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Two Howard University students hold beakers of red liquid.

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

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

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Cornell Interim President Accused of Violating Academic Freedom After Email Leaks

A professor’s accusation that another’s course is antisemitic and dangerous spilled out into public after the interim president weighed in and his private email was shared.

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

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 Scholar of HBCUs Shines a Harsh Light on the Institutions

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

Spelman College President Steps Down

Spelman College announced that Helene Gayle, president of the historically Black women’s college in Atlanta, will not be returning from...
A photograph of Dr. Peter Hotez in a white lab coat, surrounded by technology.

This Professor Has Taken on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Opposing Vaccines

A Q&A with Dr. Peter Hotez, who has clashed with the new health and human services secretary nominee. Hotez himself helped develop low-cost vaccinations.

Author of Retracted Superconductor Articles Leaves U of Rochester

A researcher who claimed a blockbuster discovery of a superconductor that worked at room temperature but then saw the article...

U.S. Institutions Top Interdisciplinary Science Ranking

U.S. higher education institutions lead the world in interdisciplinary science, according to a new ranking of interdisciplinary strength in undergraduate...