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UW-Madison Reveals Campus History of Discrimination

By Erin Gretzinger A UW-Madison student evicted from university housing for dating a Black man. Others expelled amid an administrative campaign to systematically seek out and remove homosexual male students from campus. Abusive conduct by a UW-Madison police officer who led the department for decades with impunity. It’s not exactly the stuff of college brochures. But beginning next fall, information about some of the university’s past blemishes will be on public display at the direction of top administrators. It’s all part of the Public History Project — a multiyear research effort funded by the university to unearth a history of

Clark Atlanta Faces Dorm Housing Chaos for Students

By BARMEL LYONS It’s a disappointing start to the school year for many Clark Atlanta parents and students who are learning the dorms they had already paid for weren’t available due to lagging renovations. “I don’t know if it’s a hotel or apartment complex… whatever it is, it looks like it’s been abandoned,” said Clark Atlanta Parent Tewana Nelson. Parents are outraged over what they’re calling “housing chaos”. “I thought it was around the corner or something, they said off-campus but …damn… this is damn near out the state,” a parent exclaims. Students moved to 444 Highland Avenue off campus,

Target to Cover College Tuition for All US Employees

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By Alaa Elassar Target has announced that it will begin paying the college tuition and textbook expenses for its US-based part-time and full-time employees who attend select schools. The retail giant is following the lead of other large US companies offering more benefits to attract and retain talent in a tight job market. Starting as early as their first day on the job, more than 340,000 employees at Target stores and distribution centers will now be able to choose from 250 programs at over 40 schools and universities across the country, and they won’t have to pay a dollar, Target said in

Grambling State Forgives Debt, Plans First HBCU Gymnastics

by Vanessa Roberson It truly pays to be a student attending Grambling State University! First, the university just forgave $1.5 million in student debt! GSU is also considering making history with the first HBCU gymnastics program! Learn more about both opportunities in the exciting Ebony article below! Grambling State University is looking to make history as the first Historically Black College and University to offer women’s gymnastics. Plus, it has set aside $1.5 million to forgive student debt. According to a report from The Associated Press, after Grambling hosted a gymnastic conference full of 100 Black and brown gymnasts for the Brown Girls Do Gymnastics conference,

Howard U Closes Classics Dept, Erasing Black Heritage

by Rebecca Futo Kennedy and Jackie Murray Howard University’s decision to close its small classics department may seem like an unusual piece of education news to attract widespread media attention, especially when student debt is at an all-time high, racism and free speech on campus are constantly being debated, and finances are tight in many colleges and universities across the country. Yet some of our country’s most well-known thinkers, such as Cornel West, have written about how useful classics – the study of Greek and Roman languages, literature and history – is at a historically Black college and university. A

FAMU Forgives Student Debt for 2020-21 Graduates

By Lauren M. Johnson Florida A&M University students got a welcome surprise when the university announced it would be paying off student financial balances for the 2020-2021 school year. President Larry Robinson broke the news at the commencement for 2020 graduates Saturday. “This is an indication of our commitment to student success and our hope that your time on the ‘Hill’ has been transformative as you take on the challenges of the day, go out and make a difference,” Robinson told the graduates. The historically Black university used more than $16 million of funding from the federal CARES Act, which was

Mayor Bottoms Joins HBCU Leadership Fellowship Program

by Vanessa Roberson Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is going back to school. Bottoms, whose mayoral term ends in January, will be the first honorary fellow of a new effort to train people for careers as leaders of historically Black colleges and universities. The HBCU Executive Leadership Institute will be based at Clark Atlanta University, the state’s largest, private HBCU. The mayor’s role will include speaking to the first cohort of fellows. The institute is funded in large part by the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation, which contributed $1 million toward the effort. “For more than 150 years, HBCUs have not only played an

Dillard University Denies Claims of Academic Fraud

by Jarrett Carter, Sr. Officials at Dillard University are denying claims of widespread academic fraud made against the school president and several administrators between 2013 and 2019, and considering legal action against the former faculty member making a public case against the university. According to a letter forwarded to the HBCU Digest and to several print and broadcast outlets nationwide, former College of Business Dean Christian Fugar says that President Walter Kimbrough, Dillard Vice President for Academic Affairs Yolonda Page, and others within the executive cabinet facilitated the awarding of degrees to dozens of students who had not qualified for

N.C. A&T Students to Receive Free Textbooks Starting Fall

by Alexis Davis Beginning this fall, all undergraduate students at North Carolina A&T State University will receive free textbooks for two school years, courtesy of a partnership with Barnes & Noble College (BNC). Created in 2019, BNC First Day Complete is a program focused on ensuring that a lack of funds and resources do not hinder a college student’s success. BNC does this by meeting in the spring with institutions to discuss material usage patterns and a funding package to allow access for each student. N.C. A&T is the first historically Black college and university (HBCU) to participate in the

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