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Two Howard University students hold beakers of red liquid.
Two Howard University students hold beakers of red liquid.

Howard Expects to Gain R-1 Status. Other HBCUs Will Follow.

December 5, 2024

Howard University would be the only historically Black institution to earn the Carnegie Foundation’s coveted classification, but certainly not the last.

Four students sit on the lawn of a university quad.
Four students sit on the lawn of a university quad.

Fewer 18-Year-Olds Enrolled in College This Fall

December 3, 2024

New data shows enrollment among 18-year-old freshmen dropped this year. Some higher ed experts say last year’s botched FAFSA rollout is at least partly to blame.

Mott Community College board members Michael Freeman and Art Reyes sit behind a desk, gesticulating, at a November board meeting.
Mott Community College board members Michael Freeman and Art Reyes sit behind a desk, gesticulating, at a November board meeting.

Mott Community College Board Votes to Hire Controversial Interim President

December 2, 2024

Long-simmering tensions at the Michigan institution erupted after trustees bypassed standard procedures to hire a permanent leader with no higher ed experience.

A cover of the book "Black, Not Historically Black" next to a headshot of author Joseph L. Jones, a dark-skinned bald man with a mustache and goatee.
A cover of the book "Black, Not Historically Black" next to a headshot of author Joseph L. Jones, a dark-skinned bald man with a mustache and goatee.

A Scholar of HBCUs Shines a Harsh Light on the Institutions

November 26, 2024

Political scientist Joseph L. Jones argues in his new book that historically Black colleges should strive to be what he calls “pan-Black” institutions.