“A growing number of college professors say they are turning to oral exams, and combining a variety of old-fashioned and cutting-edge techniques, to help address a crisis in higher education.” bizneworleans.com/why-colleges...

“the Trump administration secretly gave the company a no-bid contract to do another job at a sharply inflated price.” Notice the silence of the meritocratic, anti-DEI folks. It was never about merit. They don’t want Black folks to get these jobs. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...

Happy Birthday UNCF!

Always loved discussing the ethics of using lyrics in trials with my ethics & hip hop class at Dillard. Had some great attorneys join us (including the one for Drakeo The Ruler mentioned in this article). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday

A great birthday gift from attyadria - this original (1 of 5) by Jerry Lynn. Absolutely fantastic! Will go in my office at UNCF ATL.

“Kraft remembered connections in his lifetime between the two groups and was saddened by the divisions in the country. He was moved at a UNCF meeting with college presidents in early 2024, he said, to spontaneously offer $1 million to launch the Unity Dinners.” www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Morning friends. There are still those amongst us that need to wake up.

Two headlines from last week tell an interesting story if you’re paying attention. 👀

Decided to run a minute for every year this morning. Today makes 59! First time though seeing these gator signs on the bayou! 😳 Shout out to BCU Athletics VP Reggie Theus for the workout gear. Their baseball team recently beat SEC powers LSU & Florida!

Check out this article from USA TODAY: College grads can double their odds of finding a job by doing this www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

Administration: DEI is bad; only merit. Also Admin: “a months-old nonprofit run by a woman (37) whose most recent job was owning a luxury pet food store in Tampa.. who has no professional museum experience” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/a...

At Bethune Cookman with my UNCF ICB colleagues today. Loved hearing the SGA president talk about the “Mosley Momentum” led by their newly inaugurated president Dr. Albert Mosley . I’ve visited 21 of our 37 UNCF members in 7 1/2 months! At least 3 more through the end of May.

Opportunity! Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Edward Waters University Jacksonville, FL www.higheredjobs.com/executive/de...

Remember- this is the same person who wanted some random students expelled for chanting “from the river to the sea” saying it was a call for genocide. But the most powerful man on the world saying he will wipe out an entire civilization is not what we think it is! GTFOH

Looking forward to this!

"Serenity James of Atlanta completed 16 courses on an online learning platform in 22 days. That gave her most of the credits she needed for a bachelor’s degree at Western Governors. She finished the remaining 13 classes in two months" www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

“Food insecurity, food deserts and structural inequities… particularly impact communities of color who continue to experience cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and cancer at higher rates than their White peers.” XULA President Verret for @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Our UNCF ICB team continues site visits, this past week at Le-Moyne Owen College and Philander Smith University.

You know I knew that Door Dash woman looked familiar

Greer issued a direct challenge to the audience on HBCUs, calling on individuals to think of themselves as philanthropists regardless of wealth. www.theeduledger.com/demographics...

“When we debate whether to adopt AI tools or how to punish AI-related misconduct, I think we are dancing around the real issue. We should take this opportunity to look critically at how we teach.” Kim Manturuk, Georgia State www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...

I served as an editorial advisor for The Charge for Change policy brief published by the Piazza Center at Penn State. You can access it here: piazzacenter.psu.edu/charge-for-c...

Britt, Warnock introduce bipartisan HBCU Research Capacity Act - Yellowhammer News yellowhammernews.com/britt-warnoc...

Anthropic’s Restraint Is a Terrifying Warning Sign www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/o...

Student-athletes are less likely to skip school than other students, even in the offseason, new research finds, supporting an emerging consensus that connections to activities, teachers and peers are critical to combating the absenteeism crisis.

Today we were at Wiley University where we had great meetings with leadership including student leaders.

Completed our site visits this week. Started at Jarvis Christian University where we also attended the Honors Day chapel.

Economists Once Dismissed the A.I. Job Threat, but Not Anymore www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/b...

14U 15U 16U & 17U. I 📸 8 games for our New Orleans teams in Birmingham for NXTPROHOOPS. This week back on the road for our UNCF work: Hawkins TX Marshall TX DC Little Rock And a speech in Cleveland!

“The state’s HBCUs, Lincoln University and Harris-Stowe State University, would also face sizable cuts.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

A delayed Happy Easter! Drove back from Birmingham shooting AAU games. Woke up this morning and remembered how offended certain folks were about a suit…

One of the legendary civil rights attorneys produced by Talladega College. www.al.com/news/birming...

How a Determined Scholar Captured the Breadth of Blackface www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/b...

Culture meets curriculum at Howard University’s new Cardi B-centered course thegrio.com/2026/03/26/c...

Biden’s Save student-loan plan is dead. Borrowers will have to quickly pivot. More than 7 million people on the Saving on a Valuable Education plan, or Save, will have 90 days to find a new plan or face a potential huge spike in their monthly bill. stocks.apple.com/AqKqVVm2uSMi...

The state of HBCUs with LeMoyne-Owen president and a special invite youtu.be/1uGP6LNLkTs?... via @YouTube