Education

Harvard, Trump Administration, Higher education, theGrio.com
The UMRP ended in May due to pressure from the Trump administration to eliminate race-conscious admissions.
/ September 17, 2025
Faculty, staff, students, and unions allege the federal government is weaponizing civil rights enforcement to undermine academic freedom.
/ September 17, 2025
Stacey Patton, Charlie Kirk, the Professor Watchlist, Preston Mitchum, theGrio.com
Award-winning journalist, author, and educator Stacey Patton recalls what it was like to end up on Turning Point USA’s list. 
/ September 15, 2025
National teacher unions and faith leaders say raids near schools and churches are traumatizing children and undermining education.
/ September 10, 2025
The College Board, College Board Landscape cancelled, College Board adversity, affirmative action theGrio.com
The College Board, which administers the SAT exam, ending the Landscape program is “a politically savvy move to avoid risk,”…
/ September 8, 2025
Florida joined a growing list of states ending tuition waivers for students without legal status, as Trump challenges programs nationwide.
/ September 3, 2025
Washington, D.C., Trump Administration, theGrio.com
As schools opened across the capital city, parental social media groups and listservs were buzzing with reports and rumors of…
/ August 26, 2025
Howard University, HBCUs, top colleges, top HBCUs, LinkedIn, theGrio.com
Howard University is ranked the top HBCU as students return amid Trump’s federal takeover of the nation’s capital police force.
/ August 20, 2025
An exclusive excerpt from Tre Johnson’s Black Genius explores how Black students redefine brilliance through “streemal education.”
Tre Johnson
/ August 19, 2025
Back to school, Back to school shopping, Black-owned brands, Black-owned school supplies, 2025-2026 school year, theGrio.com
Black households have been getting creative this back-to-school season to fulfill lists amid Target boycotts and an increase in prices.
/ August 15, 2025
Harvard, Trump Administration, Higher education, theGrio.com
Trump often rails against systems he describes as “rigged,” but he has overlooked a glaring instance in higher education.
/ August 15, 2025
Educator Dr. Gloria McDaniel-Hall reflects on the lifelong impact of exclusion and what’s at stake for students without federal support.
Dr. Gloria McDaniel-Hall
/ August 1, 2025