Education

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones used major philanthropic donors to build her future as a tenured professor at Howard University.
/ July 7, 2021
Nikole Hannah-Jones thegrio.com
Nikole Hannah-Jones and Howard University made some bold and straight-up gangsta moves with her newly announced role at the esteemed…
/ July 7, 2021
"I am sorry. I intend to earn your trust and your forgiveness," actress Phylicia Rashad wrote after receiving blowback for…
/ July 3, 2021
Phylicia Rashad thegrio.com
Howard University swiftly reacted to Phylicia Rashad's tweet of support for Bill Cosby following his announced release from prison.
/ July 1, 2021
Nikole Hannah-Jones thegrio.com
Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill approved a plan to offer tenure to investigative journalist Nikole…
/ June 30, 2021
The trustees of North Carolina’s flagship university are meeting amid criticism of their decision not to offer tenure to Nikole…
/ June 29, 2021
Hundreds of University of North Carolina students gathered Friday to demand that trustees reconsider tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones.
/ June 26, 2021
Frederick S. Humphries' 16 years leading the school are known as its “golden years" that saw enrollment double and a…
/ June 26, 2021
To expand their resources and network, theGrio is unveiling the 2021 Black Girl 44 Scholarship list of scholars and their…
/ June 25, 2021
Marveon Mabon education thegrio.com
A growing number of Black students in United States are turning to crowdsourcing to offset college tuition costs.
/ June 24, 2021
Activist Michael Duncan says Black families like his are having to spend money educating students in the city's private schools.
/ June 16, 2021
The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it’s erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain.
/ June 16, 2021