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June 2, 2021
A N.C. teenager was accepted into 17 colleges and received more than $500K in scholarship offers after losing her mother…
May 13, 2021
Ian Taylor Schlitz is in pursuit of his MBA following his graduation from the University of North Texas at the…
North Carolina A&T
May 1, 2021
North Carolina A&T is among the HBCU's that saw their largest contributions come in the last year after George Floyd's…
April 12, 2021
U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students…
Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten Funding For California Universities
February 23, 2021
Chris Weiland, a track and field and cross country runner, has been dismissed from the UCLA teams for racist comments…
University of New Hampshire thegrio.com
February 13, 2021
A college professor resigned after it came to light that he was posting as an immigrant woman on a fake…
Morehouse thegrio.com
February 11, 2021
Morehouse College announced an online program to help students finish their degrees. It is open to men from all schools…
February 7, 2021
Of approximately 18 million students who filed the FAFSA, nearly a quarter were flagged for verification in the 2019-2020 cycle.
affirmative action SCOTUS Blum thegrio.com
December 1, 2020
Anti-affirmative action group, Students For Fair Admissions, are hopeful a conservative US Supreme Court will ban the practice.
Craig Chapman New Hampshire Twitter thegrio.com
October 2, 2020
A white professor at the University of New Hampshire is under fire after posing as a woman of color on…
Princeton University Orders 100 Students To Self-Isolate After Traveling To China On Coronavirus Fears
September 18, 2020
After acknowledging the racism in its history, Princeton University is now the target of an investigation of its use of…
Danielle Morgan Carlos Fuentes thegrio.com
August 27, 2020
A Black assistant professor, Danielle Morgan, said she and her brother were profiled by campus security at Santa Clara University.
University of Alabama coronavirus health students thegrio.com
August 27, 2020
Faculty at the University of Alabama was told not to divulge any positive tests they may know about either in…
Spelman, Black colleges, online thegrio.com
July 20, 2020
Morehouse, Spelman and Clark Atlanta, three Atlanta HBCU's, announce the decision to convert to virtual learning for the fall 2020…
July 2, 2020
Howard University, one of the nation's preeminent HBCU's annouced they will have to cancel this year's annual Homecoming celebration due…
May 24, 2020
While Black American voters largely remain unimpressed and oftentimes bewildered by the Trump administration, the president isn’t giving up on…
April 27, 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — High school seniors on their way to college were feted by U.S. first lady Michelle Obama…
April 22, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld Michigan's ban on using race as a factor in college admissions...
April 17, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Some people have applauded the university for finally solidifying a relationship with a longtime unofficial alumnus, while…
April 17, 2014
OPINION - Despite the increased diversity and record number of blacks at Harvard, those black students sometimes feel marginalized on…