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Universities across the country are responding after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action policies.

Essentially exempting military schools from the ruling, and, wolf, that was spelled out in a footnote in the majority opinion. justice ketanji brown jackson called that out saying this court is prioritizing diversity for the bunker instead of the board room, as she put it. there is a lot of gray area in this opinion. it will likely lead to litigation in the future about just how far school might take race into consideration, especially when students mention it in personal essays. >> thank you so...

Fact that we were beginning to have a different type of discourse, and i, back then, said, and i will continue to say this, that the caravan for social justice that many of us are on, including an institution like howard university have taken on a lot more passengers, but they would leave. and i think what the supreme court is saying is that they can leave in a rush, they can leave us without gas, without new tires, without a carburetor, and i think thats unfortunate. what theyre doing now is ac...

Commitment to an underserved population, speaks to their commitment or their hardships while they have lived such a life, as i believe justice roberts was trying to speak to, and, yes, whats interesting about that is that 79 of our 125 students a couple of years ago in entering class, howard was the only institution they got into. i think that those things can now be questioned on the basis of this ruling as people continue to push the envelope around how race is used and i think that that could...

Disappointment and impatience cloak our land in the run-up to the Local Government elections. Oh, Gorm Man! When will we get serious about our life, children, and future?A Lloyd Best quote capture

The GOP primary contest is well underway, with several candidates in the field. Here’s your roundup of where they stand in the polls and what they’re prioritizing when it comes to education policy.

As philanthropic funding strongly favors white colleges over HBCUs, heres what HBCU funders and school leaders must do to combat the disparity.

President Joe Biden received an honorary doctorate degree on Saturday from Howard University in recognition of his "analytical intellect" and "popularity on both sides,” assertions that conservatives on social media mocked and recent polls refuted.

President Joe Biden was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Howard University on Saturday for his "analytical intellect" and "popularity on both sides" – claims mocked by conservatives on Twitter and contradicted by recent polls.

President Joe Biden was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Howard University on Saturday for his "analytical intellect" and "popularity on both sides" - claims mocked by conservatives on Twitter and contradicted by recent polls. Dr. Wayne Frederick, the president of Howard University, introduced Biden with high praise at the school's 155th commencement on Saturday.