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On May 16, the Obamas Will Host a Virtual Graduation Event for HBCUs’ Class of 2020

| May 5, 2020 On May 16, former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama will host a virtual gradua Read more

Michelle Obama to Launch Video Series on Instagram as Part of Reach Higher Initiative

by Sarah Wood | January 7, 2020
Former First Lady Michelle Obama will expand her Reach Higher Initiative, aimed to help first-g [...] Read more

The Power and Problems of Language When Used by Leaders with Power and Privilege

by Donna Y. Ford | December 16, 2019
I am beyond outraged when Purdue President Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. (or anyone for that matter) [...] Read more

Whitewashing Impeachment and 2020: Don’t Forget Who Got Us Here

by Micaela di Leonardo | November 8, 2019
Like the majority of Americans facing the new impeachment inquiry landscape, I am both jubilant [...] Read more

Bring Your Authentic Self to Work

by Kimberly Harden | October 28, 2019
As the first Black female professor in the Communication Department at my university, I conside [...] Read more

Superstar Mo’ne Davis ‘Just One of the Girls’ on Hampton’s Softball Team

by Roscoe Nance | September 25, 2019
Mo’ne Davis is perhaps the most unique college athlete ever. But at the same time the freshma [...] Read more

Michelle Obama Part of YouTube Series for College Students

by Sarah Wood | August 8, 2019
As part of former first lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative, which aims to help fir [...] Read more

Michelle Obama Pushes Education Through Initiative

by Associated Press | June 15, 2018
WASHINGTON — Former first lady Michelle Obama told first-generation college freshmen to surr [...] Read more

Michelle Obama, De Niro, Zendaya Fete College-Bound Kids

by Associated Press | May 2, 2018
PHILADELPHIA — Michelle Obama told college-bound Philadelphia high school seniors Wednesday a [...] Read more

Selecting Commencement Speakers: A Political Minefield

by Pearl Stewart | March 6, 2018
In this hyper-polarized environment, students in the class of 2018 may find themselves without [...] Read more

Art As Political Resistance

by Khalilah L. Brown-Dean | February 18, 2018
For many people, America feels heavy. Whether mounting political challenges or the general decl [...] Read more

Rodriguez: Michelle Obama and the ‘Men’ of Hope

by Roberto Rodriguez | December 20, 2016
In a recent interview, Michelle Obama said this to Oprah Winfrey about the absence of hope: “ [...] Read more

Michelle Obama: ‘Hidden Figures’ Underscores Power of Diversity

by Jamaal Abdul-Alim | December 15, 2016
Invoking the new silver screen legacy of three Black women who worked behind the scenes to help [...] Read more

Guillermo: Michelle Obama Delivers Message of Diversity and Hope

by Emil Guillermo | October 30, 2016
If it weren’t for the FBI Director James Comey’s actions, the political highlight of last w [...] Read more

The Perverse Affinity for Defending Slavery

by Elwood Watson | August 1, 2016
One can only wonder what would make any rational, decent human being assert that slavery was a [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

October 22, 1 p.m. Eastern Time

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

October 22, 1 p.m.
Eastern Time

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?