Students from historically Black colleges and universities have long played a role in shaping social and political movements, and 2024 is no exception. Across the country, HBCU students are organizing pro-Palestine activism efforts on their campuses. They’re struggling with complicated feelings about who to vote for in November. To learn more about what political engagement […]
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Posted inNorth Carolina
UNCW to lead project to help identify gravesites at historic African American cemetery
In Wilmington, the Maides Cemetery is a historic African American gravesite that dates back to the 19th century. It’s home to over 200 graves. Less than half of them, however, are identified. On Saturday, the Historic Wilmington Foundation and UNC-Wilmington plan to lead a project to identify more of those graves. The two are performing a ground-penetrating […]
Posted inColorado
Colorado leads the nation in college-educated residents, but gaps remain
Colorado has benefited from college-educated residents moving to the state over the years, helping make up for lower college-going rates among its high school graduates.
Posted inIndianapolis
Closing achievement gaps for students of color is necessary for Indiana’s success, report shows
The percentage of Black people with at least a two-year degree is 11 percentage points lower than white Hoosiers.
Posted inCalifornia
This community college has 1 full-time Black faculty member out of 165. Why campuses struggle with diversity
“Progress remains slow,” according to a recent report on faculty diversity at California’s community colleges. For Nikia Chaney, the sole full-time Black faculty member at Cabrillo College, the experience is personal.
Posted inNews About Open Campus
Open Campus announces spring 2024 fellowship class
Students from six HBCUs were selected to participate in the spring ’24 class of the Open Campus HBCU Student Journalism Network.
Posted inChicago
Colleges hand out scholarship money to attract top students — at the expense of kids in need
Advocates say merit scholarships mainly benefit white, wealthy students and make it harder for low-income students to afford college.
Posted inRace and Equity
‘We have to fight for it’: As more states bar DEI programs, public HBCU communities worry what it means for them
Students at HBCUs in states where Republicans have attacked campus diversity programs fear the entirety of their colleges’ rich history, traditions, and social mobility is in jeopardy.
Posted inRace and Equity
HBCU student parents face hurdles to reaching graduation finish line
Kennedeigh Poole stares up at her bedroom ceiling, deep in thought, as she considers her hopes for her 10-month-old son. “I want my son to be just as ambitious as his mom,” Poole says. Poole, 25, is juggling care for her son, Amari, with working full time as an administrative assistant at Andrews Air Force […]
Posted inCalifornia
Fewer undocumented students have DACA. California’s colleges want to help, even if the options are limited
Most undocumented college students in California are not eligible for DACA anymore, creating new dilemmas for students and colleges around employment, financial aid and the threat of deportation.