By Megan Messerly Kamala Harris, surveying the wreckage of Hurricane Helene in a swing state on Wednesday, offered a glimpse of how she might fulfill the role of consoler-in-chief. Against a backdrop of felled trees in Augusta, Georgia, the vice president telegraphed solidarity as she spoke about the assistance the administration is providing to communities
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By Jessica Blake The University of North Carolina at Asheville canceled classes through the rest of this month as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Helene, The News & ObserverĀ reported. In the immediate wake of Helene, the college suspended classes until Oct. 9. Now, the campus will be closed until at least Oct. 14.
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By Emily Parks University of Maryland School of Pharmacy The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) has received nearly $10 million in federal funding to work in partnership ā both with other schools at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) including the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland
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ByĀ Char Adams California is banning legacy admissions at private colleges and universities, ensuring that some of the countryās most selective schools will not favor applicants with familial or monetary connections to the schools. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed AB 1780 into law, prohibiting legacy and donor preferences in admissions at private, nonprofit institutions. The
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By Dan White In the process, this group, consisting of five University of California, Santa Cruz students and five students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, uncovered rare glimpses of enslaved peopleās lives in America. Of the HBCU students, four were from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and one was from Xavier University in New
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By Ariyana Griffin D.C. Mayor Muriel BowserĀ awarded $25.1 million in grants from the Educationās Office of Out-of-School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes to 125 local nonprofit organizations that offer free and low cost programming for youth on Sept. 7. The awarded organizations offer students intensive opportunities; the D.C. Government shared that the programs will focus
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Courtesy of Delaware State University Delaware State University is breaking new ground in collegiate branding by becoming the first Historically Black College and University to distribute its own private merchandise label. Starting this week, select DSU apparel and items will be available on prominent platforms, including Amazon Marketplace and Walmart.com. This was made possible through
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By Johanna Alonso In the last presidential election, an out-of-state student going to college in Ohio wouldnāt have to do much to vote in the state beyond registering and bringing proof of residenceāa bank statement, a utility bill or even a paycheck listing their Ohio addressāto the polls. Some campuses ran buses all day to
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HBCU BuzzĀ ,Ā BET,Ā Live Nation UrbanĀ andĀ When We All Vote, Michelle Obamaās national, nonpartisan voting initiative, announced theĀ Vote Loud: HBCU Voter Registration Challenge, calling on HBCU students and community members to use their voices at the ballot box this November. By registering to vote and making sure their communities do the same, current students, alumni, professors and extended
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By Miranda Nazzaro SpaceX CEOĀ Elon MuskĀ said Tuesday the aerospace company is sending more Starlink terminals to North Carolina following the widespread devastation of Hurricane Helene. āSince the Hurricane Helene disaster, SpaceX has sent as many Starlink terminals as possible to help areas in need,ā Musk wrote in aĀ post on the social platform X. āEarlier today,
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