By Maya Eaglin and Nicolle Majette Class is in session at HillmanTok University, a virtual and symbolic online institution that’s bringing together millions of curious learners and academics. But this university is unlike any other: It fully exists on TikTok. And it was created by accident. In late January, Leah Barlow posted a welcome message to her real
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By Ryan Quinn The Trump administration canceled nearly $900 million in Institute of Education Sciences contracts Monday—a massive blow to a U.S. Education Department agency that houses the National Center for Education Statistics, funds research on how to improve higher education and provides publicly accessible data on U.S. postsecondary institutions. Researchers and higher education associations
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By Lian Herder As the country witnesses the shuttering of multiple diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and as businesses retract their plans to intentionally diversify their employees and leaders, one college-based program in New York City, originally designed to support the education of young Black men, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with no signs
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By Jessica Gelt The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ newly appointed board consisting of President Trump allies voted Wednesday to make him chairman and fired the center’s longtime president, Deborah F. Rutter. Trump announced his new position on Truth Social, writing, “It is a Great Honor to be Chairman of The Kennedy
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Courtesy of Hampton University After an extensive revitalization, the nation’s oldest African American museum, the Hampton University Museum, has reopened its doors, inviting visitors to experience a newly enhanced journey through African and Indigenous art. Established in 1868 and recognized as the oldest museum in Virginia, the Hampton University Museum proudly showcases one of the most comprehensive
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By Dr. Amanda Wilkerson Dr. Amanda Wilkerson, a University Assistant Professor and Higher Education Researcher specializing in Black student civic engagement, is calling for a major shift in how political leaders engage youth voters at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Her research on political socialization and HBCU student voters reveals that, despite their strong civic
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), originally founded to provide Black students access to higher education, remain vital institutions of academic excellence, cultural preservation, and community empowerment today. As City Colleges students explore their transfer options, HBCUs can offer a seamless pathway due to our partnerships with several HBCUs and our likeminded values. In this
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By Kaia Hubbard Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that she doesn’t think Republicans have the support in Congress to approve the Trump administration’s gutting of federal agencies and programs, saying “that’s why they’re not bringing it through Congress.” “Every single process that they are going through in implementing Trump’s agenda is, at
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In a groundbreaking move for representation, Angel Jackson, a former star at Jackson State University, has signed with Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball. This accomplishment makes her the first player from a historically Black college or university to compete in the league’s four-season history. With AU’s fourth season underway from Feb. 5 to March 2, 2025,
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By Annie Nova Staffers from Elon Musk’s secretive government slashing effort, DOGE, have pushed the highest-ranking officials at the Department of Education — even those recently appointed by President Donald Trump — out of their own offices, rearranged the furniture and set up white noise machines to muffle their voices, employees at the agency said. Deprived of her office, acting
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