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Big Step Toward Test Optional in Law School Admissions
American Bar Association panel votes to lift test requirement, but group’s governing body must still approve the change. Sixty deans opposed the move.
Suspect Identified in Bomb Threats Against HBCUs
FBI officials identified a teenager who they say is responsible for the majority of bomb threats to HBCUs this year. Some HBCU leaders say the results of the investigation are long overdue.
Living Up to Its Rhetoric
The American Public Health Association faces questions about why it’s discouraged participation in a member-led rally for reproductive rights.
Striving for the ‘Gold Standard’
Some historically Black colleges and universities experienced record research funding this fiscal year. It’s a hopeful sign to a group of HBCUs seeking R-1 status.
‘Respectable: Politics and Paradox in Making the Morehouse Man’
The author discusses her recently published book on how societal ideas about Black masculinity shaped the values instilled in graduates at Morehouse College.
Pinning Hopes on Future Educators
Colleges of education hope that celebrating teaching candidates with pinning ceremonies will help validate their decision to enter an increasingly demanding field.
A ‘Pro-Life’ Medical School
Plans are underway for a new, independent Catholic medical school on the campus of Benedictine College that will strictly adhere to Catholic principles on abortion and end-of-life issues.
Outcry at UVA Over Controversial Board Member
The new board member at the University of Virginia is an appointee of the Republican governor and the latest example of the increasing political polarization of higher education in the state.