It’s the first college application season since the Supreme Court ruled race out as a consideration. Universities are attempting new ways to recruit diversely while applicants adjust their tactics.
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Chicago State president gets hefty bonus despite school citing financial strain during faculty strike
Professors at the predominantly Black university are among the lowest paid in Illinois and walked off the job this year to demand higher salaries.
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Black on campus: How African American college students feel in Ohio
Nearly 1 in 5 of Ohio’s Black students don’t feel they belong on some college campuses, according to a new report.
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Lots of questions, few answers for Black and brown high schoolers applying to college
As universities adjust to a ban on race-conscious admissions, Chicago area teens try to sort out what the ruling means for them.
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Student Loan Payments Are Looming. The Debt Burdens Black Women Years After Graduation.
Data has shown that Black women need to acquire advanced degrees in order to make comparable wages to other races and to men. Here are their stories.
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Native students learn how to preserve threatened languages through Fort Lewis initiative
The All Our Kin Collective aims to help address the loss of indigenous languages in students’ communities and help them understand a crucial part of their identities.
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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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Western Illinois University revokes, then reinstates scholarships for students of color
The reversal speaks to the confusion and fear sparked by the recent Supreme Court ruling banning race-conscious college admissions policies.
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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.
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Chicago State University’s president is on a mission to get more Black Chicagoans college degrees
CSU President “Z” Scott rejects the idea that a college degree isn’t worth it and shares her experiences navigating racism and sexism.