The shooting that killed Jaylen Burns, a senior industrial technology major from Chicago, prompted the university to cancel classes Monday and is still under investigation.
HBCUs
Posted inRace and Equity
HBCUs are the ‘steam engines’ behind Black graduates’ careers. Here’s how they help students succeed.
An Auburn University professor who attended an HBCU share the vital role that historically Black colleges play in shaping students’ career paths.
Posted inRace and Equity
HBCU underfunding stretches more than a century: Morgan State professor
The Biden administration’s call for 16 states to address funding disparities faced by HBCUs underscores the pervasiveness of racism.
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HBCUs have ‘narrower margin for error’ amid spurt of presidential departures
While presidents nationally are serving shorter terms than ever — 5.9 years on average — frequent changes at the top are disruptive.
Posted inMississippi
JSU years away from solving housing needs but working on it
There are myriad reasons for this gap between Jackson State’s financial need and the amount of money the historically Black university can realistically expect to receive in state funding.
Posted inChicago
‘I want them to go higher’: A West Side pastor’s faith in the power of college
For nearly a decade, Bernard Lilly Sr. has shepherded kids from Chicago’s West Side to and through college.
Posted inNews About Open Campus
Open Campus announces fall 2023 HBCU fellowship class
Six student fellows from historically Black colleges and universities across the country will be part of the fall ‘23 class of the Open Campus HBCU Student Journalism Network.
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Black and Latino youth are struggling with mental health, all the way to college. This program could help.
Howard University is training the next generation of social workers to make them better equipped to help students in Washington, D.C.’s public schools.
Posted inMississippi
‘Pet-a-puppy’ event, artist lectures, and support for student veterans are all DEI efforts, according to state auditor’s report
Mississippi’s higher ed governing board has not approved a definition of DEI for the system or for any of the universities.
Posted inMississippi
Yet another college president steps down, this time at Tougaloo
Walters’ step-down makes her the seventh college or university president in Mississippi to vacate the role in the last year.