Education

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says he’ll retire in summer 2024

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Charles Ogletree, lawyer for Anita Hill, speaks to reporters

Few stood quite as tall as Charles ‘Tree’ Ogletree Jr.

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New housing initiative aims to keep Black teachers in Oakland

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Rosenwald Schools helped educate Black students in segregated South. Could a national park follow? 

Entrepreneur Julius Rosenwald gave $20 million to his foundation to build schools and $4 million more to other African American…
/ August 6, 2023

Jets’ Sauce Gardner fulfills a promise to his mother and walks the stage as a college graduate

New York Jets cornerback Gardner kept his word and finished his remaining coursework to earn a diploma from the University…
/ August 6, 2023

Harvard, facing federal complaint over legacy admissions, is on the ‘wrong side of history’

The group behind a federal complaint against Harvard’s legacy admissions program says it is determined to end the discriminatory practice.
/ August 5, 2023

Northwestern hires former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to investigate athletic department

Northwestern University ordered former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to investigate its athletic department and anti-hazing procedures.
/ August 5, 2023
Journalism professor Kathleen McElroy

Kathleen McElroy, DEI hysteria and the war on Black educators

What happened to McElroy in Texas is but the latest example of a full-scale war on Black educators and Black…
/ August 4, 2023
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The Rise: Meet cybersecurity expert Blaise Davenport 

Blaise Davenport is a recent graduate from VSU, where she majored in  computer information systems and minored in cybersecurity and…
/ August 3, 2023

Teachers of color bolting because of low pay, burnout, politics

Black teachers reported significantly higher rates of burnout and being significantly more likely to leave their job than white teachers.
/ August 3, 2023
Myzelle Law, young athlete with big dreams, dies of heat-related injuries at football practice

Myzelle Law, young athlete with big dreams, dies of heat-related injuries at football practice

Myzelle Law, a beloved 19-year-old MidAmerica Nazarene University student-athlete, passed away over the weekend from heat-related injuries.
/ August 2, 2023

Plan to turn Houston school libraries into ‘team centers’ for misbehaving students draws ire

The largest school district in Texas has found itself at the center of criticism following a decision to repurpose their…
/ August 1, 2023
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132 students receive scholarships worth $40K for STEM study at HBCUs

The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) has welcomed 132 new scholarship recipients from 26 states who will study at…
/ August 1, 2023

Tim Scott, Black GOP reps. criticize Ron DeSantis over Florida’s slavery curriculum

Republicans Tim Scott, Byron Donalds, Wesley Hunt and John James spoke out against notion that enslaved people benefited from slavery.
/ July 30, 2023

Schools lost track of homeless kids during the pandemic. Many face a steep path to recovery 

Homeless students fell through the cracks during the pandemic, when many schools struggled to keep track of families with unstable…
/ July 29, 2023