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The Root1h
Black Twitter Responds to FAMU Electing 'MAGA Marva' Johnson as Its New President, and It's Far From Pretty...
Marva Johnson is a known ally to Republican Gov. Ron Desantis, so her becoming president of an HBCU has folks pissed.
Opinion
We must protect our historically Black universities and colleges, including FAMU | Opinion
The ceremony took place on the lawn of the historic Wiley University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) established in 1873 — just 10 years after President Abraham Lincoln’s ...
The Miami Times2d
President Trump’s executive order on HBCUs: What does it say?
President Donald Trump has issued a fresh executive order to “elevate the value and impact of our nation’s HBCUs as beacons ...
Trump proposes funding cut for Howard University after vowing to protect HBCUs
Two days after the president said HBCUs had no reason to fear cuts, the White House sought to reduce Howard University’s ...
FAMU president nominee Marva Johnson faces criticism over ties to DeSantis
The board of Florida’s only public historically Black university has chosen a lobbyist with ties to Republican Gov. Ron ...
WUNC2d
NC budget proposal could cut crucial funding for state's Historically Minority-Serving Institutions
The North Carolina Senate's proposal for the upcoming biennial state budget includes more than $180 million in cuts to the ...
Board of Florida’s only public HBCU picks a lobbyist with ties to DeSantis as its next president
The board of Florida’s only public historically Black university has chosen a lobbyist with ties to Republican Gov.
WBUR5d
As Trump puts pressure on higher ed, Boston students look to historically Black colleges
Some students are looking to historically Black colleges for refuge amid the president's ongoing battle with higher education ...
‘Emerging Eminence’: Edward Waters University President secures new 7-year contract
Edward Waters University, Florida’s first Historically Black College or University, announced this week that it is keeping ...