Lindsey Graham, the four-term U.S. Senator from South Carolina, died on July 11. A staunch conservative and an ally of President Trump, Senator Graham was a strong supporter of the state’s historically Black colleges and universities. In a statement, Said Sewell, president of Morris College, wrote: “Over the course of his career, he showed a
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A scholarship fund honoring the late physician Dr. Leroy Upperman will have to find a new home. Upperman passed away in 1996, but his commitment to education remains upheld by his family. In 1995, the family helped establish the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Upperman African American Cultural Center, WHQR reports. Additionally, the family has supported students at the
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Dr. Tracy M. Cook has spent more than 25 years lifting up students, campuses and the historically Black institutions that shaped his own path. The HBCU Campaign Fund has named Cook, president of Alcorn State University, to The Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders of 2027. He joins the organization’s Tenth Class Honors, a distinction reserved for
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Black students are enrolling at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at historic rates. The Root reports that Black students nationwide are prioritizing HBCUs, a shift that follows the dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and programs across the education landscape. In 2023 specifically, the Supreme Court ended affirmative action in higher education, as AFROTECH™ previously reported. HBCUs that are seeing soaring
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Clinton College is facing an existential crisis. The small historically Black college in South Carolina has struggled to pay its employees for months and currently owes some workers thousands of dollars in overdue wages. Frustrated employees are looking for the exits while college leaders have yet to articulate a vision for stability. Employees are still required to
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By Mike Stobbe The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators on Wednesday when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling. Dr. Erica Schwartz told the Senate health committee she “will never
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By Dorany Pineda and Jacqueline Ganun Thousands of visitors were told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area accessible only by boat as wildfires send dangerously heavy smoke over the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this week. More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada, where a train crew in northern Ontario filmed themselves surrounded by flames before being safely
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This summer, Howard University expanded its work to increase the number of minorities with doctorates by hosting the 10th cadre of students in its Pre-PhD Summer Enrichment Program (PPSEP). Throughout its history, the program has been successful in increasing the number of minorities entering Ph.D.-level programs in the humanities and social sciences by helping participants learn
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Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina has announced plans to offer a new bachelor’s degree in public health and a master of public health degree with a concentration in emergency preparedness and disaster management. Once the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges issues final accreditation approval, the new master’s degree will be
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By Jamaal Abdul-Alim The proportion of scholarships meant to help students of a certain race, ethnicity or gender has shrunk significantly since the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed the use of race in college admissions, The Washington Post reports. Citing data from the National Scholarship Providers Association, the newspaper found that the percentage of scholarships with racial, ethnic,
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