Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Asian American Students Increase at Harvard, as Black Students Decline
The ban on affirmative action, including considring race in admissions, had led to a drop in Black students at Harvard and other elite schools.
Read MoreDrop in Pell Funds Hurts Black Students, Southern Colleges
Examining years in which Pell grants were reduced shows that Black students, especially in southern states, were hit the hardest by the cuts.
Read MoreSolange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron launched a free digital archive featuring rare and out-of-print works by Black and brown authors.
Read MoreNew Wisconsin standardized test results show striking racial disparities
While overall numbers weren’t bad, the breakdown by race and disability shows some groups fared far worse than others.
Read More3 Ways to Prevent Suicide Death
Word In Black’s health reporter shares three things she’s learned in the last three years of reporting to prevent suicide death.
Read MorePhilanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $70m to HBCUs
The 37 member schools of the UNCF will share the funds, which will enter a pooled endowment to help them continue provide education.
Read MoreTrump Shifts $435M to HBCUs As Other Minority-Serving Colleges Lose Funding
Donald Trump’s administration has surprised many Americans by releasing funds to HBCUs and withholding money from others.
Read MoreBlack Educators, Others Reimagine Future of Education
We’re able to create a knowledge base for the students that takes the student experience from being a fixed schedule, fixed curricular experience to something more like a streaming or a Netflix experience
Read MoreThree Black Siblings Create Heartfelt Children’s Book to Honor Late Grandfather and Celebrate Elders
Texas has redrawn congressional maps, giving power to white voters, who are the minority, and diluting others’ votes.
Read MoreColumbus native and Howard University student wins hotel pitch competition, She Has a Deal
The hotel pitch competition has two sections — one open to women of all ages, and one for women in college. Edwards and Tucker won the Early Careerist section for college students by pitching a total renovation of a rundown hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans.
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