1. Young Guru at the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports and Entertainment at Long Island University
    Culture

    Young Guru Sponsors Full-Tuition Four-Year Scholarship at the Roc Nation School

    Jay-Z's longtime engineer Young Guru is personally funding a full-tuition, four-year scholarship at the Roc Nation School at LIU, covering tuition plus year-long mentorship and Dolby Atmos studio access for one Fall 2026 enrollee.

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  2. Harvard Faculty Vote 458-201 to Cap A Grades at 20% of Class Starting Fall 2027
    Culture

    Harvard Faculty Vote 458-201 to Cap A Grades at 20% of Class Starting Fall 2027

    Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted 458-201 to cap A grades at 20% of any undergraduate course's enrollment starting Fall 2027 — the most structural response to grade inflation at an elite U.S. university in decades.

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  3. Gemini offers free SAT practice
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    Gemini offers free SAT practice

    Ask Gemini 'I want to take a practice SAT test' and you're in — Google's AI assistant now delivers free, full-length SAT prep through The Princeton Review, complete with instant feedback.

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  4. Historic $435 Million Funding Boost for HBCUs Marks Major Federal Investment
    Education

    Historic $435 Million Funding Boost for HBCUs Marks Major Federal Investment

    The Department of Education's $435 million reallocation to HBCUs represents a 48% funding increase, bringing total support to $1.38 billion for fiscal year 2025. This historic investment comes amid broader changes to federal education funding priorities.

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  5. Ghana Provides $1 Million Payment to Keep Students at University of Memphis
    Education

    Ghana Provides $1 Million Payment to Keep Students at University of Memphis

    Ghana's government paid $1 million to the University of Memphis, allowing 185 Ghanaian students to stay in housing and continue their studies—partial relief against a $3.6 million debt from the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat.

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  6. African Union Endorses Historic Campaign to Fix 500-Year-Old Map Distortion
    Culture

    African Union Endorses Historic Campaign to Fix 500-Year-Old Map Distortion

    The African Union has officially endorsed the 'Correct The Map' campaign—the first time the continental body has formally backed efforts to replace the 500-year-old Mercator projection that makes Africa appear smaller than Europe.

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  7. 🎓 Morehouse College Names Dr. F. DuBois Bowman '92 as 13th President
    Education

    🎓 Morehouse College Names Dr. F. DuBois Bowman '92 as 13th President

    Dr. F. DuBois Bowman '92 was named Morehouse College's 13th president — a historic appointment returning an alumnus to lead one of America's most storied HBCUs.

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