The Department of Homeland Security has issued a cybersecurity directive that requires the operators of oil and gas pipelines to report ransomware attacks and other
Schumer asks USDA to help more New York farmers after Times Union probe
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1of8Buy PhotoFarmer Mike Nally feeds two goats at his farm on Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Glenville, N.Y. Nally is also the president of the Schenectady County Farm Bureau. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of8Buy PhotoFarmer Mike Nally checks over the hay his cattle are feeding on at his farm on Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Glenville, N.Y. Hay prices have been increasing and a drought last hay season caused lower production of hay and now even finding hay to feed his cattle can be difficult Nally said. Nally is also the president of the Schenectady County Farm Bureau. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
This $250 million growth fund will divert half its profits to historically Black colleges and universities
There’s been a lot of talk about racial equality in the year since George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, but achieving it is far easier said than done given the current state of affairs. Consider: According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, historically Black colleges and universities have $15,000 on average in endowment per student, while comparable non-HBCUs have $410,000 on average in endowment per student.
That matters, a lot. While higher learning institutions are almost universally focused on diversifying their student base, HBCUs are largely responsible for the nation’s Black middle class, and the larger the endowment, the stronger the school and its ability to support its educators, researchers and, in the case of public HBCUs, its public service mission. Venture capitalist Jamison Hill says that his own father, who attended North Carolina A&T State