NNPA NEWSWIRE — President Trump wants to paper over the living wound of racism. He’s issued Executive Orders and established a new national commission designed to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Today there are over 44 million student loan borrowers whose growing reliance on loans corresponds with the still-rising cost of higher education. Except...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Earlier this month, after a rigorous selection process, the family of the late actors and activists, together with the United Negro College Fund...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Higher education had not done a good job of looking at our past, or the sociodynamics of the country, the cultural dynamics, in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Mr. President, “Your shamelessness knows no bounds. From day one of your presidency, you have attacked our democracy and now you have set...
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS — Helping students unlock their “aha moments” is what Rejoice C. Chavira enjoys most about her job. For nearly 30 years, Chavira...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — Just last month, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee held its 120th Commencement ceremony. More than 3,500 students were eligible to graduate and walk across...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — George T. French, Jr., will step down as president of Miles College to become the president of Clark Atlanta University (CAU). The Board...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Ramsay High School senior Jillian Jolly, 18, has dreamed of attending Yale University since she was in kindergarten.“ I always heard that Yale...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Students obtaining an associate’s degree at Lawson State Community College (LSCC) can simultaneously work on a bachelor’s at Alabama State University (ASU), presidents...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A new issue brief from the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Washington D.C.-based a nonpartisan research and educational institute, paints a vivid...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The rich have one standard of education and everyone else has another standard,” National Newspaper Publishers Association president and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F....
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Southern University and A&M College System holds the distinction as being the only Historically Black University System in America.
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — The number of students coming to college with a mental health condition continues to increase.
MILWAUKEE COURIER — Each scholarship is $1,000 and the students who apply must have a 2.5 GPA and be involved in an extracurricular activity.
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Paulette Patterson Dilworth, PhD, is the vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Alabama...
NORTH DALLAS GAZETTE — Higher education is something most students seeking a brighter future strive for, with their parents’ desire to see their child succeed.
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The Texas Legislature’s newest incoming members were elected less than a week ago, and the two chambers won’t gavel in until Jan...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — A lot of scholarship money goes unused because officials are not able to match the student to the college and the college...
Patricia Cohen, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times) — Even with tuition shooting up, the payoff from a college degree remains strong, lifting lifelong...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Education reform alone isn’t enough to close achievement gaps between Blacks and Whites, according to a...
SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four years after taking union rights away from teachers and other public workers in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker...
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin All across the country, people are gathering...
JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Duke University professor criticized for an online post comparing blacks and Asians said Monday that it’s not...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A little help may be on the way for historically Black colleges and universities struggling against falling...
