The center’s artifacts will go into storage in January while Ayer Hall, the oldest building on the university campus, is renovated.
Race
Posted inChicago
In Austin, Black mentors are making college possible
Black men in the West Side community face some of the biggest hurdles to getting a degree. Just 1 out of 4 who make it to college graduate in six years
Posted inLocal Story Partnerships
Black Colleges Enhance Security in Response to Bomb Threats
In the wake of past and recent threats, HBCUs are investing in cameras, technology and mental health counseling.
Posted inNorth Carolina
Two years after Supreme Court decision, Black students feel less welcome at UNC-Chapel Hill
Two years after the US Supreme Court outlawed race conscious admissions, Carolina’s incoming classes have had 25% fewer Black students. After administrators eliminated DEI support programs, students who are on campus say they feel unwanted.
Posted inTampa Bay
Police charge 2 after Muslim students harassed on USF’s Tampa campus
Local officials and law enforcement joined students in condemning the perpetrators.
Posted inCalifornia
A scholarship for Black California students has to accept white applicants. Here’s why
Students and a right-leaning nonprofit sued UC San Diego for allegedly supporting a scholarship fund for Black students.
Posted inFort Worth
TCU to end stand-alone departments focused on women and gender, race and ethnic studies
Faculty members said the merger follows a lack of support for the departments amid political challenges.
Posted inFort Worth
Federal government cuts grant funds for UTA graduate student resource center in anti-DEI push
More than 40% of undergraduates at the university are Hispanic.
Posted inTexas
Texas’ guidance on end of in-state tuition for undocumented students doesn’t clear confusion, advocates say
The state is being criticized for advising colleges to verify students’ status with immigration authorities, which could put them at risk.
Posted inCalifornia
California faces steepest cuts as Trump ends diversity grants. How one college is faring
As the Department of Education cuts back on grants to colleges and universities that serve Latino, Asian, Black and Native American students, California will lose millions.