With Donald Trump back in the White House, HBCUs face a new wave of political pressure that directly threatens academic freedom and the integrity of Black history in schools. The need for alumni support has never been more urgent. In just his first months back in office, Trump has reignited his administrationâs hardline stance on whatâs taught in American classroomsâparticularly
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By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration claiming that its freezing of federal grants worth billions of dollars is unlawful. Its president, Alan M Garber, announced the action on Monday in a letter to the university community which said the $2bn funding freeze would hamper critical disease research.
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Tilly Boler made the most of her basketball career as an HBCU star at Jackson State University. Now sheâll get an opportunity to do the same in the WNBA. Boler, who wasnât drafted in this yearâs WNBA Draft, signed a training camp contract with the Chicago Sky on April 16. Boler, a 6-foot-1 guard from
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Adult learners often come to higher education with a variety of skills and experiences that arenât directly reflected in their academic transcripts. Credit for prior learning (CPL) is one way colleges and universities can recognize education outside of the classroom and expedite a studentâs degree completion. An April 14 webinar hosted by the Council for Adult and Experiential
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By ZoĂ« Richards and Rebecca Kaplan Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., defended tech billionaire Elon Musk at a town hall Monday night at which he was grilled about the Department of Government Efficiency’s cost-cutting measures and the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate diversity initiatives and its approach to the Israel-Hamas war. Donalds, a member of the House Oversight Committee, was pressed
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The NAACP sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday to stop its alleged illegal effort to cut off funding to schools that use diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and prevent Black students from receiving equal education opportunities. In a complaint filed in Washington, D.C., the largest U.S. civil rights group faulted the Trump administration for targeting programs that
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Howard University is on a mission to reverse the decline of Black male enrollment at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, the university hosted its third annual Kings of Campus Day, welcoming 150 young Black boys from the District of Columbia Public Schools and Prince Georgeâs County Public Schools for panel
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Montgomery is hosting one of the oldest HBCU football rivalries in the country in October.The 86th Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic will be held at the Cramton Bowl, which seats 21,000, in Alabamaâs capital city. âWe are proud to partner with my Morehouse brother, Mayor Steven Reed, to uphold the legacy of this historic rivalry,â Morehouse athletics director
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By Annie Ma The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday. Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. The Trump administration âs announcement marks an end to a period of leniency that began
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 HBCU Legend and burgeoning media mogul Shannon Sharpe is reportedly on the verge of signing a deal exceeding $100 million for his podcast platforms. According to Front Office Sports, Sharpe “has received multiple offers” since his current contract with The Volume podcast service expires. Shannon Sharpe’s shows – Club Shay Shay and Night Cap (with Chad Johnson) –
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