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Rising enrollment numbers at historically Black colleges and universities across Maryland and the U.S. are putting pressure on the schools' aging infrastructure.

Rising enrollment numbers at historically Black colleges and universities across Maryland and the U.S. are putting pressure on the schools' aging infrastructure.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget, released today, includes several significant victories for the District of Columbia that she requested.

To commence National HBCU Week on Friday, Karine Jean-Pierre, the first Black woman in 30 years to lead the White House press briefing in May, led a virtual press briefing with HBCU student journalists, the first of its kind.

Deeplite raises $7.5 million CAD seed round to optimize deep neural networks Montréal-based Deeplite has raised $7.5 million CAD ($6 million USD) in seed funding as the startup looks to accelerate its software that optimizes deep neural networks. Nick Romano, CEO and co-founder of Deeplite, told BetaKit the round consisted of two components: the first was a $2 million USD convertible note completed in July 2020, which included participation from Desjardins Capital, Somel Invest...

How to Launch the Next Great Era of Black Prosperity Historically black colleges are the institution best positioned to deliver greater racial equality throughout America. They just need support. Left: Students on campus at Howard University in 1946; Right: A class at Spelman College in 2018 Left: Alfred Eisenstaedt / The LIFE Picture Collection / Getty; Right: Melissa Golden / Redux Link Copied Even today, in this time of racial awakening, many w...

Saint Augustines University campus Historically Black colleges and universities received much-needed debt relief from the federal government as part of the recent COVID-19 relief bill, a change leaders say allows them more financial freedom to invest in their futures. Congress passed a behemoth spending bill last month that included a variety of COVID-19 relief measures and earmarked $20.2 billion for colleges and universities. Also buried in the omnibus spending package is $1.3 billion in lo...

Samuel Corum / Getty Images Originally published on December 20, 2020 9:28 pm U.S. lawmakers have announced an agreement on a handful of higher education measures that would provide meaningful help to marginalized students, students of color and many of the schools that serve them. The aid is part of a broad new set of legislation, meant to fund the federal government through fiscal year 2021. Lawmakers are expected to vote on the proposed changes this week. "This bipartisan agreement is...

Congress Poised To Simplify FAFSA, And Help People In Prison Go To College at 6:07 pm NPR U.S. lawmakers have announced an agreement on a handful of higher education measures that would provide meaningful help to marginalized students, students of color and many of the schools that serve them. The aid is part of a broad new set of legislation, meant to fund the federal government through fiscal year 2021. Lawmakers are expected to vote on the proposed changes this week. "This...

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