Education

Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chen, Mark Zuckerberg school, The Primary School, Trump Administration, DEI, theGrio.com

Mark Zuckerberg is shutting down schools he launched for communities of color

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Federal student loans, what to do about federal student loans, defaulted student loans, Trump Administration, theGrio.com

What you should know (and do) if your federal student loans are in default

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DEI rollback college, DEI impact on students, DEI rollbacks universities, DEI rollbacks students of color theGrio.com

As DEI rollbacks take hold, students of color say they’re losing campus support systems

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Trump Administration, Immigration, Foreign exchange students, Student visas, theGrio.com

Colleges around the US say some international students’ visas are being revoked

More schools are seeing visas stripped from international students amid the Trump Administration with no known connection to protests.
/ April 8, 2025
thegrio, New York, DEI, Trump Administration

NY public schools tell Trump administration they won’t comply with DEI order

In a letter to the Dept of Ed, New York state officials said they do not believe the federal agency…
/ April 7, 2025
thegrio.com, howard university, HBCUs, gender enrollment gap, Black community

6 takeaways from the New York Times article about declining enrollment levels for Black men, especially at HBCUs 

A recent profile about the dearth of Black men in college—especially Black elite spaces like Howard—made me reflect on my…
/ April 1, 2025
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Georgia high school senior earns over $1 million in scholarships

Mantavius Presley, a senior in Douglasville, GA, was accepted to over 60 colleges and awarded over $1 million in scholarships.
/ March 26, 2025
Sheria Smith

This Harvard-educated civil rights lawyer was laid off from the DOE—now she’s fighting back

Sheria Smith, a former Department of Education civil rights attorney and union leader, is speaking out about DOE layoffs.
/ March 19, 2025
thegrio.com, Harvard University, elite, free tuition, financial aid

Harvard to offer free tuition to families with household income under $200,000

Like other elite institutions, Harvard has increased its tuition-free income cut-off for incoming students.
/ March 17, 2025
universities trump, department of education, department of education investigations, university invetsigations theGrio.com

60 universities could lose millions of dollars under the Trump administration

The Department of Education has placed 60 universities under investigation over antisemitism allegations and student protests.
/ March 13, 2025
HillmanTok, Black history month, teaching black history outside the classroom, theGrio.com

Students, educators, and content creators fight to keep Black history alive amid DEI attacks

From high schoolers in Florida to professors on TikTok many have been getting creative to keep learning Black History.
/ February 28, 2025
Caleb Wilson, Omega Psi Phi, Southern University and A&M College, Omega Psi Phi death, hazing, college hazing, Black fraternities, Black greek life, theGrio.com

College student, 20, pledging Omega Psi Phi fraternity dies after an off-campus hazing ritual

Southern University junior Caleb Wilson was pronounced dead on Thursday, Feb. 27, after collapsing during ritual.
/ February 28, 2025
USDA, the 1890 Scholars Program, the Department of Agriculture, HBCUs, Black colleges, Trump Administration, theGrio.com

White House reinstates HBCU Scholars program following backlash at its suspension

The HBCU Scholars program was suspended last week as the Trump Administration continues to slash DEI efforts.
/ February 26, 2025
Rutgers, DEI, Donald Trump, ending DEI, higher ed, HBCUs, theGrio.com

Rutgers University forced to cancel HBCU conference to appease Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders

Rutgers education center instructed to “cease all work” under the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility HUB at Jobs for the…
/ January 27, 2025
Black enrollment in medical school, Black medical school students, Black college students, Affirmative Action, Black Health and Wellness, theGrio.com

Black and Hispanic student enrollment in medical schools plummeted last year, according to a new report

The data represents the first medical school class since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in June 2023.
/ January 10, 2025