Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue to lead the nation in cultivating deep community, belonging, and opportunity. Today, Raftr and Ed Advancement shared early findings from their three-year collaboration supporting a cohort of HBCUs with admitted student engagement. Partner institutions saw a 2-3x higher enrollment yield from admitted students who engaged on Raftr compared to those who did
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The president of Morris Brown College, an HBCU in Atlanta, was terminated from his position and replaced by a member of the university’s board in a surprise and unclear decision Monday. Dr. Kevin E. James held the president’s position for seven years and his contract was set to expire in 2029, he said in a statement. But on Monday, James was
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HBCU football and Tremaine Jackson were again at the center of a national conversation after the Prairie View A&M head coach doubled down on his transfer-first philosophy. Speaking on a panel at the American Football Coaches Association convention, Jackson reinforced the message that first went viral weeks earlier. “I don’t think we can be successful
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By Julia Ainsley, Daniella Silva, Ryan J. Reilly and Michael Kosnar At least three prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota have resigned over their concerns with the direction of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a person familiar with the resignations told NBC News on Tuesday. The
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has recently announced the availability of $10 million in funding to support housing and community development research projects at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal colleges and universities, and Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. “These research opportunities will ensure that we are supporting inclusive communities
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On January 10th, UNCF announced the official launch of registration for UNITE 2026, its flagship national convening focused on advancing leadership, innovation, and long-term capacity across historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Hosted by UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building, the UNITE Summit brings together presidents, chancellors, faculty, staff, policymakers, philanthropic leaders, students and strategic partners around five guiding pillars—Institutional
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When Howard University named Ted White its head coach, it made a clear statement about identity and direction of its program. The program chose continuity and credibility at a time when HBCU football is demanding both. “I’m home.” Ted White opened his introductory press conference with those first words, and they immediately defined the moment.. This
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By Steve Kopack and Brian Cheung Verizon said Wednesday night that its wireless service was back online after having suffered an outage affecting cellular data and voice services for much of the day. A spokesperson for the company said shortly after 10 p.m. ET that the outage was resolved. “If customers are still having an issue, we encourage
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For years, the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball transfer portal has operated less like a window and more like a trap door. Specifically, it opened at the worst possible time for the sport’s most successful programs. As a result, winning often created unintended consequences. On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, however, NCAA Governance moved decisively to correct
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By Raquel Coronell Uribe and Rebecca Shabad The House Oversight Committee will seek to hold former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after she did not appear for a scheduled deposition as part of the Republican-led panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, Chairman James Comer announced Wednesday. The move comes a day after Comer said the
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