SECTOR NEWS Biden advisor talks free HBCU tuition as part of push towards reparations “We have to start breaking down systemic racism and barriers that have held people of color […]
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Morning Briefing – February 26, 2021
SECTOR NEWS Black Amazon employees say hiring from HBCUs part of a larger culture of bias, discrimination The idea of “meeting the bar” also comes up in conversations related to […]
FAMU's Cheron Davis Shares the 'Beauty and Burden of Being a Black Professor'
Florida A&M University Associate Professor Cheron Davis discusses her work on the latest edition of ‘The Beauty and Burden of Being a Black Professor,’ and how politics, relationships, and mentoring […]
Morning Briefing – February 25, 2021
SECTOR NEWS US Army looks to expand opportunities with HBCUs As the Army progresses toward a force as diverse as the country it defends, senior leaders are also increasing its […]
Morning Briefing – February 24, 2021
SECTOR NEWS HBCUs draw employers’ interest The hiring rate for graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) shot up an average 5.9 percent a year from 2016 through 2019, […]
Evening Briefing – February 23, 2021
SECTOR NEWS Google’s program for Black college students suffered disorganization and culture clashes, former participants say More than a dozen people who participated in the program between 2017 and 2020describe […]
ViacomCBS Eyes HBCUs For Next Generation of Tech Talent Development
With a focus on the upcoming release of its streaming media platform ‘Paramount+,’ Super Bowl ads, profiles in the Wall Street Journal, and tech trade publication headlines are drawing international […]
Morning Briefing – February 22, 2021
SECTOR NEWS Former UPS Executive Gives Morgan State University $20 Million, Largest Alumni Gift in School History Morgan State University today announced receipt of a $20 million commitment from alumnus […]
Is Jackson State Proving That It Isn't Ready for Primetime?
In exactly five months since being named Jackson State University head football coach, Deion Sanders has done hundreds of interviews, recruited dozens of top tier football athletes from around the […]
Sources: Christine Johnson McPhail to Be Named Saint Augustine's President
Sources close to the Saint Augustine University board of trustees say that Christine Johnson McPhail, a former HBCU administrator and the widow of former SAU President Irving McPhail, will be […]
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