Tag: 2020 Presidential Election

HBCUs

Final 2020 Presidential Election Results Still Unknown

The Presidential Election is too close to call, thanks largely to the unprecedented number of people who mailed in absentee ballots and conducted early voting out of heightened concern for their safety amid a global pandemic. At press time, Democrat Joe Biden was leading in the Electoral College vote count — with results in North Carolina and Pennsylvania among other states still up in the air.

November 3, 2020

African-American

Black Greek Organizations Head to Polls With #StrolltothePolls Movement

Women from four historically Black Greek organizations are getting recognition as they make their way to voting sites to fight voter suppression with their “Stroll to the Polls” movement for the 2020 election, Yahoo Life reported. Maisha Land, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) started the movement in early October, having been inspired by […]

November 3, 2020

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Congressional Black Caucus Kicks Off Virtually

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) kicked off its Annual Legislative Conference completely online, tackling critical topics like education, healthcare and the social status of Black men and boys.

September 1, 2020

COVID-19

How Do Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders Compare on the Student Debt Crisis

Coming to the end of a long winnowing process, now only two Democratic presidential candidates remain, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden. Their plans for higher education policy differ in clarity and breadth, experts say, at a time when higher education policy may be more critical to voters than ever, as universities, their students and graduates prepare for an economy impacted by the coronavirus.

April 5, 2020

News Roundup

Andrew Goodman Foundation Files Injunction to Lift Student Voter Restrictions in Wisconsin

The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) filed a motion for an injunction to ensure that student voters have equal access during the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election. This would effort would lift voter restrictions for students in Wisconsin, according to AGF. Before the Wisconsin law was passed in 2011, the state had the highest voter turnout rate […]

January 26, 2020

HBCUs

Scholars Critique White House Higher Ed Policies, 2020 Candidates’ Proposals

Considering unease on many campuses regarding the Trump administration’s higher education policies – and proposals about college accessibility and affordability by presidential candidates who would like to win the White House next year — some academicians say the 2020 elections present significant opportunities to address urgent issues facing postsecondary learning.

July 15, 2019

News Roundup

Kamala Harris to Hold Town Hall Meeting at SC State University

U.S. Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris, D-Calif., plans to hold a town hall meeting at South Carolina State University on Saturday, April 20. Bakari Sellers, attorney and CNN political commentator will serve as the moderator. Harris plans to share her vision for the future of America with the campus community and general public […]

April 16, 2019

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Beto O’Rourke Announces Entry to the 2020 Presidential Campaign

Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke, who became increasingly popular during his unsuccessful 2018 Senate run, has announced he is running for U.S. president, citing a message of national unity and generational change will boost him above several progressives who have big-ticket policy ideas. “This moment of peril produces perhaps the greatest moment of promise for […]

March 14, 2019

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Scholars Hold Mixed Reactions About an Oprah Presidential Run

While Oprah Winfrey has had a successful career as a businesswoman, philanthropist and an advocate for numerous social and political causes, political scientists and women’s studies scholars have mixed reactions about a potential presidential run for the talk-show host and billionaire.

January 10, 2018