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Higher Ed Stakeholders Urge Congress to Double Maximum Pell Grant

Despite President Joe Biden’s proposal to increase the Pell grant by $1,875, higher education organizations and institutions urge Congress to double the maximum rate.

July 8, 2021

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HBCU Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Select Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs Soon

As the White House continues to fill key leadership positions, the executive director position for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) remains noticeably vacant.

June 11, 2021

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HBCU Caucus Members Introduce Legislation to Invest in HBCUs

A new bipartisan proposal is seeking to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) build themselves up.

May 19, 2021

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Who’s Next to Lead the White House Initiative on HBCUs?

Now that Dr. Miguel Cardona has been nominated as the next U.S. Secretary of Education, speculation has turned to who will become the next executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

January 11, 2021

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Amid COVID-19, Doubling Pell Grants is the Next Urgent Need for HBCUs, Says UNCF

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is soon going to pitch for doubling Pell Grants so Black and other minority students consider attending college an attractive option despite the widespread economic havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

May 1, 2020

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Funding and Investment in HBCUs, a Focus of Discussion on Capitol Hill

During the 2020 fiscal year, there will be a 15% increase devoted to strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Additionally, the maximum Pell grant award will increase by $150 from $6,195 to $6,345 for the 2020-21 academic year, according to the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.

December 17, 2019

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Senate Democrats Start New Push to Pass the FUTURE Act

Sen. Doug Jones and Sen. Jon Tester are making a renewed push for the U.S. Senate to pass the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, bipartisan legislation – introduced by Jones and Sen. Tim Scott – to renew mandatory federal funds to minority serving institutions for two years.

November 6, 2019

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UNCF Study: HBCUs ‘Punch Above Their Weight’

A steady increase since 2017 in federal funding for historically Black colleges and universities and their students is a sign that lawmakers are becoming more informed about how HBCUs disproportionately graduate African-Americans and impact economies, according to  participants in a media briefing Tuesday about a new study by the United Negro College Fund.

June 25, 2019

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Panelists at CBCF Slam White House Education Policies

WASHINGTON – Trump administration education policies are hostile to civil rights and are intentionally dismantling protections intended to help students, and the efforts must be countered by voting and other civic involvement.

September 13, 2018