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$100M Gift Will Build Endowment Pool for 37 HBCUs
The United Negro College Fund, which represents private historically Black colleges and universities, received $100 million from the Lilly Endowment...
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The Boom in Campus Strikes Is Likely to Continue in 2024. Just Look at California.
From the University of California in late 2022 to Rutgers, Temple, the University of Michigan and now Cal State, the strike wave on campuses isn’t ending.
Howard U Investigates Social Media Video Taken by Trespassers
Howard University is investigating an alleged break-in and vandalism after a video circulated on social media, showing three unknown individuals...
Fired Saint Augustine’s President Files EEOC Complaint
Former Saint Augustine’s University president Christine Johnson McPhail, who was recently fired by the SAU Board of Trustees, has filed...
An Unneighborly Dispute About Spelman-Morehouse Title IX Complaints
A lawsuit and persistent allegations of mishandled sexual assault complaints by Spelman women against Morehouse men raise troubling questions about the close bond between the colleges.
Saint Augustine’s President Fired, Accreditation Stripped
Christine McPhail’s dismissal follows recent friction with the board. Trustees have now hired an acting president and are trying to save SAU’s accreditation.
HBCUs Increase Black Students’ Likelihood of Graduating
A recent report from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University suggests that the type of college where...
Professor Says Spelman Raised Students’ Grades, Fired Him
Former tenure-track faculty member says the college inflated students’ grades and axed him after he complained. Some say that violates academic freedom.