Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education. At other colleges, including Princeton University and Yale University, the share of Black students changed little.
U.S. Congressmember Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) moderated a roundtable on April 8, focused on Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) strategies to improve Black student performance in classrooms.
The Association of Black Students at St. Louis’ Washington University on Friday held a sit-in at a dining hall where a group of students last month allegedly threw eggs, stood on tables and used racial slurs in front of primarily racial minority workers.
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The Howard vs Hampton football rivalry stands as a storied tradition in college football, representing a fierce and longstanding competition between two historically black universities.
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According to a new report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies on the state of Black students at community colleges, an alarming 70 percent of Black students experienced food or housing insecurity or homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlighted that while Black students remain disproportionately represented in community colleges, policy barriers prevent the system from producing equitable outcomes.
After a three-year absence, USC Black Alumni Association sponsored an in-person pinning ceremony to welcome Black students to the university.
A bill that would generate over $400 million for an estimated 785 public school districts across the state to provide critically needed academic support for Black students is on its way to the California Senate Committee on Appropriations.
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) unanimously accepted a series of recommendations from the Black Student Success (BSS) Task Force to address school discipline practices that were disproportionately affecting Black students most acutely in elementary schools
A recent Washington Post story found that Black Americans donate a higher share of their wealth than their white counterparts – to the tune of around $11 billion each year. Given their cultural and educational importance to the Black community, HBCUs are the repository of much of these donations with a number of household names – and some you may not know – making big-dollar contributions to these institutions.
In March 2020, when college campuses across the country closed and sent students home, many HBCUs continued to house hundreds of students who did not have homes to return to. Groups of students were stuck on campus without the funds to pay for transportation back to their home cities. This challenge was a byproduct of several students losing the jobs they used to help fund their education, along with loss of family income. Many students became both food and housing insecure without the critical resources that HBCUs often provide.
Disney Dreamers Academy returns with a reimagined approach on March 3-6, marking its 15th year of broadening career awareness and creating exclusive opportunities for Black students and teens from underrepresented communities across America.
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