Tag: Black students

A new study finds that African American students who initially enroll at historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) are nearly 15 percent more likely...

After enrolling at a historically Black university, Nigerian immigrant Olasubomi Olawepo was inspired by the sense of community he felt on campus. That feeling...

A new survey shows that about one in five Black students report facing discrimination at their higher education institutions, a rate that is 15...

This week, the Education Trust released a research brief that highlights the strain that student debt can create on the mental health of Black...

Over the last year, Black communities experienced an inordinate amount of hardship. A recent study of first-year college students by the University of North...

Kagba Suaray, a professor of mathematics at California State University, Long Beach, recently created a unique program to combat racial inequities in his field. Hesabu Circle,...

Sandra Sellers, an adjunct Georgetown University (GU) law professor, was terminated on Thursday after a leaked video captured her saying disparaging remarks about Black...

Former participants in Google’s Howard West program say the pipeline initiative meant to increase the number of Black students in tech was riddled with...

The U.S. Department of Education disproportionately selects Black and Latinx college students for audits on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), The...

While Black people comprise about 13 percent of the national population, a recent report from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) shows that...

In 2020, a year benchmarked with a tumultuous history, students at colleges and universities across the country voiced their concerns about racial discrimination, social...

For Syracuse University College of Law Dean Craig Boise, 10 percent African American enrollment in the 125-year-old college wasn’t good enough, even though that...

The American Council on Education (ACE) recently released a report on race and ethnicity in higher education in the United States. According to ACE,...

As a young boy, Cory Weathers didn’t know repairing his grandmother’s stereo system would help shape his future into becoming an award-winning military aerospace...