A young man’s dream of space exploration is that much closer to reality when he graduates college this spring. But that’s not even the most amazing part of his story. When he graduates this May, he’ll be just 19-years-old. That’s right, when most students are either just starting or completing their freshman year, 19-year-old Ronald […]
Gwendolyn Harrison Smith, the first African-American woman to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has died at age 91. Smith, who lived in Bessemer City, NC and passed away on February 28. At the age of 25, Smith arrived on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill on June 11, 1951. She had already […]
Marvel Comics character Riri Williams, an African-American woman superhero, was featured in MIT’s admissions video.
The annual "Retool Your School" grant campaign awards accredited HBCU's the opportunity to secure grant funding for campus reinvigoration.
John Wilson, President, Morehouse College, says he doesn’t know if Trump’s HBCU executive order will make an impact.
3/1/17- Roland Martin talks to Omarosa Manigault and Howard University’s Dr. Greg Carr about the HBCU executive order, Pell Grants and more. “It tells the agency what the President wants to get done. This President has done this within the first 40 days. We’ve moved the Executive Director from three tiers down, which is where President […]
Byron Jones, the EVP and CFO of University of Phoenix, talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about Saving Tomorrow, Today, a partnership with Florida A&M University to offer online courses for minority K12 students and prepare them for higher education while also helping to create a pipeline for future HBCU attendance. Click the link below to […]
Howard University President Wayne Frederick welcomed U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos with open arms. Only time will tell if Frederick made a wise decision. DeVos, the polarizing Education Secretary, got her first photo-op at a historically Black college since her razor-thin confirmation thanks to Frederick’s high-profile meeting. A billionaire who is facing mounting […]
The University of Phoenix and NewsOne release an education documentary. It explores innovative solutions to complex educational problems in the African American community.
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People are turning to social funding platforms like GoFundMe to pay tuition. Generous strangers are making education goals possible.
Several education news stories in 2016 impacted the African-American community. Black educators reached new heights and the community debated school choice.
