Warning: College Scholarships May be Subject to Income Tax
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 brought changes – including the way scholarships are taxed for low-income college scholarship recipients....
Postsecondary Education
Why the College Admissions Scandal Angers Black Folks
Black people take to social media to express outrage over the college admissions scandal and the continuing racial double standards so prevalent in America....
Disney Celebrates Black History Month: Gives $1.5 Million to United Negro College Fund and Free ‘Black Panther’ Tickets
The Walt Disney Co. announced it is helping to celebrate Black History Month. The legendary studio is giving a $1.5 million grant to the United...
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Pledges $1.6 Million to HBCUs
Alpha Kappa Alpha the first Greek-lettered sorority established by African-American college women—and sorority of presidential candidate Kamala Harris, has pledged $1.6 million to HBCUs....
Papa John’s Donates Half a Million to Bennett College
Papa John’s pizza corporation has donated $500,000 to economically struggling HBCU, Bennett College. It's the "“largest gift that has been contributed to the Institution since administrators...
Morehouse Receives $1.5 Million from Black Billionaire Robert F. Smith
Founder and CEO of Vista Equity and black billionaire, Robert F. Smith donated $1.5 million to Morehouse College, according to a statement released by the...
Minority Business Development Agency Grants Nearly $2 Million to HBCUs
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MDBA) just announced new grant awards of almost $2 million to four Historically Black Colleges and...
10 Celebrity Power Women Who Pledged the Divine Nine
Graduation season has rolled out and many are prepping to take the next step onto the college or university campus of their choice. And per...
The New Majority in Higher Ed
Leading institutions are doing several things that can make a difference for these students. They are using data to pinpoint trouble spots for students like...
Screw College Debt
Book review of Screw College Debt by a former student who saved money while earning his college degree and lived to tell the tale....