By Caroline Lenton Secretary of State Marco Rubio said early Monday that 83% of programs funded by U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID , are being canceled, in the latest for the beleaguered agency that provides humanitarian aid overseas and has become the
By Cheryl L. Duncan Public media partnership announces call for short films in all genres by HBCU students | HBCU Week NOW,a public media partnership project offering films about the incredible impact and contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, is announcing the
Inside the James E. Shepard Memorial Library at North Carolina Central University, you can find Montressa Hunter. “Growing up, I sought refuge in books. That was a place of solace for me,” said Hunter ” I would read anything that I could
By Hurubie Meko and Troy Closson A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Thursday, two days after the Education Department fired more than 1,300 workers, purging people who administer grants and track student achievement across America. The group, led by
By Carl Hulse Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, broke with his party on Thursday and lined up enough Democrats to advance a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a midnight Friday deadline, arguing that Democrats could
Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University Spaceflight experiment will be first in university history (Black PR Wire) Plant samples from Winston-Salem State University’s Astrobotany Lab will be on the first Blue Origin all-female mission to space this spring. Esteemed rocket scientist, entrepreneur and
By Daniela Dehaghani Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined a roundtable discussion at Congressman French Hill’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities Summit at Philander Smith College. The summit brought together local leaders, educators, and students to focus on expanding opportunities for HBCUs, and
By Denim Fisher While President Donald Trump continues rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion policies meant to expand opportunities for underrepresented groups, a campus group at Spelman College is pressing forward with its mission to confront systemic racism and foster meaningful dialogue
Georgia lawmakers are considering legislation to guarantee that graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have a formal role in shaping the state’s higher education policies. The University System of Georgia’s (USG) Board of Regents, which governs the state’s 26 public
The “HBCU Effect” on mental health is significant UNCF announced the release of groundbreaking research today showing students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) demonstrate significantly stronger mental health outcomes compared to their peers nationally, despite facing greater financial stressors and
