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Cultural Competence, Equity Practices Key Themes of Campus Prevention Network Summit

Higher education leaders convened virtually at EVERFI’S 2021 Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Summit on Thursday to discuss equity-minded practices on campus.

July 15, 2021

Community Colleges

Report Analyzes Effects of COVID-19 on Texas Students’ Mental Health, Employment and Basic Needs Insecurity

A new report, “#RealCollege2021: Basic Needs Insecurity Among Texas College Students During the Ongoing Pandemic,” analyzed around 13,000 student responses from 14 colleges and universities within the state between September and November 2020.

May 18, 2021

Opinion

Overcoming Homelessness and Getting into Law School

Eight years ago I could never have imagined I would be in my first year of law school at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Studying the law was a recurring dream as I was finishing high school in Pittsburgh, Pa. I hoped to attend college, apply for law school, pass the bar, practice law and someday become a judge.

November 24, 2020

Latest News

The Road Not Taken: Dr. Michael Sorrell Reflects on His Path to the Paul Quinn College Presidency

During his inaugural address, Dr. Michael J. Sorrell told the Paul Quinn College community that the school would “become the greatest turnaround story in the history of higher education.” Now, after 13 years as president, he feels that Paul Quinn is on its way to fulfilling that comeback story.

October 30, 2020

HBCUs

The Unique Challenges Faced By HBCU Students During COVID

Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell has been a leading advocate in higher education for students returning to in-person learning only when it is safe to do so. So while it was no surprise when he announced that our school’s classes would continue remotely because of COVID concerns, our students, as well as those at other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), suddenly faced obstacles that students learning remotely at many other schools may not have encountered.

October 26, 2020

COVID-19

Some Colleges Are Already Planning for the Next Wave of COVID-19

Even as many colleges are still struggling to figure out what the beginning of the new academic year will look like, a few have made public schedules for the next semester which already account for another wave of COVID-19 infections in the fall, which epidemiologists have said is more or less inevitable.

May 21, 2020

Sports

This HBCU President Is Strongly Against a Fall Reopening

Colleges and universities are “deluding themselves” about getting students back to campuses in the fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College which is an HBCU (historically Black college or university). In a recent article in The Atlantic, Sorrell said higher education institutions “are letting their financial and […]

May 19, 2020

African-American

President Obama Headlines Virtual HBCU Commencement Celebration

Former President Barack Obama delivered a rousing commencement speech on Saturday to graduates of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) urging them to “have a vision that isn’t clouded by cynicism or fear.”

May 17, 2020

Students

HBCUs to Host National Virtual Commencement Ceremony

After having conversations with seniors, Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, recognized that many were upset about not being able to walk at graduation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.Believing that students at other historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) shared a similar sentiment, Sorrell planned a virtual commencement ceremony to acknowledge the Class of 2020’s achievements.

May 4, 2020

HBCUs

HBCU Presidents Star in a TikTok Video to Show School Pride

More than a dozen presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have made a TikTok video to lift students’ spirits and show school pride during a time of pandemic, reported Eurweb and NBC 5. The video shows 13 HBCU presidents participating in the #DontRushChallenge on TikTok. The video is set to the song “Don’t […]

May 4, 2020

Students

IHEP Summit Spotlights Financial Struggles of Low-Income, Working-Class Students

Achieving equity for low-income students in post-secondary education requires getting down to the nitty-gritty of what they need, and the Institute for Higher Education Policy provided a forum for that Tuesday with a summit featuring game-changing institutional leaders, the release of a special report and in-person perspectives of students who have overcome major finance-related obstacles on their way to a degree.

May 21, 2019

News Roundup

Beto O’Rourke to Deliver Commencement Address at Paul Quinn College

Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at Paul Quinn College on May 4. O’Rourke, a former congressman from El Paso  posted a video announcing the upcoming engagement at the historically Black college based in Dallas. “It’s an all-time honor to return to Paul Quinn College to join the inspiring graduating […]

April 24, 2019