By Stephen Fowler One of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency lieutenants working in the Social Security Administration has been pushing dubious claims about noncitizens voting, apparently using access to data that court records suggest DOGE isn’t supposed to have. The staffer, Antonio Gracias, made the claims as part of larger misleading statements about the SSA’s enumeration-beyond-entry,
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Colleges across the country are facing battles with the federal government over funding, but similar cuts and the potential elimination of the Education Department may be existential for historically Black colleges and universities, according to at least six college administrators and leaders who spoke with NBC News. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s (FAMU) college of
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By Rachel Treisman Police arrested and stun-gunned several protesters at a town hall in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia district on Tuesday, the latest — and most extreme — example of such an event devolving into chaos in recent weeks. Greene, a Republican and staunch supporter of President Trump, was interrupted multiple times as she
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HBCU$™, an alumni giving and wealth building network created to help offset decades of disparities in public funding for Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) by supporting the entrepreneurs they produce, is officially launching on May 1, 2025. Tennessee State University graduate Dorsey West created HBCU$™ after learning of a 2023 analysis by the U.S. Department of Education and
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By Domenico Montanaro President Trump’s trade war dominated the week, sending global markets reeling. He then put a 90-day pause on some tariffs, but left a 10% across-the-board tariff and ramped up his standoff with China. … The Supreme Court also gave Trump a green light on deportations and government firings — for now. … Congress squeezed
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Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and the Catalyzing Access to Research and Equity in Representation Group (CARER Group) announce a partnership to address health inequities and advance diversity in clinical trials. This collaboration builds on the Beacon of Hope Initiative, a ten-year program led by Novartis US Foundation to tackle systemic
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After competing in conference tournaments, the NCAA tournament and other postseason tournaments and all-star games, several women’s basketball players from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are getting interest from professional teams, their coaches said. After a 20-year drought in which no HBCU players were selected in the WNBA draft, two have been drafted in
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Leaders from HBCUs, criminal justice advocates and community organizers gathered at Bowie State University over the weekend for the inaugural HBCU Prison Education Summit to discuss strategies to expand offering university courses and degree programs to incarcerated citizens. Data released last month from the Prison Policy Initiative shows that 37% of people in prison or
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By Stephen Fowler The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is calling for an investigation into DOGE’s access to the National Labor Relations Board following exclusive NPR reporting on sensitive data being removed from the agency. Ranking Member Gerry Connolly, D-Va., sent a letter Tuesday to Acting Inspector General at the Department of Labor Luiz Santos and Ruth
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Talladega College has made strides in restoring its financial stability after overcoming multiple economic hurdles in the last 10 months at the longstanding HBCU, according to university leaders. The recent news comes after Talladega College underwent a self-imposed legal audit to rectify its financial struggles, which included the university missing payroll, a decline in enrollment, and the
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