Flagship institutions in the Texas A&M University System will collaborate for research, academic expansion, and faculty development in a new partnership announced yesterday. The partnership will engage students, faculty and […]
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Report: FAFSA applications sent personal data to Facebook
The revelation is a remarkable view of Facebook’s reach as a single-sign-on gateway even for government-managed properties.
FAMU, Grambling broadcast battles with SWAC show lack of institutional insight and control
An athletic director has resigned, a football coach is stirring public turmoil, and a contract has all but ensured litigation for the nation’s highest-profile historically Black athletic conference.
University presidential exodus is a sign of the great storm ahead in higher education
They also are expert readers of writing on the wall that in most cases is painted in invisible ink; fewer people can afford or want to go to college, politics are more intrusive in the university setting than they’ve ever been, and stakeholder groups are going to be increasingly demanding of the campus as a catalyst for social, economic and political change that it wasn’t designed to deliver.
New Jersey Governor orders review of sex education curriculum
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will review standards for sex education curriculum in public schools, which were originally approved in 2020 but are now under fire from conservative lawmakers and parents in the state.
A new president means the real work begins for Hampton Board of Trustees
Hampton doesn’t get to stop growing, fall in rankings, drop further in enrollment, or lose federal funding just because there is a new president for the first time in 44 years
Tennessee State latest to test worth of HBCU guaranteed games with Power 5 competition
There’s no reason to doubt the vision of head coach that’s played at the highest levels of college and professional football, or a sports culture at TSU that wants to be regarded as the best. But there’s plenty of reason to doubt how the guaranteed game model, regardless of how big the check may be from Notre Dame, isn’t the best or most sustainable for Tennessee State or any HBCU to consider.
Georgia State is not a place Black folks can call their own
No matter how many Black people are hired or enrolled there, it has always been and will always be a stop for them, not a home.
Biden HBCU advisory board strikes balance between labor and limelight
Joe Biden’s version of the White House HBCU advisory board requires that the White House choose between engaging with HBCU needs and proposals, or suffering a sociopolitical hit that disaffected Black celebrities can transmit to all-important voting blocs.
Hampton has named a new president. So how come we haven’t heard about it?
Hampton is saying goodbye to one of the longest-serving presidents in history and hello to a new era of leadership, but without the heraldry one would expect for these goings and comings.
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