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Black Scholars Take Issue with Obama on Police Encounters

President Obama suggested that Hillary Clinton is the best candidate in the 2016 presidential race because she knows “the worry Black parents feel when their son leaves the house isn’t so different than what a brave cop’s family feels when he puts on the blue and goes to work.”

July 28, 2016

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Department of Education: Spending on Prisons Rises 3 Times Faster than on Schools

State and local spending on prisons and jails is increasing at a faster rate than spending on public education over the past three decades, according to a U.S. Department of Education report.

July 7, 2016

STEM

New UCLA-based Manufacturing Institute Puts Academia on Economic Map

Incorporating more than 200 partners across industry, academia and the nonprofit sector, the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute aims to disrupt a dated, inefficient manufacturing sector.

June 29, 2016

Students

At Rutgers, Obama Casts Trump Philosophy as One of Ignorance, Isolation

WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama cast Donald Trump’s positions on immigration, trade and Muslims as part of an ignorance-and-isolation philosophy that the president says will lead the U.S. down the path of decline. Obama used his commencement speech Sunday at Rutgers University to tear into the presumptive Republican nominee, without ever mentioning his name. Time […]

May 16, 2016

Community Colleges

White House Adding $100M Program to Tuition-free Community College Push

The White House will roll out a $100 million program to strengthen tuition-free community college programs across the United States early this summer.

April 25, 2016

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Michelle Obama at Jackson State: Lessons in History and Life

First lady Michelle Obama assumed the roles of history professor, civil rights firebrand and fierce defender of her husband’s legacy Saturday as she urged Jackson State University graduates to “devote your life to finding ways to help others.”

April 24, 2016

Leadership & Policy

President Obama to Deliver Howard University Commencement Address

President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at Howard University in Washington next month, the university announced Thursday. The president, who will deliver the remarks May 7, will be speaking at commencement of a historically Black college or university for the third time during his administration. He also has been the featured speaker at […]

April 14, 2016

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President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposal: What’s in it for HBCUs?

The proposal for the Department of Education has a few new items that are relevant to Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs).

February 11, 2016

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Scalia’s ‘Mismatch Theory’ a Foe to Diversity, Inclusion

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made waves with his remarks about the abilities of African-American students in this country during the oral arguments of the Fisher vs. University of Texas at Austin case.

December 9, 2015

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International Reparations Conference Concludes With a Call to Action

Leaders gather at a three-day international conference in Scotland to discuss the ongoing fight for reparations in the United States and abroad.

November 8, 2015

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Value of ED’s College Ratings Tool Lost on Academics

When President Obama initially declared the Department of Education would issue a ratings system for colleges and universities to help parents and prospective students find the best “value” for the money they spend on education, the ambitious idea raised eyebrows across the higher education landscape. Some observers said a ratings system would indeed help the […]

November 4, 2015

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Michelle Obama Launches Higher Ed Storytelling Initiative

First Lady Michelle Obama announced a new storytelling campaign as part of her Reach Higher Initiative earlier this week.

October 21, 2015