higher education

Affirmative Action Opponents Now Targeting West Point, Naval Academy Through Supreme Court

While the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in a landmark ruling in June, the decision does not apply to military academies
01/30/2024

Black Lawmakers Establish Congressional Caucus to Support Predominantly Black Institutions

PBIs are made up of mainly two-year colleges that serve 6.8 percent of the entire Black population that pursues postsecondary education.
10/26/2023

Meet Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam: The First Black Woman President of Boston University

Before being named president, the renowned scholar was executive vice president and provost at Ohio State University.
10/05/2023

COVID-19 Pandemic Disproportionately Caused Black And Latino Students To Cancel College Plans, Report Says

Delays in attaining a high education have a ‘negative cascading effect’ across a lifetime, researchers say.
03/25/2022

Future 40: Meet New Harlem Children's Zone CEO Kwame Owusu-Kesse

Building a cradle to college pipeline, one child at a time
06/18/2020

Michelle Obama Tells Students They ‘Better Make Room’ for College

New initiative gets students excited for higher education.
10/20/2015

Michelle Obama Teams Up With Wale for Education Initiative

He will speak and perform at Beating the Odds Summit.
07/21/2015
Congress

Black America Is in the Red: A Breakdown of the Stats

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California Hopes to Ease Path to Historically Black Colleges

Fisk U. and others will be part of new education pipeline.
03/18/2015

Obama Calls for More Rights for Struggling Student Borrowers

President wants to tackle student debt from every angle.
03/10/2015

Does the White House Understand the Value of an HBCU Education?

CBC members say HBCUs need more support.
02/13/2015