Maryland’s HBCUs rally for funding and support

theGRIO REPORT - More than 2,000 students and supporters of Maryland’s four historically black colleges and universities will converge outside Maryland State House on Monday afternoon to lobby legislators for increased funding and support...

Texas official: 3 wounded in Lone Star College shooting

Juan A. Lozano and Michael Graczyk, Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) - A shooting on a Texas community college campus wounded at least two people Tuesday and sent students fleeing for safety as officials placed the campus on lockdown, officials said...

University of Arizona introduces 1st ever hip-hop minor

Marquise Francis

theGRIO REPORT - The University of Arizona has announced that it has created a 'Hip-Hop Concentration' minor under the Africana Studies department, the first of its kind for any institution, according to the school's website...

Mom seeks student loan forgiveness for dead son

Ugonna Okpalaoka

theGRIO REPORT - The mother of a Michigan college student has launched an online petition to have her deceased son's $10,000 student loan forgiven because she says she cannot pay it back...

Is Morehouse having money trouble?

theGrio

theGRIO REPORT - Just a couple months after Morris Brown College in Atlanta filed for bankruptcy, Morehouse College is reportedly going through some money issues of its own...

Ohio band The National recieves 'hate mail' for supporting Obama

Carrie Healey

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio band The National claims they have received negative feedback since they openly supported President Barack Obama's re-election campaign...

Students pelted with bleach balloons

Ugonna Okpalaoka

theGRIO REPORT - Dozens of University of Texas at Austin students, alumni and faculty gathered around a campus statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. Tuesday to protest recent reports of racist attacks on the campus...

Obama promotes school reform, opposes 'teacher bashing'

NBC News / Education Nation

VIDEO - As part of the NBC News 2012 "Education Nation" Summit this week, President Barack Obama sat down with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie to discuss his vision for the future of education in America.