Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

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The Black Student Union at Pomona College recently hosted an event, attended by some 400 students and local community members, calling out the college for fostering a racist environment on campus.

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In August, President Trump ordered colleges and universities to collect data on students' race after he raised concerns that institutions were using applicants' personal statements and other proxies to consider race in admissions. A federal judge has halted this effort, saying the demand was rolled out in a “rushed and chaotic manner.”

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Dr. Cebert served three decades on the faculty at historically Black Alabama A&M University, where he led research programs in bioenergy and industrial crops.

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A new study led by Rice University's Tony Brown examines the prevalence of “racial realism” among Black Americans. The term refers to an ideological stance and mindset that describes racism as a lasting feature of American life.

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