Walter HudsonAfrican-AmericanBlack Economist, Dr. Walter E. Williams, Dead at 84Dr. Walter E. Williams, a prominent economist and longtime professor at George Mason University, died last week. He was 84. Williams died on Wednesday, a day after teaching his last class at GMU, where he was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics since 1980. From 1995 to 2001, he also served as the […]December 6, 2020African-AmericanBennett College is a Step Closer to Gaining Full Accreditation by TRACSBennett College—the small, private Historically Black College for women headquartered in Greensboro, N.C.—has been granted candidate status by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and School (TRACS) an organization that accredits higher education institutions.December 6, 2020African-AmericanMSNBC’s Joy Reid to Join Howard University Faculty in SpringMSNBC’s Joy Reid is joining the Howard University faculty as a visiting professor in the Spring semester. Reid, who hosts “The Reid Out,” will teach a course titled, “Covering Race, Gender & Politics in the Digital Age,” and will hold the Hearst visiting professorship in the university’s Department of Media, Journalism and Film housed within […]December 5, 2020StudentsDepartment of Education Extends Student Loan Suspensions Through End of January 2021U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said that federal student loan repayment forbearance, including suspension of interest accrual and collections activity has been extended through January 31, 2021. DeVos made the announcement on Friday. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, borrowers haven’t had to make payment since March. But the relief was slated to expire on […]December 4, 2020StudentsNew Initiative Looks to Reduce Student Debt at Select HBCUsThe Student Freedom Initiative has announced a partnership with nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities that will provide an alternative to high-cost college loans in an effort to help students navigate their way through the college.November 23, 2020HBCUsJackson State University Names Interim President to Permanent PostThomas K. Hudson, who had been filling in as interim president of Jackson State University, has been named the school’s permanent president.November 23, 2020Latest NewsNational Convening Focuses on Historically-Underserved StudentsMore than 50 delegates from across the nation gathered virtually this week to strategize and brainstorm ways that colleges and universities can better serve historically-underserved students.November 6, 2020Latest NewsInternational Colloquium Tackles Intersection of Racial Uprisings, COVID-19This year’s International Colloquium on Black Males in Education (ICBME) is tackling the intersection of racial uprisings and COVID-19, a challenge the U.S., and by extension the world, is grappling with.October 15, 2020HomeColleges and Universities Encourage Voter TurnoutIt all started with a Tweet. Tamir Harper, a junior at American University (AU) was sitting and thinking about voting recently and how it ought to be accessible to all, particularly during the height of a global pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans.October 12, 2020Latest NewsCandidates Spar on Issues at Tuesday’s Debate, But Education Not One of ThemThe first of three presidential debates for the 2020 campaign kicked off on Tuesday night, with K-12 and higher education noticeably missing from the moderator’s questions. That omission frustrates scholars who argue that the future of education — particularly amid COVID-19 — must be discussed and debated in the days leading up to November’s election.September 30, 2020Previous PagePage 47 of 49Next Page
