Ivy League
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Valedictorian Who Battled Homelessness Starts At Yale

Despite enduring homelessness, Atlanta native Chelesa Fearce graduated as the valedictorian of her high school class. Now, she’s pursuing her…
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
Higher Learning
Yale University Elects First Black Student Body President

Maryland native Kahlil Greene has made history by becoming Yale University’s first Black student president.
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
Harvard Crimson Elects First Black Female President
Harvard Crimson Appoints First Black Woman President

The Harvard Crimson has appointed its first Black woman president.
by NewsOne Staff
11.25.18
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Black Women Making History At Harvard

For the first time in Harvard University’s history, four of the institution’s schools will be led by African-American women.
by NewsOne Staff
08.05.18
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Nigerian Teen Receives Acceptance Letters From 19 Top…

Oludamilola Oluwadara Adekeye, 17, got accepted into 19 of the top colleges in the world.
by NewsOne Staff
04.08.18
Multiethnic University Classroom
Docu-Series Explores The Ivy League Black Student Experience

Now, In Color delves into the experiences of Black students who attend Yale University.
by NewsOne Staff
03.11.18
Harvard Black Commencement
Harvard University Hosts First Black Graduation Ceremony

Harvard University’s Black Graduate Student Alliance held its first Black Commencement.
05.28.17
The Campus of Harvard University
Black Student Accepted To All Ivy League Schools

Ifeoma White-Thorpe has to make a tough decision among the elite schools vying for her enrollment.
04.05.17
Library Walk, Yale University Campus
Yale Drops Slavery Advocate's Name From Residential College

Yale University announced that John C. Calhoun College will be renamed after computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper.
02.12.17
Ivy Leagues
Man Overcomes Odds To Graduate College

The Harlem native overcame a very troubled past. As a teen, he fell into a life of crime, but bounced…
06.19.19
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussetts, Usa
NY Student Accepted At All 8 Ivy League…

For the second straight year, a student from Long Island, New York's Elmont Memorial High School has been accepted at…
04.06.16
DeRay McKesson
DeRay Mckesson To Guest Lecture At Yale About…

Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson is taking his powerful message to the Ivy League this fall. Yale Divinity School announced…
10.01.15
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