Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Doug Jones (D-AL) on Thursday pressed for $1.5 billion in emergency funding to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The senators join leaders of HBCUs, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), who […]
– Defers payment for auto customers up to 120 days – Defers payment for mortgage customers up to 120 days – Gives new auto customers the option to delay first payment for 90 days – Pledges $3 million in financial aid to local communities and organizations DETROIT, March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Consistent with its […]
Leaders and advocates of these institutions say they badly need more federal funds to manage costs associated with coronavirus. Leaders of historically black colleges and universities are strongly advocating for additional federal funding for their institutions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. They say the costs of operating during the public health crisis and […]
Vice President Mike Pence’s recent visit to Hampton University’s Proton Therapy Institute drew virtually no national media attention, but it should have. Sure, it offered no political drama. Such visits appear routine. Yet this visit highlighted an important initiative that has been largely overlooked: ensuring the continued success of our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and […]
The corporate internship and entrepreneurship program is part of a push to hire 4,000 Black employees firm-wide within the next five years. When you look at inequities in corporate America, the huge amount of importance put on the junior-year internship is one area that has long been a factor in keeping big companies non-inclusive: That […]
In their final stops in North Carolina before Tuesday’s primary, Democratic presidential contenders Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden opted for appearances at historically black colleges and universities. It’s just the latest example of the importance presidential campaigns have placed on HBCUs and on voters who care about the institutions, including students, administrators and a highly […]