The U.S. Department of Education made a number of “historic” grant investments totalling over $1 billion in order to “advance educational outcomes,” with the move affecting charter schools among others. The department will repurpose investments from other programs it deems “not in the best interest of students and families” and subsequently invest in charter schools,
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Virginia Union University (VUU) is pleased to announce that Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard has been appointed as a Presidential Fellow in its Center for the Study of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). A distinguished leader in higher education, Dr. Pinkard brings more than four decades of experience, marked by scholarship, institutional leadership, and a
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A Southern University law professor has been suspended after a controversial social media post about conservative activist Charlie Kirk sparked backlash nationwide. The incident has reignited debates over free speech, professionalism in higher education, and the limits of online expression for faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Post That Sparked the Suspension The professor, Kelly
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By Laura Strickler and Selina Guevara Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were involved in the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas González in Chicago last week were not wearing body cameras at the time, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official. In the wake of the shooting, immigration advocates, family members and local elected officials had
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by April Ryan In the wake of the credible threats against nine HBCUs on Thursday, the UNCF “condemns threats against HBCUs” and renews calls for federal government support to protect those historic majority Black schools. Threatening calls and emails over bombs and shootings were the concern on Thursday. One school found a suspicious person with
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Five years after Giving Pledge signatory MacKenzie Scott awarded a total of $55 million to Morehouse and Spelman colleges and Clark Atlanta University (CAU), the schools have leveraged those funds to bolster a wide range of existing programs and solidify long-term goals, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. Scott awarded the unsolicited “no-strings-attached” gifts to Atlanta’s top-tier historically Black colleges and universities in the wake of the racial
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Written By Lexx Thornton The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved a widely anticipated rate cut and signaled that two more are on the way before the end of the year as concerns intensified over the U.S. labor market. In an 11-to-1 vote signaling less dissent than Wall Street had anticipated, the Federal Open Market Committee
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Written By Lexx Thornton Streets in Miami-Dade County are getting new names, and it’s all to honor a historic segment of American fraternity and sorority life. Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert, III has led the county’s efforts, becoming the first in the U.S. to name roads after each of the nine Black Greek-lettered organizations known collectively
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Written By Lexx Thornton All across the country, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have been performing flyovers to honor the workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. One of the team’s newest members is a Howard University graduate and the first black, female officer. “I know a small percentage of African-American officers, specifically female
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By Rebecca Keegan and Daniel Arkin Disney’s ABC said Wednesday it has pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely” following the late-night host’s comments Monday about the motivations of the man who authorities say fatally shot conservative activist Charlie Kirk. During his monologue Monday night, Kimmel criticized Republicans for how they responded to Kirk’s killing. “The MAGA gang [is]
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