Northwestern is the latest university to restructure its program as the Trump administration continues to target DEI in higher education.

With roughly a third of the caucus’s seats at risk, members are plotting a path forward ahead of the midterms.

Northwestern is the latest university to restructure its program as the Trump administration continues to target DEI in higher education.

The enrollment of Black men has declined for years, raising questions about what schools can do to turn the tide.

“There has never been anyone like her, and never will,” Trump said on Truth Social.

General Assembly candidate Mathewos Samson supports Medicare for all and eliminating corporate homeownership.

Amid recent attacks on voting rights, Delaware’s model could offer a path forward for Black voters elsewhere, advocates say.

As the Trump administration cracks down on student visas, Johan Sandoval's attorney says he was detained for a document error.

The family of Savanna Jones says the tragedy exposes hazing culture that extends beyond fraternities and athletic teams.

Unhoused residents warn a Louisiana bill punishes survival in a state already leading the nation in poverty and incarceration.

As the City Council votes to advance a permanent youth curfew, advocates say the real problem isn’t being addressed.

Advocates say that the decision could ramp up efforts to dismantle majority-Black congressional districts, reshaping political power for years to come.

Decades after segregation left gaps in citizenship documents, a controversial voting bill could create barriers at the ballot box.

Forty-five years after Stevie Wonder helped to galvanize support for the holiday, historians warn that King’s legacy is being undone.

Research shows that foster kids adjust better and are more likely to be reunited with the parents when they stay under the care of loved ones.

By removing pollutants from old rail corridors, the project has helped to revive communities burdened by contamination for generations.

In wake of past and recent threats, HBCUs are investing in cameras, technology and mental health counseling.

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A 50-page report from House Republicans claims the head of the university violated civil rights with his diversity hiring plans.

Emails obtained by <i>The Chronicle</i> show that Mark A. Welsh III, then the university’s president, was closely involved in managing a viral controversy over teachings on gender and sexuality.

This is the third year the grassroots conservative group has gone on tour during HBCU homecoming season.

Weeks after a heated debate over the possibility of starting a high school chapter of deeply conservative Turning Point USA, a Black Virginia school board vice chairman has been censured for “unbecomi...

As the government shutdown continues into its third week, more Department of Education workers were terminated.

Generations of the Robinson family will join tens of thousands of people flocking to the HBCU this weekend.

A federal investigation exposed a shady deal that has bigger ramifications for one of the metro area’s disappearing Black enclaves.

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From grocery stores to food distribution services, Black women are leading efforts to feed their communities.

In a trial that started Friday in Johnson County, abortion providers are challenging Kansas laws that they say are designed to scare and shame women out of terminating pregnancies.

Tennessee State University said students were respectful and the group, ‘Fearless Debates,’ did not provide advanced notice of their arrival.

Black professors open up about being on the Professor Watch List started by the organization Charlie Kirk co-founded.

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After the industrial explosion in rural Louisiana town, the EPA still says there is no health threat.

Nearly 70,000 immigrants from African countries live in the city, making up 5.2% of the population according to 2023 U.S. Census data.

The Department of Education announced the funding boost just days after cutting $350 million from other grants.

Florida judge sides with board of trustees of Florida Memorial in fight over selecting the university’s next president.

Decades after Betsy and Katrina, the community faces another threat — a canal proposal promising “progress” that could threaten its survival.

Hampton University and Virginia State University were the first to report Thursday, but the list grew quickly.

North Kansas City is back in the conversation for the new home of The Royals, but officials aren’t in the conversation.

In November, 56% of voters approved the quarter-of-a-cent-sales tax to expand mental health services in Platte County. Despite the election results, the commissioners then refused to levy the tax.

A union representing IRS workers in Kansas City was preparing for the layoff of potentially hundreds of probationary employees.