By Jessica Blake Colleges will have to submit to the federal government new data on their distance education programs under a batch of new rules the Biden administration finalized Monday. The rules, which will take effect July 1, 2026, will likely be the presidentās last package of new regulations for colleges and universities before Trump
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Courtesy of Spelman College After graduation, Spelman CollegeĀ computer scienceĀ major Mikaela Page, Cā2027, plans to pursue a career in cybersecurity and take part in regulating artificial intelligence. Sheāll be able to do this thanks in part to BNYās contribution to the Presidentās Safety Net Scholarship, which she said allows her to be a better student. āThis
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By Ashley Brown In two landmark cases that hope to reshape the future for Black student-athletes at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a group of former athletes has challenged the National Collegiate Athletic Associationās Academic Performance Program (APP) in court. The plaintiffs argue that the APP not only impacts their athletic opportunities but is rooted
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By Shaun Harper One day after Donald Trump was re-elected president of the United States, Black students across the country received racist text messages. This same thing happened within 10 days following the 2016 presidential election: Black freshmen at the University of PennsylvaniaĀ received messages via GroupMeĀ with threats of being lynched; I was a professor there
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ByĀ Curtis Bunn One by one, diversity, equity and inclusion programs at some of the countryās biggest companies fell apart in 2024, with signs that efforts to reverse DEI initiatives will only ramp up in 2025. This year saw the rise in prominent figuresĀ like Elon Musk and Lululemon founder Chip Wilson, among others, who vocally pushed
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Courtesy of North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon has announced the establishment of a significant 13-member commission tasked with outlining the future direction of the NCCU School of Law. The commission will be chaired by Raymond C. Pierce, J.D., who previously served as the law schoolās dean and is
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Courtesy of Spelman University Spelman College Museum of Fine ArtĀ presentsĀ We Say What Black This Is, an exhibition showcasing mixed media and watercolor paintings by MacArthur award-winning artist Amanda Williams. The new exhibit opens February 7, 2025, and will be on view through May 24, 2025. We Say What Black ThisĀ Is challenges reductive definitions of Blackness,
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By Roy Betts, UNCF Communications HBCUs have long been pillars of educational excellence and economic engines, driving prosperity in their communities and across the nation. Despite these contributions, chronic underfunding threatens their ability to sustain this impact. Transforming Futures: The Economic Engines of HBCUs, underscores the urgent need for equitable and sustainable funding to ensure
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Courtesy of Morgan State University The Maryland Higher Education Commission ruled that Towson University cannot create a program considered to be a copy of a similar program at HBCU Morgan State University. āThe program Towson is proposing is unreasonably and unnecessarily duplicative of the Morgan program,ā Morgan Stateās president David Wilson said, according toĀ The Baltimore
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