‘We Need to Represent’: Jackson State Linebacker Urges Black Male Athletes to Take Talent to HBCUs
The athlete called for Black players to "come on home" at a press conference.
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South Carolina HBCU Receives $90,000 Grant To Get More Black Male Teachers In The Classrooms
This program provides selected students with a scholarship and stipend.
Meet Drs. Johnson and Johnson: Black Couple Graduate Med School, Wed Within a Week
Drs. Johnson and Johnson are giving Black love and Black excellence!
More Are Graduating But Fewer Are Going to College
Recently released numbers out of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center suggest that college enrollment rates have actually decreased—and for the fourth straight year, all despite massive increases in federal aid for students who can’t afford tuition. The number of students enrolling in colleges and universities this year is 1.7% lower than it was last year. (The percentage of high school graduates who immediately enrolled in college fell from 69% in 2008 to 66% in 2013.)
Black Students Excel at Top Colleges
Comparing students with similar test scores, black students at the most selective schools are more likely to graduate and earn STEM credits than their peers at less selective schools, with no difference in grades, according to data from the Department of Education.