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Common shares heartfelt congratulations to daughter for graduating Howard law school

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Columbia University president names Jelani Cobb new dean of journalism school

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Tenn. has a $700M stash meant for poor families; the state will spend some of it on job training 

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Creeping COVID-19 cases result in mask mandates for a few school districts

The return of masking in schools, particularly in the Northeast, is not nearly as widespread as earlier in the pandemic.
/ May 12, 2022
Provo, Utah School Prepares For School Year Amid CoVID-19 Pandemic

Flight from Bay Area harming low-income school districts as budgets shrink 

In Oakland, a recent proposal would close or merge 11 schools due to shrinking enrollment; the ACLU is suing the…
/ May 11, 2022
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Warner Music Group celebrates success of first HBCU immersion program

Warner Music Group celebrates success of its inaugural WMG HBCU immersion program, a pipeline for students to enter the music…
/ May 10, 2022

After 157 years, HBCU Lincoln College closing following enrollment drop and ransomware attack 

President David Gerlach said of Lincoln's closing, "The loss of history, careers, and a community of students and alumni is…
/ May 10, 2022

Name, image and likeness deals trickling down to high school level

NIL contracts have begun to benefit high school stars after the NCAA’s decision last year to allow college athletes to…
/ May 9, 2022

Public school budgets shrink as pandemic reduces student enrollment

Public school systems are beginning to feel the pinch from enrollment losses tied to the coronavirus pandemic.
/ May 9, 2022
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Donor pays off $300,000 debt of HBCU Wiley College graduates

Graduates of HBCU Wiley College learned at their commencement ceremony that an anonymous donor had paid their balances, officials said.
/ May 9, 2022

Angela Bassett receives honorary doctorate from Old Dominion University

Actress Angela Bassett got an honorary doctorate from Old Dominion University in Virginia, and she delivered ODU's commencement address.
/ May 9, 2022

Graduates celebrate milestone 200th commencement at Savannah State

More than 300 graduates received degrees on Friday at Savannah State University, Georgia's oldest public HBCU.
/ May 8, 2022

Haley Taylor Schlitz to become youngest Black law school graduate at 19

Haley Taylor Schlitz, 19, is set to graduate from Southern Methodist University as the youngest ever Black law school graduate…
/ May 7, 2022

Alabama law awarding honorary degree to civil rights lawyer Fred Gray

Fred Gray helped represent Black students in their attempt to desegregate the University of Alabama in 1963.
/ May 7, 2022

School district commits $50 million to help students with weak or no internet access

Los Angeles school officials pledged to close the digital divide that plagues some 90,000 students in city schools.
/ May 7, 2022