Updated: As of today, The USDA 1890s National Scholars Program application period has been reopened, and applications will be accepted through March 15th. Please check this page again for information about upcoming webinars. The Trump Administration has suspended the 1890 Land Grant program after a series of sweeping executive orders focused on eliminating race-based decisions […]
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Howard University Board of Trustees votes to accept the return of honorary degree issued to Sean “Diddy” Combs
In a communication issued today, a Howard University spokesperson released the statement below on behalf of the Howard University Board of Trustees regarding honorary degree recipient Sean Combs following the conclusion of the board’s regularly scheduled meeting on June 7, 2024. A security video obtained by CNN in May 2024 appears to show music mogul […]
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New Veterinary School will be the second HBCU to offer program
A new School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be the first of its kind in Maryland and second among the nation’s public historically Black colleges and universities. The school, slated to accept students in fall 2026, received approval on Jan. 16 by the Maryland Higher Education Commission while approval […]
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Sixteen states identified where land-grant HBCUs are underfunded
In a letter sent to 16 governors, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack emphasized the over $12 billion disparity in funding between land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their non-HBCU land-grant peers in their states. “Unacceptable funding inequities have forced many of our nation’s distinguished Historically […]