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Look at the founding of hbcus in the late 1800s to early 1900s and the civil rights act of 1964. this means that hbcus spent their first 80 to 50 years under jim crow laws, most of them in the south. so there was legal discrimination that was going on in a good portion of hbcus existence. so it adds a compounding effect to things that happen today, in terms of alumni support, philanthropic support, state appropriations, grants and contracts, all of these are areas where hbcus are not performing to the capacity they should be and we need a collective effort to look at all of these different dim...

“I’ll see you in heaven.” It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life. Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday. Al’s daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Al’s hospitalization. Noe, 66, ...

Baby boomers. >> 2/3 of millennials have student loan debt. >> if you look at what happened, state appropriations provided 2/3 of the educational budget. that is now down to 44%. it shifted through federal government through pell but largely to families. 2/3 have debt. hillary clinton has been cautious. i don't think she will go all the way to debt free. there is no question this burden of student debt which is effecting the way young people are moving forward in their lives and decisions and home buying and marriage. the ability to get started in life, that, i think is a growing issue. millen...

He's chair of uva's media department, author of "the googlization of everything. kwlts thanks for coming back, siva. they weren't letting any more bodyings into new york. it's too hot there, right? >> this scandal is -- it started out and i thought this is kind of one of those academic politics canbrutal and there's a knife fight, coup, et cetera. increasingly the model for all our institutions and things that provide public good is a business model, is a model of the private sector. and increasingly we have donors coming in to make up the gap in funding so people get a sense here. this is the...