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Government Courts

Lincoln U Students, Alumni Sue Missouri for $549M, Citing Underfunding

Lawyers for the 1890 Project said the group plans to legislate, litigate or negotiate for repayment from all 16 states with a documented history of underfunding historically Black land-grant universities.

Cover of the book “The HSI Movement: Strategies Driving Change at Hispanic-Serving Institutions” next to a headshot of the author Gina Ann Garcia.
Institutions Minority-Serving Institutions

How HSIs Can Move Forward After Federal Funding Cuts

Gina Ann Garcia, author of The HSI Movement, said Hispanic-serving institutions can thrive in the long term if leaders commit to serving Latino students, rather than just enrolling them.

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Opinion
Columns Resident Scholar

‘A Different World’ Reached No. 1. Why That Matters for HBCUs and Hollywood

Netflix reboot offers HBCUs a powerful recruitment opportunity and reminds the entertainment industry that Black stories attract enormous audiences.

By Shaun Harper

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a white man with an exaggerated widow's peak in his black and gray hair, wearing a blue suit and a Band-Aid on his neck.
Institutions Specialized Colleges

Hegseth: Hillsdale, Liberty, LSU, Miss. State, Tuskegee Will Develop Cadet Corps

The defense secretary criticized Ivy League and liberal arts institutions as “anti-American, DEI-worshipping woke factories” while announcing partnerships with five universities.

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Quick Takes

ED Redirects $235M in MSI Funds to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges

The Education Department announced Tuesday that it is sending more than $174 million to historically Black colleges and universities and...
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Admissions Traditional-Age

Many HBCUs Thrive as Other Institutions Struggle to Enroll Enough Students

The enrollment growth has been accompanied by growing pains, leaders say, as they figure out how to house, feed and teach more students.

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Quick Takes

SAU Wins Stay on Former Trustees’ Legal Costs

Saint Augustine’s University is off the hook for covering legal costs for former board members. But the reprieve may be...
Cover of the book “How Dare You: An HBCU President’s Fight for Half a Billion Dollars Owed—and the State’s Actions to Avoid Payment” next to a headshot of the author Glenda Baskin Glover, a Black woman with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a blue suit and red lipstick.
Government State Policy

The Fight for Fair Funding at One Historically Black Land-Grant University

A new book from the former president of Tennessee State University reveals her battle to regain $544 million in documented underfunding.