Collegiate Voices
At VMI, Black cadets endure lynching threats, Klan memories and Confederacy veneration. By Ian Shapiro / Wash Post
Universities Rethink Building Names In The Wake Of Racial Justice Protests. By Lauren Bavis / NPR
12-year-old genius on soaring through college: “I just grasp information quickly.” By Mark Strassman / CBS News
California poised to reject affirmative action measure despite summer of activism. By Alexander Nieves / Politico
Princeton building once named for Woodrow Wilson to be named after Black alum Mellody Hobson. By Stephen Smith / CBS News
Memories of Homecoming at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. By Charanna Alexander / NYT
University in Former Confederate Capital City Will Remove all Confederate Names, Symbols From Campus. By Jacob Jarvis / Newsweek
Affluent White student-athletes are profiting from the labor of their poor Black peers, study says. By Alisha Ebrahimji / CNN
Who has the most success preparing Black students for careers in science? Historically Black Colleges and Universities. By Andrea Widener / C&EN
For HBCUs, the coronavirus pandemic hits especially close to home. By Nolan D. McCaskill and Maya King / Politico
Black Lives Matter Protests Spawn Push for Athletes to Attend Historically Black Colleges. By Annika Hammerschlag / NYT
University of Mississippi removes Confederate statue from heart of campus. By Phil McCausland / NBC News
As colleges grapple with racist legacies, a monument at Ole Miss will finally go. By Susan Svrluga / Wash Post
University of California votes to restore affirmative action nearly 24 years after it was outlawed. By Alaa Elassar / CNN
Reed Hastings, the founder of Netflix, is giving $120 million to black colleges like Spelman and Morehouse. By Theodore Schleifer / Vox
HBCUs doubly hurt by campus shutdowns in coronavirus pandemic. By Annie Grayer, Layra Jarett and Yon Pomrenze / CNN
Princeton names its first black valedictorian in the university’s history. By Alaa Elassar / CNN
Colleges serving Hispanic students take on urgent role as bridge to ‘post-pandemic future.’ By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Study Shows Black Male NCAA Basketball Players More Likely to Graduate When They Have a Black Head Coach. By Daryl Nelson / Atlanta Black Star
The A&T Four Gave Me A Richer Understanding Of My Black History. By East L. Dockery / The Undefeated
Some students say colleges not doing enough to combat coronavirus-fueled racism. By Julian Shen-Berro / NBC News
Black and Hispanic students pay more for college loans, study finds. By Gwen Aviles / NBC News
Howard University’s Largest Donation Ever Raises Questions About Who Gets Donor Coins. By Jenny Gathright / NPR
Denying a Professor Tenure, Harvard Sparks a Debate Over Ethnic Studies. By Kate Taylor / NYT
In a Homecoming Video Meant to Unite Campus, Almost Everyone Was White. By Julie Bosman, Emily Shetler and Natalie Yahr / NYT
How historically black colleges helped rescue Jewish refugees. By Heather Tirado Gilligan / Wash Post
