Within all of the sociopolitical debate and new laws virtually outlawing abortion across the country, some of the nation’s most restrictive states are also home to some of the most […]
Author: Jarrett Carter Sr.
FAMU Alumni Raise More Than $450,000 During Annual Convention
Florida A&M University graduates from across the country convened earlier this month for the university’s annual National Alumni Association convention held in Birmingham, AL., where participants raised more than $450,000 […]
Can HBCUs Catch the On-Campus Retail Wave and Bring Along Black Entrepreneurs?
Online shopping has drastically reduced the need for brick-and-mortar retail locations, but there is one type of setting where shopping and commerce in-person will never go out of style. College […]
Nearly 10 Percent of HBCUs are Located in Education Deserts. Can They Take Advantage of the Monopoly?
A new study from Third Way reveals that sizable sections of the country function as ‘education deserts,’ areas where prospective students live beyond commuting distance of at least one open-access […]
A Lack of Engagement with HBCU Advisory Board is Pushing Trump into Obama Territory
The Trump Administration has created historic levels of policy engagement and funding for historically black colleges in just two short years. But much of that support has come without the […]
Five Important Details on Robert Smith's Historic Morehouse Gift
Philanthropist and tech billionaire Robert F. Smith promised yesterday to pay off the student loans of Morehouse College’s 2019 graduating class. Here are five elements of this historic story which […]
Billionaire Philanthropist Robert F. Smith to Pay Off $40 Million in Student Loans for Morehouse Graduates
Four months to the day after donating more than $1.5 million to Morehouse College for new facilities and program development, tech mogul and philanthropist Robert F. Smith announced plans to […]
Can Maryland HBCUs Survive the State's Higher Ed Mess?
University System of Maryland Chancellor Robert Caret will step down from his post next year, following months of criticism for the handling of a University of Maryland football player death […]
LISTEN: Fear of a 'Race War' is Why North Carolina A&T Can't Get Equitable Funding?
Black elected officials in North Carolina have filed two separate bills to increase funding for the state’s historically black colleges and universities. The Charlotte Observer reports on their efforts, and […]
LISTEN: HBCU Voices of STEM Excellence – Jackson State's Courtney Pitts
We talk with Dr. Pitts, Director of Vanderbilt University’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program and Co-Director, Nurse Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner Dual Program, about her path to Jackson State and […]
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