By Kevin Childs A $20 million donation to Howard University from Carrie Walton Penner and Greg Penner will support the GRACE Grant Endowed Fund, an initiative to eliminate college costs and keep first-year students enrolled through graduation. The GRACE (Graduation Retention Access to Continued Excellence) Grant program
Written by Alexis Clark A Christmas gift arrived early for TSU, and it was wrapped in the color purple. TSU alumna Oprah Winfrey treated the Tennessee State University community to an early Christmas celebration with an exclusive screening of The Color Purple ahead
By Richard Abbey, Ilena Peng and Marie Patino, American medical schools are confronting their first major challenge since the US Supreme Courtâs June decision to outlaw race-based college admissions. As medical schools sift through their first round of applications since the ruling,
Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier University of Louisiana is one of several Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, to join Entergyâs new initiative, The Power of Prosperity, to ensure the success of HBCU students and help them obtain generational
Written by Andre M. Perry The abolitionist, statesman, and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass said that denying a person an education means adding another link in the chain of their servitude. Quoting his owner in his book Life of an American Slave, Douglass wrote,
Written by Hampton University Hampton University James T. George School of Business announced the expansion of its strategic relationship with Prudential Financial. To enhance the Hampton-Prudential codeveloped educational programs and launch new initiatives, Prudential is providing an additional $1 million grant to
By David Thompson Over 1,700 elementary students from schools in Prince Georgeâs and Anne Arundel Counties attended the first annual Durant Family Foundation Game Day at A.C. Jordan Arena and watched the menâs basketball teams from Bowie State and Johnson C. Smith
By Brittany Bailer Professor Emerita at the Howard University School of Education Lois Harrison-Jones, EdD has been honored by the Richmond, Virginia School Board with the renaming of a school in her honor as John B. Cary Elementary School has become Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary
Written By Maya A. Jones Last June, Wiley College announced it would host the nationâs first HBCU National Championship Tournament for 18 colleges with speech and debate teams. As the tournament kicks off in a couple of weeks, some of Wileyâs top competitors
