Smith (whose coziness with the MAGA movement I’ve documented here) asked Trump a somewhat fawning question about HBCUs during a NewsNation town hall. The background here is that HBCU leaders ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order focusing on Historically Black Colleges and Universities on Wednesday. The order says it aims to promote excellence and innovation ...

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Now, as President Donald Trump threatens university funding and diversity initiatives, the state’s 14 HBCUs are in a state of uncertainty as they scramble to secure their futures. “Ensuring ...

He signed a largely symbolic order on April 23 in the Oval Office that rehouses a long-standing bipartisan presidential initiative on HBCUs at the White House rather than at the U.S. Department of ...

The new initiative, housed within the Executive Office of the President, is designed to expand the reach and impact of HBCUs by enhancing their infrastructure, fostering public-private ...

How are HBCU students working to respond to a changing climate? Environment and communities reporter Danny McArthur spoke to a few of them at a conference in New Orleans to find out. On this week ...

so he chose musicians of all kinds — jazz musicians who had never been in a marching band, drum corps members who had never marched in the style of HBCUs, and plenty of complete strangers. Rehearsals ...

It’s iconic, and it was special for what it was. But then Ben told me he was bringing in a marching band. I went to two HBCUs, and one of them was Jackson State University, and they housed the ...

Through Black History Month and all year long, I’m so grateful to know phenomenal students, graduates, faculty, and staff of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). These ...

In its 2024 report, “Historically Black, Digitally Forward: Co-Designing Digital Learning Infrastructure for HBCUs,” researchers at the nonprofit Complete College America note that “systemic ...