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Posted inMississippi
Handwritten notes show what IHL trustees thought during JSU listening session
Trustees typically keep thoughts like these to executive sessions, but Mississippi Today has reprinted the notes, when legible, exactly as they appear in the records.
Posted inRace and Equity
HBCU graduates share lessons learned — from prioritizing happiness to embracing their natural hair
The experience continues to be a crucial part of creating an environment that embraces Black culture — and prepares them for the real world.
Posted inThe Dispatch
The town a flagship left behind
The departure of a college in rural West Virginia. And, just a few days left to apply to our paid (and remote) fellowship for student journalists at HBCUs.
Posted inMississippi
IHL hires national firm for Jackson State president search
The contract has not been finalized, but an IHL spokesperson said Academic Search would be paid $115,000.
Posted inColorado
Shaped by the pandemic, racial unrest, and debt fears, Colorado’s class of 2023 steps into the world
Chalkbeat talked to over a dozen other students across the state about their plans after high school.
Posted inThe Dispatch
Shifts underway at HBCUs
Our HBCU fellows reported on Louisiana’s goal to increase the number of Black teachers, as well as community-policing efforts at three universities. And, in California, prison closures are rocking the state’s community colleges. ‘Their impact is generational’ Today we’re taking you inside two recent stories that detail important shifts taking place on HBCU campuses. The […]
Posted inRace and Equity
Howard will lead nine HBCUs in a Pentagon-funded research project. Students are pushing back.
Students have criticized what they see as the militarization of HBCUs after Howard University secured a $90 million research contract from the Department of Defense earlier this year.
Posted inMississippi
Former Alcorn State President Felecia Nave was terminated, IHL minutes show
The board initially refused to say if it had fired Nave or let her resign
Posted inRace and Equity
Black male teachers are rare. Louisiana’s HBCUs hope to change that.
In Louisiana, just 5% of teachers are Black men — something the state’s education commissioner has said is a major concern. The profession is very white nationally, too.