fulfill the role of consoler-in-chief. Against a backdrop of felled trees in Augusta, Georgia, the vice president telegraphed solidarity as she spoke about the assistance the administration is providing to communities

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North Carolina Colleges Extend Campus Closures

By Jessica Blake The University of North Carolina at Asheville canceled classes through the rest of this month as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Helene, The News & Observer reported. In the immediate wake of Helene, the college suspended classes until Oct. 9. Now, the campus will be closed until at least Oct. 14.

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California bans legacy admissions at private colleges and universities

By Char Adams California is banning legacy admissions at private colleges and universities, ensuring that some of the country’s most selective schools will not favor applicants with familial or monetary connections to the schools. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed AB 1780 into law, prohibiting legacy and donor preferences in admissions at private, nonprofit institutions. The

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New internship program gives UC Santa Cruz and HBCU students a hands-on look at the lives of enslaved peoples in 19th century America

By Dan White In the process, this group, consisting of five University of California, Santa Cruz students and five students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, uncovered rare glimpses of enslaved people’s lives in America. Of the HBCU students, four were from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and one was from Xavier University in New

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Mayor Bowser allocates $25 million to nonprofits for out-of-school youth programs

By Ariyana Griffin D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser awarded $25.1 million in grants from the Education’s Office of Out-of-School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes to 125 local nonprofit organizations that offer free and low cost programming for youth on Sept. 7. The awarded organizations offer students intensive opportunities; the D.C. Government shared that the programs will focus

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Delaware State University Launches Private Merchandise Label, Making HBCU History

Courtesy of Delaware State University Delaware State University is breaking new ground in collegiate branding by becoming the first Historically Black College and University to distribute its own private merchandise label. Starting this week, select DSU apparel and items will be available on prominent platforms, including Amazon Marketplace and Walmart.com. This was made possible through

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