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HBCUs at Risk Amid Trump’s Pause on Federal Funding

By April Ryan “This is only the beginning of a long fight,”according to Democratic North Carolina Congresswoman Alma Adams. She is addressing the Executive Order to pause federal loans and grants. There is an overwhelming concern in the Historically Black College and University community that many key programs focused on race and equity will be impacted. Adams, a ranking member of a House Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Founder and Co-Chair of the Bicameral HBCU Caucus, issued a statement to Black Press USA once a federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s funding freeze. Adams, whose state houses 11 HBCUs,

Trump Offers Federal Workers Paid Resignation Through Sept

By Garrett Haake and Amanda Terkel President Donald Trump’s administration is offering federal workers the chance to take a “deferred resignation,” which would mean they agree now to resign but get paid through September. A senior administration official told NBC News that they expect 5%-10% of the federal workforce to quit, which, they estimate, could lead to around $100 billion in savings. All full-time federal employees are eligible, except for members of the military, employees of the U.S. Postal Service, positions related to immigration enforcement and national security and other jobs excluded by agencies. “American taxpayers pay for the salaries of federal government

Rutgers Cancels DEI Event Amid Trump Executive Orders

By Daniel Johnson Although an executive order is not a law, the University of Rutgers’ Center for Minority Serving Institutions canceled its upcoming virtual mini-conference scheduled for Jan. 30, citing the executive orders Trump signed targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. According to Inside Higher Ed, the center emailed individuals who had registered for the event on Jan. 23 to explain its decision. “We were very excited to bring the HBCUs and Registered Apprenticeship Mini-Conference to you next week,” the email read. “Unfortunately, due to President Trump’s Executive Orders…we have been asked to cease all work under the auspices of the Diversity,

Air Force Reinstates Tuskegee Airmen Video in Training

By Reuters The U.S. Air Force on Sunday said it will resume instruction of trainees using a video about the first Black airmen in the U.S. military, known as the Tuskegee Airmen, which has passed review to ensure compliance with President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Trump, who took office on Jan. 20, has prohibited DEI throughout the U.S. government and the U.S. military. New Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was sworn in on Friday, has made eliminating DEI from the military a top priority. Reuters reported on Saturday that the video about the Tuskegee Airmen as well as another about civilian women pilots trained by

Howard, UN University Discuss AI, Equity, Global Partnership

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By Sholnn Z. Freeman Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., welcomed Tshilidzi Marwala, Ph.D., undersecretary general of the United Nations and rector of the United Nations University, to campus earlier this week. They discussed potential partnerships related to global education, artificial intelligence, and other technological innovation aligned with Howard’s focus on equity and social justice. Their agreed on a jointly shared goal of advancing equity around the world. The visit was a full circle moment for Howard. After chairing the political science academic department at Howard, Dr. Ralph Bunche worked to help found the United Nations, eventually serving as undersecretary for special political affairs. Howard’s hub

Trailblazing Army Nurse Nancy Leftenant-Colon Dies at 104

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Written By The Associated Press The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers during her long military career. Known as “Lefty,” she was one of six siblings who served in the military, including a brother who was a famed Tuskegee Airmen pilot. He was killed in a mid-air collision over Austria in 1945, according

Higher Ed Under Trump: Hopes and Fears from Top Experts

By Bob Moser As Donald Trump returns to the White House on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day—with a GOP Congress behind him, a vice president who’s called universities “the enemy” and a WWE powerhouse tapped as his education secretary—it’s fair to say that the only certainty for U.S. higher education is uncertainty. Trump’s attention to the sector during his first term was fleeting. He didn’t make higher ed a central issue in his protracted campaign for re-election, either, although he did call for axing the Education Department, firing accreditors, deporting campus protesters, eliminating DEI programs and launching a national online university. His

Trump Ends DEI in Government, Sparks Worker Backlash

By Suzanne Gamboa, Matt Lavietes and Jo Yurcaba Many who work in the federal government knew that an incoming Trump administration would take aim at diversity, equity and inclusion jobs within their ranks. It was just a matter of when and how far he’d go. For most employees, it happened at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, when they got notices that they would be forced to take paid leave, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The memo followed President Donald Trump’s executive order ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs in federal agencies. “I’m mad,” said a federal employee placed on leave from the agency

Federal Workers Told to Report Hidden DEI Job Positions

By Megan Lebowitz Federal employees received emails Wednesday warning that they could face repercussions if they do not report on co-workers who work in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility positions that might have gone unnoticed by government supervisors. “We are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language,” said emails sent to government employees and obtained by NBC News. Employees were directed to notify the Office of Personnel Management if they are “aware of a change in any contract description or personnel position description since November 5, 2024 to obscure the

Trump’s Legal Battles Begin Over Birthright Citizenship

By Lawrence Hurley  President Donald Trump’s plan to roll back the constitutionally protected right to birthright citizenship is just one of several contentious executive actions that are likely to face pushback from judges and could be struck down by the Supreme Court. Other policies that could be legally vulnerable include a plan to invoke an 18th century law called the Alien Enemies Act to round up and deport certain immigrants, legal experts said. Efforts to re-allocate congressional funding to build a border wall and refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress for environmental policies would also most likely be challenged.

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