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Trump Shakes Up DOJ Civil Rights Division, Senior Exodus

By Ken Dilanian The Trump administration has quietly transformed the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, forcing out a majority of career managers and implementing new priorities that current and former officials say abandon a decadeslong mission of enforcing laws that prohibit discrimination in hiring, housing and voting rights. More than a dozen senior lawyers — many with decades of experience working under presidents of both parties — have been reassigned, the current and former officials say. Some have resigned in frustration after they were moved to less desirable roles unrelated to their expertise, according to the sources. “It’s been a complete bloodbath,” said a

Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting DEI in Education

By Elissa Nadworny President Trump on Wednesday signed a list of executive actions aimed at both higher education and K-12 schools. One of the actions takes aim at college and university accreditors, organizations the White House says have “abused their authority by imposing discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-based standards.” Another promises new discipline guidance for K-12 schools, with the goal of “ensuring school discipline policies are based on objective behavior, not DEI,” the White House said in a statement. “Today’s Executive Orders pave the way for critical innovations — inviting more competition in the higher education accreditation system, ensuring transparency in college

TMCF Thanks Trump for Renewed Commitment to HBCUs

Officials at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) extend appreciation to President Trump for signing an executive order reestablishing the White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (White House Initiative) and reinforcing key TMCF policy priorities for the HBCU community. “This executive order serves as strong reaffirmation of President Trump’s support of investment of historically Black colleges and universities,” said TMCF President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams. “This executive order should serve as a call-to-action for corporations, foundations, members of Congress and state lawmakers to redouble their efforts to support HBCUs and their students. TMCF

Ohio HBCU Professors Concerned Over New Higher Ed Law

By Megan Henry Professors at Ohio’s only public historically Black university are worried a new controversial higher education law will have a chilling effect on their campus. Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio was originally the Normal and Industrial Department within Wilberforce University, the nation’s oldest private Historically Black College or University (HBCU) and a prominent stop on the Underground Railroad. In 1941, the department began to offer four-year degrees, and in 1951 it became independent from Wilberforce as Central State College. In 1965, Central State achieved university status. Members of Central State University American Association of University Professors chapter

Pope Francis lying in state for 3 days ahead of his funeral at the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica

By Tucker Reals Pope Francis‘ funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. eastern) on Saturday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican announced Tuesday, following a meeting of the College of Cardinals at the Catholic Church’s city-state headquarters in the heart of Rome. The coffin carrying the pope, who died Monday morning after suffering a stroke and heart failure at the age of 88, was brought in a procession on Wednesday morning to the basilica from his residence at Casa Santa Marta, where he died. The late pontiff will lie in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica for three days ahead of

HBCU Green Fund Launches Bold Earth Day Initiative: Road to Belém — One Struggle, One Future

On Earth Day 2025, the HBCU Green Fund’s Sustainable Africa Future Network convened a powerful virtual gathering of youth leaders from 16 African countries and across the African Diaspora. United under the banner “Road to Belém: One Struggle, One Future (#Road2Belem),” the youth launched a bold Call to Action and announced the launch of a workplan to develop a collective African Youth Climate Justice Statement to present at COP 30 in Belém this November. HBCU Green Fund’s Sustainable Africa Future Network in Dubai during COP28. “As we head toward COP 30 in Belém, African and African Diaspora youth are building a common platform that demands climate equity, economic

Over 3,000 evacuations ordered and portion of Garden State Parkway is closed as wildfire explodes in New Jersey

By Taylor Romine and Taylor Ward A fast-moving wildfire in New Jersey expanded to 8,500 acres Tuesday afternoon, causing over 3,000 evacuations and threatening more than 1,300 structures while also closing a portion of the Garden State Parkway in the southern portion of the state. The fire started in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area of Ocean County Tuesday morning and 10% of the fire has been contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. The cause is under investigation. No injuries have been reported, but several businesses in an industrial park in Lacey Township have burned, Ocean County Undersheriff Jon Lombardi told

Historically Black colleges are promoting climate-resilient farming

In response to growing threats of drought, extreme temperatures and other climate-related natural disasters, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established several funding programs to support innovative practices that could lead to more resilient food ecosystems and science-backed steps to reduce U.S. farming’s carbon footprint. These funds stem from broad grant programs such as USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and its Sustainable Agricultural Systems Program, as well as the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)’s 1890 Land-grant Institutions Programs, which are specifically earmarked to support the work of researchers at America’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Between 2021

Harvard University sues Trump administration to stop funding freeze

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. Harvard, the world’s richest university, last week rejected a list of demands that the Trump administration said was designed to curb diversity initiatives and fight anti-semitism at the school. In response to the lawsuit, the White House said the “gravy train of federal assistance” was

Rep. Byron Donalds’ town hall turns contentious over questions about DEI and Gaza

By Zoë 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 at one point about what the Republican-led panel was doing to ensure oversight of Musk and DOGE as the administration moves to dramatically reshape the federal government and slash spending. “If you’re going to talk about what Oversight is doing, we actually have to let

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