Liann HerderAfrican-AmericanAnonymous Donor Contributes $1 Million to Claflin University’s EndowmentClaflin University, a historically Black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina has received a donation of one million dollars to support their endowment. Dr. Marcus Burgess, the interim vice president for institutional advancement, said he believes this gift may have been inspired by other, recent contributions to Claflin from MacKenzie Scott, Zoom, Dominon Energy, and others. […]July 26, 2021African-AmericanOpinions Still Split on Police Academies at HBCUsA merger of these two seemingly disparate institutions— policing and HBCUs— has raised the ire of some Black activists and academics, particularly in the wake of the string of killings of unarmed Black men and women and calls to defund the police.July 23, 2021HomeAs Fall Semester Approaches, Institutions Struggle to Address Student Mental Health ConcernsWith the pandemic still in full swing and the student mental health crisis continuing to worsen, how should colleges prepare for the coming year? That’s the question that higher education leaders are contemplating.July 22, 2021Latest NewsDiversity Experts Focus on Making Boards and Institutions More EquitableOn Wednesday, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) partnered with the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) to focus on the goal of achieving justice, equity, and inclusion at colleges and universities across the nation.July 21, 2021Latest NewsVirginia’s Community Colleges System Has a New Goal: Total EquityEvery six years, Virginia’s Community Colleges System (VCCS) sets a new strategic goal for itself. Its latest goal, “Opportunity 2027,” is quite ambitious. Its main objective is that the states’ community colleges “will achieve equity in access, learning outcomes, and success for students from every race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic group.”July 16, 2021Community CollegesACCT Offers New Ways for Rural and Tribal Colleges to Connect and GrowRural colleges and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) could be strengthened by federal and statewide efforts to make broadband connection a telecommunications utility, through better funding, and more support for student’s basic mental health care needs. That’s the findings of the Association of Community College Trustees (AACT), who spent 18 months researching the issue at hundreds of institutions across the nation.July 15, 2021COVID-19Fall 2019 Freshman Class: How COVID Impacted Re-EnrollmentThe National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s report on retention and persistence rates for the fall 2019 freshman cohort, shows a marked decrease in return enrollment and is a direct reflection of the pandemic-related struggles experienced by first-year higher education students during the onset of COVID-19.July 12, 2021African-AmericanSix Months Later, MacKenzie Scott’s Gifts Are Already Making an ImpactWith the freedom of no-strings attached, HBCUs are planning to use MacKenzie Scott’s philanthropic gifts in a variety of ways including helping their students financially, doubling their institutional endowments, and investing in faculty development. With a new school year slated to begin next month, many of these institutions have already started to put the funds to use.July 12, 2021Community CollegesCommunity College Student Housing Needs Heightened Amid COVID-19 PandemicStudent housing at community colleges is somewhat rare — only 28% of community colleges in America have on-campus dormitory options for their students. But the last twenty years have seen a growing number of community colleges try to find creative ways to help their students who are housing or food insecure.July 8, 2021Native AmericansThe American Indian College Fund Takes On Computer ScienceNative Americans are historically underrepresented in the field of computer science, but a grant to four Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) from the American Indian College Fund looks to reverse that trend with the TCU Computer Science Initiative. “Computer science is foundational to so many aspects of life today. Everything from information technology, to entertainment, […]July 8, 2021Previous PagePage 3 of 5Next Page
