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HBCUs low donations, theGrio.com
May 2, 2023
Some study participants blamed systemic racism for the underfunding. Others said it was a result of limited connections between philanthropists…
Harvard And MIT Sue Trump Administration Over Foreign Student Rule
December 15, 2022
Gay, currently a dean at the university, will become Harvard's next president in July 2023 and the only Black president…
December 7, 2022
My new book "The Ivy League Counterfeiter" tells the story of the wild life of a man who made his…
Columbia University Cancels Classes For Two Days After Faculty Member Is Exposed To Coronavirus
January 10, 2022
Attorneys say colleges including Columbia, Georgetown and MIT have overcharged 170,000 financial-aid recipients by 'hundreds of millions.'
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…
Morehouse College thegrio.com
May 11, 2018
Where will the Morehouse College valedictorian take his talents next year? Check out this awesome video where senior Derrick Parker
William Barton Roger theGrio.com
February 14, 2018
Led by Professor Craig Steven Wilder, the primary research course has already uncovered several surprising revelations.
June 7, 2017
The Black-ish actress has confirmed her decision to attend the Ivy League institution, posting a picture of herself wearing a…
April 6, 2017
Quadruplet brothers in Ohio have all been accepted at some of the nation's top universities, including each of them to…
April 20, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Daria Rose, a Sacred Heart High School senior, has received 14 acceptance letters to colleges across the…
April 8, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Munira Khalif faces a tough decision: she has been accepted to all eight Ivy League schools, plus…
April 23, 2014
VIDEO - Thousands of students apply to Ivy League schools, but very few are accepted. Wilmington, North Carolina native Patrick…
April 17, 2014
OPINION - Despite the increased diversity and record number of blacks at Harvard, those black students sometimes feel marginalized on…
April 8, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - When most people see 17-year-old Akintunde Ahmad - they find it hard to believe that a young…
April 1, 2014
SHIRLEY, N.Y. (AP) — A 17-year-old Long Island student has applied to and was accepted at all eight Ivy League…
March 31, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - To say that Washington D.C. native Avery Coffey has a bright future ahead of him would be…
March 14, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The student group I, Too, Am Harvard at Harvard University, which celebrates diversity at one of the…
March 5, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - For over 150 years, Edward Bouchet has been heralded as the first African-American to graduate from Yale…
October 7, 2013
MSNBC - Eboni Boykin‘s youth consisted of a variety of homeless shelters, and one constant goal: an Ivy League education.
August 6, 2013
MSNBC - Travis Reginal and Justin Porter of Jackson, Mississippi, have accomplished something extraordinary by any measure: they were accepted…