Category Archives: Education

Open Thread | So, They Are Now Reclassifying What Counts as a PROFESSIONAL DEGREE?

Posted on November 24, 2025 by rikyrah

Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin Students doing certain degrees may no longer receive the same amount of reimbursement for their studies now that the Department of Education is implementing various measures from President Donald … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | In These Times, Just Trying to Highlight Someone Who Is Trying to Use Their Fortune to Help Others

Posted on November 10, 2025 by rikyrah

‘Pivotal moment’: MacKenzie Scott makes $38M donation to Alabama HBCU Taylor Ardrey USA TODAY Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has made a monumental donation to another historically Black college or university (HBCU), which the school is touting as a “defining moment.” In … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Attempt to Scapegoat Foreign Students

Posted on June 9, 2025 by rikyrah

Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) posted at 6:00 AM on Wed, May 28, 2025: Awful: Trump just blamed foreign students for taking the slots of American kids. But the cuts in the House GOP bill he’s pushing could cost hundreds of thousands … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | What The Attack on JobCorps REALLY Means

Posted on June 4, 2025 by rikyrah

This Administration, which lied about how this country needs more people going into trades.. Just eliminated a program that directly helped the most vulnerable of our youth get an education and an entrance into a trade. They just eliminated JobCorps. … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Harvard University Rejects Trump’s Takeover

Posted on April 16, 2025 by rikyrah

From Hopeium: Harvard University is 140 years older than the United States, has an endowment greater than the G.D.P. of nearly 100 countries and has educated eight American presidents. So if an institution was going to stand up to the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | I Have Been Trying To Find The Words…

Posted on November 1, 2024 by rikyrah

And, I just can’t. 🤔🤔 Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 8:10 PM on Tue, Oct 29, 2024: New on @MSNBC: Vice President Harris plans to spend election night in Washington, D.C., at her alma mater, Howard University. (https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1851431351695573320?t=wyj4l3lOTkKwE8ZR-9ALqw&s=03)

Posted in 2024 Elections, Black Excellence, Black History, Breaking News, Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, Education, Elections, Open Thread, Politics, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris, Voting Rights | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Open Thread | So….There Was A Debate..

Posted on September 11, 2024 by rikyrah

Yeah….there was a debate. The ABC Moderators showed how Tapper and Bash were clowns.😒😒 They didn’t even fact check all his lies, but enough lies… Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) posted at 9:39 PM on Tue, Sep 10, 2024: From start to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 Elections, Breaking News, Current Events, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Economics, Economy, Education, Elections, GOP, Open Thread, Politics, Presidential Politics, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris | Tagged , , , , , | 37 Comments

Open Thread | President Biden to Deliver Commencement Address at Morehouse College…and Those College Protests…

Posted on April 24, 2024 by rikyrah

It came out yesterday that President Biden would be delivering the Commencement Address at Morehouse College. Morehouse College (@Morehouse) posted at 6:39 PM on Tue, Apr 23, 2024: Morehouse College will welcome Joseph R. Biden, the 46th President of the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | President Biden Continues to Push Forward On Student Loan Forgiveness

Posted on April 19, 2024 by rikyrah

He keeps on trying to find ways to help people. And, he has a team around him who have been directed to do the same using the levers of government. Biden makes another pitch for student loan relief, but challenges … Continue reading →

Posted in 2024 Elections, Breaking News, Current Events, Education, Elections, Open Thread, Politics, Student Loan Forgiveness | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Open Thread | FYI About Student Loan Forgiveness

Posted on April 8, 2024 by rikyrah

Found this article, and am passing it on: Some student-loan borrowers have just 1 month left to get closer to debt cancellation — and they need to take action Ayelet Sheffey Apr 1, 2024, 4:31 AM CDT Some student-loan borrowers … Continue reading →

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