New Parent PLUS loan limits for HBCU families are arriving fast, and the math is about to get tighter for a lot of households. Starting July 1, 2026, parents can no longer borrow up to the full cost of attendance the way they used to. The new rule caps borrowing at $20,000 per year and
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Let’s kick things off with the number that gets repeated most often, because it is usually the wrong one. You will see it written that big philanthropy gave HBCUs “$45 million”; that figure gets waved around as the whole story. It isn’t. That $45 million is a single year, 2019, and it was down from $65
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By Hayya Smith Cristiano Reis, Ph.D., chemical engineering assistant professor at Howard University’s College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA), has been awarded nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to expand Howard’s capabilities in bioindustrial manufacturing and biorefinery research while creating new opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience with advanced scientific
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By Phil Helsel Gymnast Jordan Chiles will try a return to the Olympics in 2028 in Los Angeles, the gold medalist from the Paris Games announced Wednesday — with an assist from Michael Jordan. Jordan lent his voice as the narrator for Chiles’ announcement video on Instagram, in which she posted “LA 2028… WHY NOT?” The video
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by Morgan State U As autonomous technologies assume greater responsibility in transportation, infrastructure, communications and other high-stakes environments, ensuring that these systems can operate safely, explain their decisions and withstand disruption has become a defining research challenge. Morgan State University has been selected to help meet that challenge, securing a crucial five-year, $10-million federal grant
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The DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office has partnered with Morehouse School of Medicine to launch the nation’s first forensic pathology fellowship program at a historically Black college or university. The medical examiner’s office says the program aims to address the nationwide shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists and increase diversity in the field. Dr. Gerald Gowitt, DeKalb County’s
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Winston-Salem State head coach Tory Woodbury is well aware of how social media works. And how dangerous it can be to get caught up in it after a historically rough start. WSSU knew there would be growing pains with a first-year head coach, a new staff and more than 50 new players learning how to
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By Jonathan Allen, Frank Thorp V and Marshall Crook DES MOINES, Iowa — Dawn Vogel, a Republican county supervisor in rural Buchanan County, Iowa, doesn’t have a lot in common with the leading democratic socialists in Congress. But on this bit of policy they agree: Data centers are proliferating across the American landscape too fast. Vogel voted earlier this
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by: Christine Samra Disgraced media mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ release date from prison has been changed once again. Combs is now expected to be released on Feb. 5, 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was previously scheduled to be out on Feb. 20, 2028, about two weeks later. No official explanation has been
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will host the DC CEO Impact NOW Awards Sept. 10 at the National Museum of African American History & Culture. The event brings together industry leaders, visionaries and changemakers for a night of networking, entertainment and honoring excellence. Award recipients and honorees for the event include Dr. Shuana Tucker-Sims (The Links, Inc.),
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