Minority-Serving Institutions

Advocates say the Black Lives Matter movement, proud and famous alumni, and a sustained public-relations campaign have resulted in an uptick in positive headlines, donations, and enrollment. But they wonder if it’s enough, and how long it will last.

The suit, which is seeking class-action status, says Florida shortchanged the historically Black college by $1.3 billion over 33 years.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is investing in six nonprofit groups charged with creating networks of colleges to share their practices.

HBCUs saw their incoming transfer numbers rise last year, especially among men.

Here’s a primer on race-conscious admissions practice as two cases head to the U.S. Supreme Court.

For HBCUs, whose students are at greater risk of housing insecurity and homelessness, the housing crunch follows decades of inequitable funding.

It will take another 300 years before colleges’ Black and Native American enrollments reflect America’s demographics.

Some historically Black colleges have struggled to remain accredited or get that status back. Advocates say accreditation practices could be at least partially to blame.

This promising student had her heart set on one college. To get there, she would have to overcome two wealth gaps that play a large role in higher education.

Philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Michael Bloomberg were big players in the flow of cash to institutions that typically don’t raise a lot of money, according to an annual survey by the Voluntary Support of Education program at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.