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We asked young Black voters about Biden and the Democrats. Here's what we learned

Young Black voters were a key part of the coalition that sent Joe Biden to the White House in 2020. Yet recent polls suggest some of that support has eroded.

WEKU

$100 million gift from Lilly Endowment aims to shore up HBCU endowments

The United Negro College Fund announced a donation of $100 million from the Lilly Endowment, the single largest unrestricted gift to the organization since its founding 80 years ago

The Independent UK

Biden voted for the Bayh-Dole Act 44 years ago–but the administration's plans to reinterpret it could undermine decades of world-leading U.S. innovation

Much of the modern U.S. tech transfer process flows from a revolutionary yet little-known 1980 law called the Bayh-Dole Act.

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Unranked HBCU Basketball Teams Excelled Despite Lack of Recognition

In the 1950s, the Tennessee State men's basketball team achieved remarkable success, winning three consecutive national titles in the NAIA. Despite their t...

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SMPTE Launches its First Student Chapter at an HBCU

New chapter formed at Clark Atlanta University

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Deion Sanders' impact at Colorado raises hopes other Black coaches will get opportunities

Deion Sanders' immediate impact after taking over a Colorado football program that won just one game last year is providing hope for other Black coaches looking to land Power Five jobs

The Independent UK

State-run, land-grant HBCUs are owed more than $13 billion, the White House says

The government is supposed to provide equal funding to land-grant, state-run historically Black colleges and universities under the Morrill Act of 1890.

WEKU

HBCU coalition receives $124M gift from nonprofit funder Blue Meridian Partners

The HBCU Transformation Project, a coalition of 40 historically Black colleges and universities, on Wednesday announced a $124 million gift from philanthropic funders Blue Meridian Partners to increase enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for the schools’ graduates

The Independent UK

More about culture than competition, HBCU classics are like a family reunion in the Black community

HBCU college football classics have become a staple in the Black community

The Independent UK

For HBCUs, the bands are about much more than the show to the Black community: 'This is family'

The famous marching bands at historically Black colleges and universities have been putting on their must-watch shows for decades

The Independent UK

Maryland Law Lets Colleges Veto Competitors' Classes

Colleges and universities in the state are required to get approval when they want to offer new degree programs.

Reason

The Chicago Football Classic is more than just a game

Central State knocks off the Mississippi Valley State in event that showcases storied HBCUs

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Since their foundings, HBCUs have been a white supremacist target

The Jacksonville shooting is a reminder of the long history of terrorism against Black people, their colleges and their communities

The Guardian - US

‘Where is safe?’: gun violence takes particular toll on mental health of Black Americans

In aftermath of Jacksonville shooting, experts say Black people deal with additional fear and stress of racialized violence

The Guardian - US

‘Laboratories of success’: why HBCUs are the best models for race-blind admissions

Post-affirmative action, Black schools show why cultivating diverse campuses should extend beyond the application process

Tribune News Service

Black college leaders look for support to improve facilities and research

More than 40 presidents of historically Black colleges and universities and dozens of other leaders are gathering in Atlanta this week for a summit conference organized by the United Negro College Fund to discuss opportunities to better support the estimated 300,000 students who attend these schools.

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Harvard and other ‘Ivy Plus’ colleges are failing low-income students, Goldman Sachs says—but underfunded HBCUs don't

After the affirmative action and student debt decisions, the investment bank just wrote a scathing report on the landscape of higher education.

Tribune News Service

Black colleges face crunch as Supreme Court ruling drives influx of students

Historically Black Colleges and Universities are gearing up for an increase in applicants following a U.S. Supreme Court decision barring schools from using race as a factor in admissions.

The Independent UK

Tennessee State will become the first HBCU to add ice hockey

Tennessee State University announced it will become the first historically Black college and university to introduce ice hockey

The Independent UK

US companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs

Historically Black colleges and universities, which had seen giving from foundations decline in recent decades, have seen an increase in gifts particularly from corporations and corporate foundations over the last several years

Axios

HBCUs in spotlight as MLB eyes Black American talent

It's one way the league is attempting to dispel years of criticism over the lack of non-Latino Black players.

The Conversation

Black queer college students want to explore their identity -- but feel excluded by both Black and LGBTQ student groups

For his new book “Black and Queer on Campus,” American studies professor Michael Jeffries interviewed 65 Black LGBTQ college students across the U.S. – 40 from historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, and 25 from predominantly white schools.

The Independent UK

HBCUs get donations 178 times lower than Ivy League: study

The average historically Black college and university received 178 times less funding from foundations than the average Ivy League school in 2019, according to a new report on the underfunding of HBCUs released Tuesday

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