education

LeVar Burton Tapped to Deliver Howard University’s 2025 Commencement Address

The beloved actor, literacy advocate, and cultural icon will speak to graduates on the Yard during the university’s 157th commencement ceremony.
04/11/2025

Digital HBCU Hub HillmanTok Educates TikTok Users

Modeled after “A Different World,” HillmanTok has taken over the video platform.
02/06/2025

Detroit Public Schools Launches Program Offering $2,000 for After-School Literacy Tutoring

Detroit Public Schools will pay high school students $2,000 to attend after-school tutoring in an effort to combat low literacy rates.
10/14/2024

Keyshia Cole Surprises Middle Schoolers With “Love” Performance During Recital

The Grammy-nominated singer performed with students at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta.
02/27/2024

OPINION: Did Harvard Betray Dr. Claudine Gay?

After watching their first Black president relentlessly attacked by the conservative right, it’s time the Ivy League school took some responsibility.
01/04/2024

White House Awards $93M In Grants for R&D at HBCUs, Tribal Schools, Other MSIs

The administration is raising the bar on excellence and closing the equity gap, says Education Secretary Cardona.
12/11/2023

Delaware State University Gets Major Enrollment Boost, Setting Record

The HBCU saw an increase of 3.5 percent with 6,451 students enrolled for the fall semester and a 23 percent increase over the last decade.
11/29/2023

Black, Latino Students Lack Access To Certified Teachers And Other Academic Opportunities, Data Shows

The analysis indicates ongoing failure toward achieving education equity.
11/16/2023

Bird Species With Culturally Insensitive Titles to be Renamed

Up to 260 birds will be renamed in the United States and Canada.
11/02/2023

Virginia State University Students Selected For NASA Competition

The HBCU will compete against 48 teams from universities across the nation in one of the most prestigious rocketry competitions.
10/31/2023

Black Lawmakers Establish Congressional Caucus to Support Predominantly Black Institutions

PBIs are made up of mainly two-year colleges that serve 6.8 percent of the entire Black population that pursues postsecondary education.
10/26/2023