Community Supports HBCU Students at Springfield Gathering

Community supports HBCU students at Springfield gathering

The HBCU Network of Western Massachusetts is celebrating its first student sendoff event in Springfield.

HBCU professors adapt curriculum to respond to attacks on DEI

Collage by James Salanga. Tuskegee University photo via David Wilson on Flickr, text from a 2026 U.S. Department of Education fact sheet, and group photo of Center for Journalism & Democracy investigative reporting fellows at a May 2026 teaching institute courtesy of Serbino Sandifer-Walker. Despite industry uncertainty, historically Black colleges and universities have offered respite for Black student journalists, including me. My classes at T…

HBCUs student enrollment reaches historic rates following Affirmative Action ruling, DEI rollback

Photo courtesy of Vecteezy.com By David L. Snelling MIAMI – HBCUs have seen a sharp increase in student enrollment since the United State Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action ruling and the President Donald Trump administration’s crackdown on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs at colleges and universities nationwide. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, student enrollment at HBCUs is on the rise as the lands…