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HBCUs Establish Credit for Prior Learning Models

Adult learners often come to higher education with a variety of skills and experiences that aren’t directly reflected in their academic transcripts. Credit for prior learning (CPL) is one way colleges and universities can recognize education outside of the classroom and expedite a student’s degree completion. An April 14 webinar hosted by the Council for Adult and Experiential

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Rep. Byron Donalds’ town hall turns contentious over questions about DEI and Gaza

By Zoë Richards and Rebecca Kaplan Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., defended tech billionaire Elon Musk at a town hall Monday night at which he was grilled about the Department of Government Efficiency’s cost-cutting measures and the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate diversity initiatives and its approach to the Israel-Hamas war. Donalds, a member of the House Oversight Committee, was pressed

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NAACP sues U.S. Education Department over DEI school funding cuts

The NAACP sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday to stop its alleged illegal effort to cut off funding to schools that use diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and prevent Black students from receiving equal education opportunities. In a complaint filed in Washington, D.C., the largest U.S. civil rights group faulted the Trump administration for targeting programs that

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Oldest HBCU football classic in the US moves to new Alabama location

Montgomery is hosting one of the oldest HBCU football rivalries in the country in October.The 86th Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic will be held at the Cramton Bowl, which seats 21,000, in Alabama’s capital city. “We are proud to partner with my Morehouse brother, Mayor Steven Reed, to uphold the legacy of this historic rivalry,” Morehouse athletics director

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Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says

By Annie Ma The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday. Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. The Trump administration ’s announcement marks an end to a period of leniency that began

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NFL Great And HBCU Legend Shannon Sharpe On Verge Of Signing $100M+ Media Deal

 HBCU Legend and burgeoning media mogul Shannon Sharpe is reportedly on the verge of signing a deal exceeding $100 million for his podcast platforms. According to Front Office Sports, Sharpe “has received multiple offers” since his current contract with The Volume podcast service expires. Shannon Sharpe’s shows – Club Shay Shay and Night Cap (with Chad Johnson) –

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Issa Rae Demands Hollywood Pay More Respect To Black TV

By Gabriel Bras Nevares Issa Rae recently offered a keynote speech at SXSW 2025 for her upcoming HBO docuseries Seen & Heard, and made a strong plea to the Hollywood industry. She spoke on how networks and higher-ups historically “used Black audiences” and “abandoned them as soon as it was convenient,” although she recognized that some

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Historically Black colleges prep for challenges to survival

Historically Black colleges like North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro are navigating uncertainty brought on by long-term government underinvestment and federal rollbacks on diversity initiatives. The nation’s historically Black colleges and universities are wondering how to survive in an uncertain and contentious educational climate as the Trump administration downsizes the scope and purpose of

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