MacKenzie Scott Endowed Professor of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Joseph L. Graves Jr., Ph.D., is drawing renewed attention to the systemic and pervasive lack of adequate financial support for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with an authoritative column published in Nature. Graves’ piece, “The financial shackling of historically Black universities in the
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By Tyler Pager As a presidential candidate, Donald J. Trump promised an economic “boom like no other.” But eight weeks into his presidency, Mr. Trump is refusing to rule out a recession — a striking change in tone and message for a man who rode widespread economic dissatisfaction to the White House by promising to “make America
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By Katherine Schaeffer The 119th Congress was sworn in Jan. 3, marking several milestones for women of color. In the Senate, two Black women are serving concurrently for the first time. And in the House, two states and one U.S. territory elected their first Black, Hispanic or Pacific Islander woman lawmaker. Overall, there are 61
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By Breanne Deppisch A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to pay the remainder of foreign aid owed to contractors for completed work, noting in a new court ruling that the administration likely violated the separation of powers doctrine by “unlawfully impounding” nearly $2 billion in funds appropriated by Congress. U.S. District Court
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By Aimee Picchi The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two federal programs that provided about $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers, part of what the agency said was a decision to “return to long-term, fiscally responsible initiatives.” The move cancels about
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Courtesy of St. Augustine’s University In a vote, the SACSCOC Board of Trustees removed Saint Augustine’s University “from membership for failure to comply with Core Requirement 4.1 (Governing board characteristics), Core Requirement 13.1 (Financial resources), Core Requirement 13.2 (Financial documents), Standard 13.3 (Financial responsibility), Standard 13.4 (Control of finances), Standard 13.5 (Control of sponsored research/external
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By Maya Brown In the past three years, Tre’Von Johnson-Stearnes’ three aunts died and he didn’t know how to cope with the loss. He would find himself trying to shop, sleep or eat the grief away but nothing worked. He tried traditional therapy but couldn’t open up to his therapist, so he stopped. But then the
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UNCF will host its annual 2025 “A Mind Is…”® New England Gala on March 13, 2025 at the Seaport Hotel Boston. More than 300 guests are expected to attend, including UNCF leadership, corporate partners, educators, community leaders and alumni and scholars from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). For more than 80 years, UNCF has strived
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The Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl states that its mission is to showcase and support HBCU football players and students as it aims to create opportunities for HBCU athletes to get noticed by NFL scouts and for HBCU students to network with employers. For more than 50 Grambling State University students who recently traveled to New
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By David K. Li and Jay Blackman The National Transportation Safety Board wants to severely restrict helicopter traffic near Ronald Reagan National Airport, officials said Tuesday, in the wake of a catastrophic midair collision that killed 67 people. The Jan. 29 collision tragedy near the nation’s capital was the deadliest such U.S. air crash in more than 20 years, and
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