Collegiate Voices
H.B.C.U.s Have a Spirit All Their Own. Pop Culture Is Paying Attention. By Audra D. S. Burch / NYT
Institute pledges $1.5 billion to support scientists of color. By Lauren Lumpkin / Wash Post
Reparations for Black Americans? Harvard case shows history’s horror. By Tiffany Cusaac-Smith/ USA Today
Dr. Jelani Cobb Named Dean of Columbia Journalism School. By Rebecca Kelliher / Diverse Issues in Higher Education
UC system to waive tuition, fees for Native American students in fall 2022. By Rina Torchinsky / NPR
Spelman College Names Dr. Helene D. Gayle President. Rebecca Kelliher / Diverse Issues In Higher Education
Founding President of Clark Atlanta University, Dr. Thomas Cole, dies at age 81. By Alumni Spotlight / Wiley College
Hampton University Names Alumnus and Retired General as Next President. By Walter Hudson / Diverse Issues in Highe Education
Dr. William F. Tate IV is the First African American to lead LSU. By Jamal Watson / Diverse Issues in Higher Education
UNCF to launch HBCUv online learning platform targeting Black colleges. By The Grio Staff
HBCU students share angst and resilience at congressional hearing on bomb threats. By Donna M. Owens / NBC News
Polo Ralph Lauren Unveils HBCU Capsule Collection for Morehouse and Spelman Colleges. By Dan Heching / People
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 17) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Polo Ralph Lauren Unveils HBCU Capsule Collection for Morehouse and Spelman Colleges. By Dan Heching / People
Affirmative Action and America’s ‘Cosmetically Diverse’ College Campuses. By The Arguement / NYT Podcast
Amid nationwide enrollment drops, some HBCUs are growing. So are threats. By Lauren Lumpkin, Nick Anderson and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Wash Post
University of Alabama removes name of Klansman from a campus building. By Nick Anderson / Wash Post
New CW show ‘March’ gives the world an authentic look into the HBCU band culture at Prairie View A&M. By Tucker Toole / The Undefeated
Looking Beyond Affirmative Action. By Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic
HBCUs have long been a target for racial backlash. By Tat Bellamy-Walker/ NBC News
VMI will change honor system that expels Black cadets at disproportionate rates. By Ian Shapira / Wash Post
VMI’s first Black superintendent blasts White critics of diversity and equity reform. By Ian Shapira / Wash Post
He transformed a small university in Maryland. Now Freeman Hrabowski is ready for his next act. By Lauren Lumpkin / Wash Post
‘Game is changing’: Triangle player, HBCUs react as top football recruit’s decision sends shockwaves. By Akilah Davis / ABC News
$3 million Maryland grant will tackle colleges’ leadership ‘caste system. By Lauren Laumpkin / Wash Post
Biden plan pits Hispanic-serving colleges against HBCUs. By Bianca Quilsantan / Politico
University of North Carolina Can Keep Affirmative Action, Judge Rules. By Stephanie Saul / NYT
