Marybeth Gasman is a Philadelphia-based contributor, who is also the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education and a Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. She has written or edited 35 books, including Doing the Right Thing: How
Investing In Black Students When Many Others Are Not
The Sachs Foundation, founded in 1931, continues its unwavering mission to empower Black students, selecting 65 new scholars for 2026 with over $2.6 million in aid.
What HBCUs Can Teach Us About Philanthropy In An Era Of Disruption
More than 325 institutional advancement leaders, college presidents, funders, corporate partners, and advocates came together for the HBCU Philanthropy Symposium.
Morgan State TechFest Shows What HBCUs Contribute To Innovation
Opeyemi T. Adeniran founded Morgan TechFest, a student-led conference bridging the gap between academic learning and rapid industry changes.
What Higher Education Owes Rural Students
Mara Casey Tieken's book, *Educated Out*, challenges the notion that rural students lack college aspirations, particularly for elite institutions.
Langston Hughes Saw Democracy As Something We Owe One Another
In My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy, Randal Maurice Jelks argues that Hughes understood democracy as a way of living.