Collegiate Voices
In major change, college athletes set to be paid directly by schools. By Jesse Dougherty / Wash Post
Exposure, popularity and stars. Is college softball on the brink of a breakthrough? By Jayna Bardahl and Stewart Mandel / The Athletic
New Report: Higher Ed More Diverse but Racial Disparities Remain. By Sara Weissman / Inside Higher Ed.
Republican leaders and UNC board give in to claims of white grievance. By Gene Nichol / The Charlotte Observer
Teen Walks At Graduation After Completing Doctoral Degree At 17. By Shafiq Najib / ABC News
Emmitt Smith ripped Florida for eliminating all DEI roles. Here’s why the NFL legend spoke out. By Jarrett Bell / USA Today
The White House: FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Record Over $16 Billion in Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
White House sends official to Morehouse to address concerns ahead of Biden’s speech. By Aaron Gilchrist and Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News
Chris Edley, prominent affirmative action scholar, dies at 71. By Alia Wong Michael Collins / USA Today
Florida A&M president says ‘missteps were made’ in handling of purported $237 million donation. By Shawn Nottingham / CNN
Georgia Tech’s First Black Graduate, Ronald Yancey, Presents Granddaughter With Diploma For Master’s Degree In Electrical And Computer Engineering. By Samantha Dorisca / AfroTech
Why It’s So Hard to Change Minds About DEI. By Ilana Redstone / Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Why Antiwar Protests Haven’t Flared Up at Black Colleges Like Morehouse. By Maya King and Reid J. Epstein / NYT
Hampton University Shows the Role HBCUs Play in Strengthening the Black Family Is Crucial. By Delano Squires / The Heritage Foundation
HBCUs built gymnastics teams. Success is starting to come. By Glynn A. Hill / Wash Post
Black college president says it’s time to fix Black-Jewish relations. By Emmanuel Felton / Wash Post
As many HBCUs thrive, faith-based Black schools fight financial and accreditation woes. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
What to Know About State Laws That Limit or Ban D.E.I. Efforts at Colleges. By Anna Betts / NYT
Biden to speak at Morehouse College commencement, sparking faculty concerns. By Carol E. Lee, Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Aaron Gilchrist / NBC News
Glenn Loury Comes Clean. By Evan Goldstein / Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Donations To Spelman College Highlight Funding Disparities To HBCUs. By Lezli Baskerville / Black Enterprise
Spelman Gets Application Surge, Bucking College Enrollment Trend. By Janet Lorin and Steve Matthews / Bloomberg
Walter Massey, a Physicist With a Higher Calling. By Katrina Miller / NYT
Virginia bans legacy admissions. Maryland and Congress should follow. By the Editorial Board / Wash Post
Historically Black college with Episcopal roots loses appeal, faces loss of accreditation. David Paulsen / ENS
How the first all-Black rowing team went from pioneers to D.C. champions. By Kim O’Connell / Wash Post
