education

  1. DrBanneker

    Rate this HBCU Day 6: Florida A&M University

    Yesterday we reviewed the University of the Virgin Islands and it came in at an underwhelming average of 4.0, but based on only two votes. Now we turn to a heavy-hitter: Florida A&M University. One of the top in the nation by enrollment as well as prestige, FAMU has long been known both for the...
  2. DrBanneker

    Rate this HBCU Day 5: University of the Virgin Islands

    The last HBCU rated was Langston University of Oklahoma which received an average rating of 7. There are so many unique things about the University of the Virgin Islands, it is hard to find where to start. They are the only HBCU not in the continental US. The latest established HBCU--founded in...
  3. DrBanneker

    Rate this HBCU Day 3: Hampton University

    The last HBCU rated was American Baptist College, the smallest HBCU but one that definitely punches above its weight in terms of prominent alumni. Its average score was 6.1. Hampton University is our next focus and has a long and proud tradition as being one of the first HBCUs established...
  4. DrBanneker

    Rate this HBCU Day 2: American Baptist College

    Really not sure we will get votes for this one but here goes. Also let me know if I shouldn't tag you on future posts. Yesterday we voted on North Carolina A&T and it received an average score of 8.7. This definitely will be a number to beat so we will see what the other top schools do in...
  5. DrBanneker

    Rate this HBCU Day 1: North Carolina A&T

    Since the Coli is tech and STEM heavy it seems only right to start off the series highlighting North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University aka NC A&T, the tech gem amongst the HBCUs. What is also not widely known is that NC A&T is also the largest HBCU by enrollment with over 13,000...
  6. DrBanneker

    Rate this HBCU thread series: new for 2023

    Updated: please see the leaderboard here: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/rate-this-hbcu-leaderboard-thread.958479/ I have been thinking about this series for a while so I am deciding to kick it off for 2023. This is the announcement of the official Rate this HBCU thread inspired by the Rate...
  7. B

    The Black history you didn’t learn in school is being taught on TikTok

    https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2021-02-27/black-history-month-tiktok[/U] Across the TikTok app, Black creators are posting videos that confront America’s racist past. (Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times; Getty Images) BY ARIT JOHNSTAFF WRITER FEB. 27, 2021 7:55 AM PT Put away your...
  8. B

    Parents swept up into controversy over After School Satan Club speak out: 'At their wits' end'

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/parents-swept-controversy-after-school-satan-club-speak-out-at-wits-end Published December 9, 2022 2:00am EST Critics maintain After School Satan Clubs are 'wearing down the inhibitions' of impressionable children By Jon Brown | Fox News **allow cookies from...
  9. DrBanneker

    So is this one of the reasons why the elites fear CRT and teaching about America's faults?

    I was reading this recent talk Henry Kissinger gave on his new book about leadership at the Council of Foreign Relations. Mostly to hear what his current read of the Ukraine situation is (basically Russia shot itself in the foot but a future state vision and de-escalation path are necessary)...
  10. DrBanneker

    American reading & math scores collapse due to COVID

    The 2022 NAEP long-term measurements of performance from 2020 to 2022 are jarring. It will take years to recover and the negative effects on skills, earnings, and GDP are probably baked in for a lot of kids, disproportionately those in our community...
  11. M

    We need more black male mentors

    All this talk about racism in schools and society. This recent conversation about black men needing therapy and our mistrust of people(even bw) who can't necessarily identify with our struggles completely. It's the case everywhere in society. Where we go to school, work, general media. The...
  12. get these nets

    Black Studies Prof. in the UK says "The University Cannot Be Decolonized"

    3 minute clip about Saturday Schools/ Supplementary Schools set up by Black Brits ================================== The University Cannot Be Decolonized Kehinde Andrews, the only Black studies professor in the UK, says we should stop trying to make institutions anti-racist and instead build...
  13. Leao2005

    People don't talk about with the Great Resignation is that teachers make up a lot of the resignation

    Teaching has to be one of the worst pay-work hour ratios in the world. That's not accounting the leadership issues they faces, bad kids, and burnout they face. Teachers on TikTok are leading quitting in mass numbers. This is statistically proven by the teaching position open for hire across...
  14. Luken

    Whats you Excuse?: Volume 2 - Srikanth Bolla. Blind Businessman/Engineer.

    Blind nikka from a shytty part of india shytting on a bunch of people from MIT and in the business world, streets are saying hes worth around 5 mill :wow: You can do whatever you set your mind to brehs :wow:
  15. JadeB

    What is the most useful non-STEM degree?

    I'm taking Public Relations and all factors are showing that it's a growing field with lots of job prospects:yeshrug: What do y'all think?
  16. Rell Lauren

    A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’

    Probably one of the more important pieces I've read recently. Finally had a publication willing to talk about an ugly truth that no one wants to put their hands on because it would peel back layers that destroy narratives. Colleges had been trending this way for some time. When I was in...
  17. JadeB

    New York State are suing college students over tuition debt

    New York Times Why Does New York State Sue Its College Students? Thousands of SUNY students have been taken to court by the attorney general’s office over tuition debt. And through a quirk in the law, the only way they can defend themselves is by appearing before a judge in Albany. By Meredith...
  18. JadeB

    Cal State University students are failing classes in a big rate, even with in-person classes

    California State University students are failing or withdrawing at high rates from many courses — including chemistry, calculus, English and U.S. history — prompting renewed efforts for systemwide reform. New attention is being placed on classes that for years have shown failure or withdrawal...
  19. JadeB

    California State University system might make hybrid classes permament

    Many CSU students see big upsides to online learning. Now, there is a push to expand it :ehh:The future is digital
  20. B

    Republicans ask Biden to withdraw ‘divisive’ proposal to teach more Black history

    Republicans ask Biden to withdraw ‘divisive’ proposal to teach more Black history April 30, 2021 6:27 PM EDT Merdie NzangaDavid Morgan Dozens of Senate Republicans called on the Biden administration on Friday to withdraw what they say is a “divisive” education proposal that would place...
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