Written By Lexx Thornton A month after an arbitration decision went against Saint Augustine’s University in its fight for survival, the university announced Friday that it has successfully obtained a preliminary injunction to maintain its accreditation, ensuring that classes will begin on Sept. 2 as scheduled. The injunction means that for now, SAU will remain
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Written By Lexx Thornton President Trump had tapped Tom Cruise as a recipient at this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, but was rejected by the Oscar-nominated actor, according to a new report. The “Mission: Impossible” star told the commander in chief that he couldn’t accept the invitation to attend the gala at the Kennedy Center Opera
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By Ana Faguy The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department told the BBC. The agency said the “vast majority” of the violations were assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary and “support for terrorism”. The move comes as the Trump administration
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The Move-in Day Mafia helped students at Spelman, Morehouse, and Clark Atlanta University settle into their dorms as the new school year began. The organization focuses on assisting students who have aged out of foster care, providing them with essential supplies and dorm room makeovers to ensure they start their college careers on the right
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By Lisa Kashinsky, Jessica Piper, and Holly Otterbein Donald Trump’s renewed crusade against mail voting is once again threatening to undermine his party’s efforts. Republicans poured tens of millions of dollars last year into convincing their voters that casting ballots by mail was safe after Trump spent years bashing the practice and baselessly insisting it
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By Arlette Saenz Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier is spending the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety. When Texas House Democrats returned to the Capitol in Austin on Monday, after having fled the state earlier this
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St. Augustine’s University has won a reprieve that will allow the historically Black college in Raleigh to hold onto its academic accreditation, for now. St. Aug’s announced Friday that a federal judge had awarded a preliminary injunction against the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) that would allow the university to retain
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Grambling State University Athletics has announced the launch of One Grambling: Athletics Day of Giving, a unified fundraising campaign dedicated to advancing the success of student-athletes and elevating GSU Athletics to new heights. The campaign brings together alums, fans, and partners in a shared effort to strengthen the foundation of GSU Athletics, providing critical resources that support
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Kendall Rae Johnson may be the only 10-year-old in America with a college scholarship already in her hands. A kid farmer in Georgia may have her college plans set as he receives a historic agricultural scholarship from an HBCU. Kendall Rae Johnson may be the only 10-year-old in America with a college scholarship already in
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LinkedIn has unveiled its inaugural Top Colleges rankings of higher education institutions in the United States, naming Howard University as the #1 HBCU. According to LinkedIn, the list identifies the schools that “set graduates up for long-term success.” The ranking used LinkedIn data to gauge the career outcomes of alumni through an analysis of job placement rates, senior-level
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