By Caroline Lenton Secretary of State Marco Rubio said early Monday that 83% of programs funded by U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID , are being canceled, in the latest for the beleaguered agency that provides humanitarian aid overseas and has become the target for the Elon Musk-helmed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE . Rubio said on
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By Cheryl L. Duncan Public media partnership announces call for short films in all genres by HBCU students |Â HBCU Week NOW,a public media partnership project offering films about the incredible impact and contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, is announcing the launch of its inaugural Student Film Festival and an open call for submissions.
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 Inside the James E. Shepard Memorial Library at North Carolina Central University, you can find Montressa Hunter. “Growing up, I sought refuge in books. That was a place of solace for me,” said Hunter ” I would read anything that I could get my hands on,” she continued. Her love for literature started as a
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By Hurubie Meko and Troy Closson A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Thursday, two days after the Education Department fired more than 1,300 workers, purging people who administer grants and track student achievement across America. The group, led by New Yorkâs Letitia James, sued the administration in a Massachusetts federal court, saying
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By Carl Hulse Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, broke with his party on Thursday and lined up enough Democrats to advance a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a midnight Friday deadline, arguing that Democrats could not allow a government shutdown that many of them have demanded. During a
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Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University Spaceflight experiment will be first in university history (Black PR Wire) Plant samples from Winston-Salem State Universityâs Astrobotany Lab will be on the first Blue Origin all-female mission to space this spring. Esteemed rocket scientist, entrepreneur and global STEM trailblazer, Aisha Bowe, is partnering with WSSU, one of the nationâs leading HBCUs,
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By Daniela Dehaghani Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined a roundtable discussion at Congressman French Hill’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Summit at Philander Smith College. The summit brought together local leaders, educators, and students to focus on expanding opportunities for HBCUs, and enhancing their role in Arkansas’ higher education landscape. This roundtable discussion is something
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By Denim Fisher While  President Donald Trump continues rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion policies meant to expand opportunities for underrepresented groups, a campus group at Spelman College is pressing forward with its mission to confront systemic racism and foster meaningful dialogue and healing on campus. Indeed, in a moment when DEI initiatives are increasingly
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Georgia lawmakers are considering legislation to guarantee that graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have a formal role in shaping the stateâs higher education policies. The University System of Georgiaâs (USG) Board of Regents, which governs the stateâs 26 public colleges and universities, is composed of 19 membersâfive appointed at-large and 14 representing
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The âHBCU Effectâ on mental health is significant UNCF announced the release of groundbreaking research today showing students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) demonstrate significantly stronger mental health outcomes compared to their peers nationally, despite facing greater financial stressors and barriers to mental health services. The comprehensive report, âFlourishing: Bolstering the Mental Health
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