2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (221+ words) There's a quiet contradiction playing out in Houston that doesn't get talked about enough. Black students are being encouraged'pushed, really'into college at record levels, while the very system that profits from their enrollment leaves them buried in debt and underemployed....

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (403+ words) For Celeste Marron, the path to higher education seemed impossible with three young children at home. But when she discovered that HCC Southeast College offers drop-in child care ser- vices for student parents through a partnership with the YMCA, everything…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (410+ words) By: Roy Douglas Malonson For generations, college was sold as the safest bridge to opportunity for Black families. Earn the degree, work hard, and stability would follow. In Houston, thousands of Black students did exactly that'only to graduate into a…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (265+ words) Texas Southern University announced that Dr. Aisha Moultry, Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.S. has been appointed Interim Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS), effective December 9, 2025. Dr. Moultry brings more than two decades of higher education leadership and service, with…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (442+ words) By: Jamal Carter A wave of criticism is growing after reports revealed that federal agencies have quietly reduced or eliminated long-standing efforts to recognize Black history, including ending free admission days at national parks for Martin Luther King Jr. Day…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (864+ words) [Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images] By: Jamal Carter MacKenzie Scott has once again reshaped the landscape of Black higher education with a new round of unrestricted funding that delivers $428 million to ten historically Black colleges and universities. These gifts arrive…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (471+ words) Lone Star College-Montgomery (LSC-Montgomery) proudly commemorated the graduation of its Fire Cadet Academy Class 034. The recent ceremony celebrated the dedication and achievements of these aspiring firefighters, who completed rigorous training and are now prepared to serve in vital emergency response…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (628+ words) Lamar CISD Superintendent and TASA President-Elect Roosevelt Nivens, Ed.D., has been selected as one of four finalists'for 2026 National Superintendent of the Year, an award given by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. Nivens and the other finalists were chosen from among…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (531+ words) The numbers landed quietly, but their weight was heavy. In November, the unemployment rate for Black workers climbed to 8.3 percent, the highest level seen since the height of the pandemic. On paper, it was just another economic statistic. In real…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (376+ words) Chris Young turned his lifelong passion for learning and exploring into teaching others. He was hired as an adjunct welding and metallurgy instructor at Lone Star College System in 2018 and soon transitioned into a full-time professor and lead director for…...