schooling and black youth
Morehouse Graduates Stunned When Robert Smith Pledges to Cover Their Student Debt
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A black billionaire gives recent Morehouse graduates an education debt-free start, something we should all have.
historically black colleges and universities
Historically Black Colleges Seek Path Forward in Tighter US College Market
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The nation’s 102 historically black colleges and universities educate nearly 300,000 students a year. While some of these schools face financial challenges, the sector still fills an important gap in the nation’s higher education system.
historically black colleges and universities
Bennett College: A New Form of Stakeholder Save for a Nonprofit Institution
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More than two months after the historically black college raised $9.5 million in emergency funding, its trustees have appointed a committee to plan for long-term sustainability.
historically black colleges and universities
New Legislation Aimed at Increasing Federal Grants and Contracts to HBCUs
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According to counsel from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, “Public universities receive 43% of their revenues from grants, federal contracts, or appropriations on average, while HBCUs only receive approximately 1%.”
historically black colleges and universities
Bennett College Back from the Brink: The Value of Solidarity
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On December 11, 2018, Bennett College, one of the nation’s two all-female historically black colleges, was told it would lose its accreditation unless it could raise $5 million in 55 days. In that time, it raised $8.2 million. Doing so involved a combination of grit, sisterhood, and an unusual display of nonprofit solidarity.
historically black colleges and universities
An Inflection Point Comes for Historically Black Colleges: Will Funders Step Up?
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An equity lens demands that we do more to sustain historically black colleges and universities as critical American institutions and acknowledge their powerful place in our past and in our future.
historically black colleges and universities
HBCUs Build Pipeline to Diversify Museum Leadership and Curation
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A $5.4 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation aims to encourage students in three Atlanta-area historically Black colleges and universities to pursue careers in art history and curatorial studies.
Nonprofit News
Post-Charlottesville Philanthropy Helps Preserve Black Historic Places
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One year ago, white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia rocked the nation. It also spurred a national conversation regarding historic preservation and the need to more adequately acknowledge Black contributions in the nation’s historical narrative.
Congressional Black Caucus
President Finally Lands Meeting with Congressional Black Caucus…on Their Terms
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In terms of strategy, the CBC’s meeting with the president was not only staged well but also contained valuable substance and policy guidance. As one member said, they were definitely not there to be treated as props.
African Americans
HBCUs Visit the White House: The Dangers of Assuming Exceptions Will Be Made
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Over the last half-century, individual nonprofits and even whole fields have sought exceptional favor successfully from some of the most hostile of administrations. But, the rules that underwrite such covenants may no longer apply.