The bipartisan deal announced Tuesday to amend legislation tied to funding historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions is moving quickly. It’s already been passed in the U.S. Senate. In addition to making permanent $255 million in annual funding to those institutions, the so-called FUTURE Act would also simplify the Free Application for […]
The Senate on Thursday approved a bipartisan amendment to restore millions of dollars in federal funding to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Known as the FUTURE Act, the bill proposes a 10-year mandatory extension of $255 million in annual funding to HBCUs. It continues Title III funding for HBCUs […]
Nas, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and Hennessy — the cognac company the rapper endorses — have teamed up to help students attend graduate school at an HBCU. They’re doing so by giving scholarships of up to $20,000 for each academic year, and the money will be for those doing graduate work at an accredited […]
UPDATE: Dec. 10, 2019: The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate both passed a bipartisan amended bill Tuesday that would permanently restore $255 million to minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and simplify the FAFSA, according to a press release sent to Education Dive from the office of Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., chair of the Senate’s education committee. […]
Dive Brief: Cory Booker, a New Jersey senator and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, on Tuesday unveiled a $100 billion proposal to support historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The plan includes funding for research on climate change, infrastructure improvements and STEM education at HBCUs. Booker joins several other Democratic candidates to propose big investments in […]