Future bleak for one of nation's oldest HBCUs

theGRIO REPORT - One of the country’s oldest historically black colleges is fighting for survival following revelations it is facing foreclose next month...

Foreclosure looming for 131-year-old HBCU

Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) - One of the nation's oldest black colleges is facing foreclosure next month, and an auction of assets is set for Sept. 4.//

Report: Spelman wants Gabby Douglas

Dante Higgins

theGRIO REPORT - Gabby Douglas isn't even a high school senior yet, and she may already be getting recruited for college...

Higher education may decrease blood pressure

theGrio

College has been found to benefit your personal finances and career, but new research has found that a higher education can benefit your health...

Keke Palmer: Listen to tomorrow's leaders, today

Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer blogs about her role in 'Akeelah and the Bee' and how it opened her eyes to the difficulties that many of America's youth face. She encourages children and teens to volunteer and become community leaders.

Godmother saves 500,000 pennies to send goddaughter to college

EURWeb

EURWeb - Kyla Gilbert is headed to college in the fall and her godmother is making sure she will have all the money she needs. Her godmother Faith Hammock, 40, collected her 500,000th penny just in time to make $5,000 available to her goddaughter for college.

Black students benefit more from a college degree than other races

theGrio

A recent study suggests that African-American students in California who obtain a college degree are more likely to reduce the amount years they'll spend living in poverty...

15-year-old heads to college

theGrio

CONNECTICUT - Malcolm Jefferson looks like your typical high school student, but there's something extraordinary about this sophomore at Hillhouse High School in New Haven...