By Jatika Hudson Public universities across Mississippi are expanding food pantries and other basic-needs services as rising costs for housing, groceries and transportation squeeze students, many of whom juggle heavy course loads with little financial help from family. The newest pantry is at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson. It opened for
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities have well-documented cases of having their funding pulled or outright withheld over the years. One group in Missouri that calls Lincoln University home is looking to recoup funds they believe belonged to the school and were being illegally withheld. Alumni and current students of the HBCU in Jefferson City, Missouri,
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Alabama State has made a major change to its HBCU Homecoming schedule, moving its football matchup against FAMU to Friday morning because of the anticipated impact of Hurricane Isaias. The university announced that Alabama State’s Homecoming football game against Florida A&M will now be played Friday, Oct. 9 at 11 a.m. The contest had originally
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By Maggie Vespa, Daniel Arkin and Adam Reiss ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University students began a seven-hour sit-in Wednesday in solidarity with Jane Doe, the woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by members of the Chi Phi fraternity nearly two years ago. “Seven hours for the seven hours she endured. Seven hours of solidarity.
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By Julia Ainsley, Gary Grumbach and Raquel Coronell Uribe The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration Wednesday over its taxpayer-funded advertisements that portray President Donald Trump in a favorable light, alleging the ads violate federal laws on government spending and propaganda. The DNC cited a measure Trump signed into law this year that says
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Savannah State University (SSU) announced Tuesday it intends to offer a Doctorate program. The Doctor of Public Administration program would be the first doctorate program for SSU, along with the first doctorate program for a public HBCU in Georgia. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents gave the program the official green light Tuesday.
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Historically Black college and university marching bands are taking center stage at Atlanta’s College Football Hall of Fame. A new exhibit at the Hall of Fame celebrates the legacy of some of the nation’s popular HBCU marching bands. Atlanta’s Morehouse College is one of 15 marching bands selected for the HBCU Battle of the Bands
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Florida Memorial enrollment for 2026 hit 2,556 students this fall, a full 100 percent jump over last year and the largest headcount the university has ever recorded. President William Cullen McCormick Jr. didn’t undersell the moment. “Let history record this moment,” he told the campus community, calling the number “our new floor,” not a peak.
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The Debra Mays-Jackson Jackson State settlement closes out one of the messiest chapters in the university’s recent history. On Aug. 25, Mississippi’s college board resolved the federal lawsuit filed by Mays-Jackson, the school’s former vice president and chief of staff, who spent nearly three years arguing she was denied a fair shot at the presidency
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An HBCU quarterback gave ESPN plenty to talk about Saturday night. Morgan State’s Cameron Edge earned a helmet sticker from analyst Joey Galloway on College Football Finalafter delivering a 444-yard breakout in the Bears’ dramatic 38-35 victory over Villanova. Galloway praised Edge’s performance, Morgan State’s disciplined execution, and the offensive line that gave its quarterback
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