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Higher Ed Groups: $14 Billion for Colleges, Universities in Stimulus Package Insufficient

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 26, 2020 Higher education groups aren’t happy with the $14 billion earmarked for colleges and universi Read more

UNCF: $1 Billion for HBCUs, TCUs, MSIs in Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Package

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 25, 2020
Congress and the White House have agreed to provide $1 billion in emergency funds to historical [...] Read more

EAB Analyst: Under-Resourced Colleges Could Face Closure Due to Coronavirus

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 23, 2020
The coronavirus crisis will “accelerate a closure of colleges and universities,” especially [...] Read more

Sens. Booker, Jones Urge $1.5 Billion in Support for HBCUs, MSIs Amid Coronavirus Crisis

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 22, 2020
Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Doug Jones (D-AL) on Thursday pressed for $1.5 billion in eme [...] Read more

Bill Allotting $577 Million to Maryland HBCUs Clears Legislature

by Shailaja Neelakantan | March 16, 2020
The Maryland Senate on Sunday unanimously passed legislation that would allot $577 million to t [...] Read more

HBCUs Face An Additional Set of Coronavirus Concerns

by Sara Weissman | March 15, 2020
Campuses across the country are temporarily closing in response to the coronavirus, encouraging [...] Read more

Research on STEM Graduation and Enrollment Rates to be Discussed at Clemson Summit

by Sarah Wood | March 3, 2020
Clemson University’s Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Educa [...] Read more

Despite Passage of FUTURE Act, HBCUs Still “Woefully Underfunded,” Says UNCF President

by Sara Weissman |
One could argue it’s been a victorious year for historically Black colleges and universities. [...] Read more

HBCUs Are Working to Help Students Reduce the Need to Borrow

| February 19, 2020
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are trying to spare graduates from crushin [...] Read more

Why Environmental Studies is Among the Least Diverse Fields in STEM

by Jessica Ruf | February 16, 2020
Environmental science remains among the least diverse fields of scientific study. But rather th [...] Read more

Black and Hispanic Students May be Paying More for College Loans, Study Finds

| February 14, 2020
Graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-serving institut [...] Read more

Community College National Legislative Summit Tackles Policy Priorities

by Sarah Wood | February 10, 2020
Community college presidents and trustees on Monday gathered at the Community College National [...] Read more

How My Tenure as Vice President at an HBCU Made Me a Better Scholar

by Terrell L. Strayhorn |
My doctoral training gave me many things, including the “statistical chops” to analyze cros [...] Read more

Letter Requests Progress on Small Business Administration’s Outreach to HBCUs

by Jessica Ruf | February 7, 2020
Five members of Congress has signed a bipartisan letter to the Small Business Administration& [...] Read more

In a First, Washington National Cathedral Will Host HBCU Sunday on Feb. 16

by B. Denise Hawkins | February 5, 2020
For the first time, on Sunday, Feb. 16, Washington National Cathedral will host alumni, student [...] Read more

Part II: Three More Big Diversity-related Questions resulting from COVID-19