April 2025 - Page 18

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Harvard, UCLA, Stanford among schools across US reporting student visa revocations

By ByEly Brown, Erica Morris, and T. Michelle Murphy The student visas of five individuals currently attending or recently graduated from Harvard University have been revoked, according to Harvard. It’s one of more than a dozen higher education institutions that is actively tracking and reporting the number of affiliated people who have been targeted by President Donald

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Sneaker designers, retailers and collectors brace for Trump’s tariffs

By Curtis Bunn Devlin Carter created his luxury sneaker company, SIA Collective, six years ago and built it into a multimillion-dollar brand by providing fashionable, high-quality footwear manufactured mostly in China. But the Trump administration’s tariffs have raised the cost of importing goods from many countries, including China, to the United States. And Carter is incensed.

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HBCU track squad to be etched in history at Penn Relays

Courtesy of Morgan State University The Penn Relays Carnival is gearing up to celebrate a new class of legends. It is announcing the inductees for its prestigious 2025 Wall of Fame. This year’s honorees comprise four exceptional individuals and two remarkable relay teams, including a record-breaking HBCU relay team from Morgan State. Their contributions to the Carnival have left an

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China calls for world to unite against Trump’s ‘trade tyranny’

By Kelly Ng China has called for the world to unite against Trump’s tariffs as the country’s exporters reel from crippling new US levies that have risen to 104%. “Global unity can triumph over trade tyranny,” declared an editorial in the state-run newspaper China Daily, noting Beijing’s collaborations with Japan, South Korea and other Asian

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Trump administration freezes $1 billion in funding for Cornell University, $790 million for Northwestern University

By Samantha Waldenberg, TuAnh Dam and Taylor Romine, The Trump administration is freezing $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern University and more than $1 billion in funding to Cornell University, a White House official told CNN. ”The money was frozen in connection with several ongoing, credible, and concerning Title VI investigations,” a Trump administration official said, referring to

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HBCU Technology Transfer Symposium Empowers Innovation, Economic Development

Courtesy of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Representatives from nearly a dozen historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) recently visited North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s campus to brainstorm ways to advance technology transfer and commercialization N.C. A&T, The Commercializer, LLC, and the 1890 Universities Foundation co-hosted the inaugural HBCU Technology Transfer

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Florida A&M set to lose millions after Trump executive order

The Trump Administration’s cuts have left a big void in the FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion will certainly adversely affect the Tallahassee HBCU and others as the effects are beginning to reveal themselves. This week’s big headline was Trump’s threat to take funding

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Coppin State University Launched Scholar Program with Microsoft

Courtesy of Coppin State University Coppin State University’s College of Business is excited to announce the launch of The Microsoft Scholars Program, a prestigious yearly initiative that seeks to bridge the gap between academia and industry. This program offers select students’ invaluable exposure to career pathways in the technology and entertainment sectors, specifically targeting sophomores,

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US Supreme Court upholds deportations under Alien Enemies Act

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump can continue to deport Venezuelan migrants under an 18th-century wartime law, but ordered that they be granted “reasonable time” to appear before a judge. In a 5-4 ruling, the US top court on Monday overturned an order from a lower federal

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HBCU spring football game features 346 member band

Courtesy of Albany State University The sound at the Albany State University Coliseum was greater than it has ever been.  At Saturday’s Blue & Gold Game, William T. Brooks surprised the crowd with a spectacle usually reserved for an HBCU from the Division I ranks. Midway in the first quarter of play the band made its entrance.  They

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