Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. From Thurgood Marshall to Oprah Winfrey, the nation’s historically black colleges and universities have educated generations of African American pioneers and professionals — doctors, lawyers, scientists, ministers, writers and thinkers. The most famous graduate of a historically black college, slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has a monument on the Mall and a federal holiday to celebrate his birthday. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Since 2014, Texas has paid nonprofits across the state to help nearly 800 poor, older students navigate their way through community college. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Technology is at the core of the 21st century economy. To compete successfully, today’s students need 24/7 access to the latest technologies, industry standard applications, and the most effective learning tools available. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Caution: If you attend a campus commencement address this spring, you could be entering a no-Trump zone. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Strada Education Network, an innovative new nonprofit dedicated to improving students’ college success and connecting them to rewarding careers, announced today that InsideTrack, the leading provider of student success coaching, will join its growing network of mission-driven companies. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. UBTech as always been closely aligned with InfoComm, not just in date and location but in its programmatic focus on all things AV—and our 2017 conference is no exception. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. In 2011, author Suki Kim took a job teaching English at the newly-opened Pyongyang University for Science and Technology. She later wrote a book about her experience there. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Blackboard Inc. today announced the launch of a new Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS) best practices, to further enable a smooth, fast and successful transition to the cloud for its institutional partners worldwide. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The beginning of May was the deadline for the last of high-school seniors to make their final decision about where they’re going to college next fall. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. At Columbus State Community College, a college police training room has been transformed into a self-defense classroom of sorts that’s open to the entire campus. More...